I am committed to evaluating each immigration proposal on its merits and understanding the impact on Nevada.
Evaluate each immigration proposal on its merits and consider its impact on Nevada.
Occurrences
Evidence
Amodei’s immigration issue page says he is committed to evaluating each immigration proposal on its merits and understanding the impact on Nevada.
Amodei said he supported H.R. 6136, refused to let perfect be the enemy of good, and would back reforms to improve border security and prevent future illegal immigration; the House bill itself failed 121-301.
On passage of H.R. 6136, the Border Security and Immigration Reform Act of 2018, the House recorded Amodei as voting Aye; the bill failed 121-301.
As Homeland Security Subcommittee Chairman, Amodei shepherded H.R. 7147, the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026, through the House; he said the funding addresses border security and related national security vulnerabilities.
Amodei said the House passed H.R. 7147, the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026, and described the bill as addressing border security, national security vulnerabilities, Border Patrol staffing, detention and deportation operations, fentanyl interdiction, and security needs for major events.
The House Clerk recorded Roll Call 42 on H.R. 7147 on January 22, 2026: the bill passed 220-207, and Amodei (NV) voted Yea.
The House Clerk recorded Roll Call 6 on H.R. 29, the Laken Riley Act: the bill passed 264-159, and Amodei (NV) voted Yea.
Public Law 119-1, the Laken Riley Act, requires the Secretary of Homeland Security to take custody of certain aliens charged with theft and related offenses, and its legislative history states the House considered and passed S. 5 on January 22, 2025.
The House Clerk recorded Roll Call 102 on H.R. 22, the SAVE Act: the bill passed 220-208, and Amodei (NV) voted Yea.
After H.R. 6136 failed 121-301, Amodei said he supported the bill because he refused to let perfect be the enemy of good and would continue advocating reforms to improve border security, reprioritize immigrant visas, and prevent future illegal immigration.
Assessments
The promise is a process commitment rather than a single statutory endpoint: to evaluate immigration proposals on their merits and consider Nevada impacts. The evidence shows Amodei repeatedly took concrete federal-office actions on immigration and border-security proposals, including voting for the enacted Laken Riley Act, supporting the 2018 Border Security and Immigration Reform Act while explaining his policy rationale, voting for the SAVE Act, and as Homeland Security appropriations subcommittee chairman advancing H.R. 7147 with explicit border security and national-security justifications. These actions are attributable to him in office and demonstrate the promised evaluation and consideration during his term, even where some individual bills only passed the House or failed.
The promise is a process/oversight commitment rather than a pledge to enact a specific immigration law. The evidence shows Amodei publicly maintained this standard, took concrete positions on major immigration legislation such as H.R. 6136, voted on it, explained his reasoning, and later used his Homeland Security appropriations role to advance border-security funding framed around Nevada and national-security impacts. Because the promised behavior was to evaluate proposals and consider Nevada impacts, not to secure passage of a particular bill, the available record supports fulfillment rather than merely failed effort.