H.R. 5855 – Department of Homeland Security Appropriations

6/6/12 AILA Doc. No. 12060849. Congress

H.R. 5855, Appropriations bill for the Department of Homeland Security, was debated and passed in the House of Representatives over two days, June 6-7th, 2012. The House took up 20 immigration- or border security-related amendments and passed 13 of them. The House passed the bill by a vote of vote of 234-182, with most Republicans voting in favor of it and most Democrats voting against it.