Nomination of Alejandro Mayorkas for Secretary of Homeland Security

Feb. 2, 2021 | 12

The AFL-CIO supported the confirmation of Alejandro Mayorkas to serve as secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Mayorkas has a record of public service and understands that real security can only be achieved by respecting fundamental human and labor rights. As DHS secretary, Mayorkas oversees a wide range of functions vital to union efforts to ensure workers’ rights and lift labor standards, including worksite immigration enforcement, work authorization, work visa programs and work permits. The department also makes determinations on relief programs and reviews worker applications for citizenship, DACA, TPS and other types of immigrant and nonimmigrant status. The secretary has an important role in ensuring adequate attention to these functions and preventing immigration enforcement from being used as a weapon against worker organizing. The Senate confirmed Mayorkas’ nomination on Feb. 2, 2021

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Vote result: Passed

YEAs: 56
NAYs: 43

Legislator State Party Vote
Sen. Tammy Baldwin
WI
 Democrat Yes
Sen. John Barrasso
WY
 Republican No
Sen. Michael Bennet
CO
 Democrat Yes
Sen. Marsha Blackburn
TN
 Republican No
Sen. Richard Blumenthal
CT
 Democrat Yes
Sen. Roy Blunt
MO
 Republican No
Sen. Cory Booker
NJ
 Democrat Yes
Sen. John Boozman
AR
 Republican No
Sen. Mike Braun
IN
 Republican No
Sen. Sherrod Brown
OH
 Democrat Yes
Sen. Richard M. Burr
NC
 Republican No
Sen. Maria Cantwell Democrat Yes
Sen. Shelley Moore Capito
WV
 Republican Yes
Sen. Benjamin L. Cardin
MD
 Democrat Yes
Sen. Thomas R. Carper
DE
 Democrat Yes
Sen. Bob Casey
PA
 Democrat Yes
Sen. Bill Cassidy
LA
 Republican No
Sen. Susan Collins
ME
 Republican Yes
Sen. Christopher A. Coons
DE
 Democrat Yes
Sen. John Cornyn
TX
 Republican No
2021 Senate Key Votes
  1. Nomination of Janet Yellen for Secretary of the Treasury
  2. Nomination of Peter Buttigieg for Secretary of Transportation
  3. Nomination of Alejandro Mayorkas for Secretary of Homeland Security
  4. Budget Resolution
  5. Nomination of Jennifer Granholm for Secretary of Energy
  6. Nomination of Miguel Cardona for Secretary of Education
  7. American Rescue Plan Act of 2021
  8. Nomination of Merrick Garland for Attorney General
  9. Nomination of Katherine Tai for U.S. Trade Representative
  10. Nomination of Xavier Becerra for Secretary of Health and Human Services
  11. Nomination of Martin Walsh for Secretary of Labor
  12. Nomination of Vanita Gupta for Associate Attorney General
  13. Nomination of Kristen Clarke for Assistant Attorney General
  14. Paycheck Fairness Act
  15. Nomination of Ketanji Brown Jackson to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
  16. Nomination of Kiran Ahuja for Director of the Office of Personnel Management
  17. Nomination of Julie Su for Deputy Secretary of Labor
  18. Nomination of Jennifer Abruzzo for General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board
  19. Nomination of Gwynne Wilcox to the National Labor Relations Board
  20. Nomination of David Prouty to the National Labor Relations Board
  21. Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
  22. For the People Act of 2021
  23. Nomination of Doug Parker for Assistant Secretary of Labor
  24. John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2021