Senate
Page S2501 · Official textThe Senate met at 10 a.m. and was called to order by the President pro tempore (Mr. Grassley).
Wednesday, June 3, 2026
Vol. 172, No. 94 · 119th Congress, 2nd session
Prayer
Page S2501 · Official textThe Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, offered the following prayer: Let us pray. O Lord our God, restorer of the joy of those who find You, we praise Your holy Name. Today, strengthen our Senators. Infuse them with integrity, humility, and courage. Empower them to disagree without being disagreeable, as they seek to protect our constitutional Republic. May their primary aim be to please You. Remove from them clouds of frustration as they strive to seize those opportunities that best serve the interests of freedom. Lord, instruct and teach them in the way You desire them to go. And, Lord, bring peace to our Nation and world. We pray in Your marvelous Name. Amen.
Pledge of Allegiance
Page S2501 · Official textThe President pro tempore led the Pledge of Allegiance, as follows:
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I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.
Reservation of Leader Time
Page S2501 · Official textThe PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Armstrong)
Under the previous order, the leadership time is reserved.
Morning Business
Page S2501 · Official textThe PRESIDING OFFICER
Under the previous order, the Senate will be in a period of morning business, with Senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minutes each.
The Senator from Iowa.
Medicaid
Pages S2501–S2502 · Official textMr. President, the Medicaid Program is an important resource for the support of the most vulnerable people in our society, and we intend to keep it for the most vulnerable.
The Working Families Tax Cut Act, passed and signed by the President last year, strengthened the Medicaid Program by cracking down on fraud, waste, and abuse, and by improving access to home and community-based services.
And I would like to give one example of taking care of fraud, waste, and abuse. We learned last year, in looking back, when the Biden administration made eligibility for ObamaCare above 400 percent of poverty, that we found that there were 6-4/10 million people that were put on ObamaCare that were already on Medicaid. Now, you need one or the other, but you don't need both.
So the waste, and maybe fraud, came when agents for insurance companies--health insurance companies--would call you up and say: You can get really low-cost or no-cost insurance now under ObamaCare. And 6-4/10 million people took that offer up, and we wasted billions of dollars of money with 6-4/10 million people not needing it, if they were already on Medicaid. So we made those changes to make sure that Medicaid is staying strong for the most vulnerable, the original intention of Medicaid 60 years ago. Now, to bring you up to date about the legislation--because we hear from our constituents that we are hurting Medicaid by the changes we made--I want to bring attention to lesser known provisions of the law, enabling a broad range of individuals with developmental disabilities to gain access to home and community-based services. The new law also enabled interim home and community-based service coverage while newly eligible individuals developed their full care plan. The law will cut redtape and provide more services to vulnerable citizens. While Congress has added new flexibilities to Medicaid in the tax act of last year, I also want to highlight an important milestone in integrating people with disabilities into their local communities. More than 20 years ago, I helped enact legislation that goes by the title of Money Follows the Person Program, helping people with disabilities transition from long-term care facilities into home based in their very own communities of that person's choice. Rebalancing individuals from institutions to their home community is a very important goal. Iowa began its program with Federal support, more than 16 years ago, and has now transitioned over 1,100 people out of institutional-based care into independent settings in the communities of that person's choice. Last year, Iowa surpassed moving over 1,000 people through this program. This program, which I said is entitled the Money Follows the Person Program, is helping more people with intellectual disabilities and brain injuries gain independence for the very first time. This also means people are choosing their own daily activities for the very first time, going to work or going to school or participating in other things that you might say are the first in their life. Iowa is the leader in moving people with intellectual disabilities into the community. In 2025, 96 percent of the people who went through this program were still living in the community a year later. This program is helping Americans with disabilities find independence in their daily lives. Whether a new or old program in Medicaid, I am proud to support these efforts that support the original purpose of Medicaid to help those who are the most vulnerable. I yield the floor. I suggest the absence of a quorum.
The PRESIDING OFFICER
The clerk will call the roll.
The senior assistant legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll.
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded.
The PRESIDING OFFICER
Without objection, it is so ordered.
Recognition of the Majority Leader
Page S2502 · Official textThe PRESIDING OFFICER
The majority leader is recognized.
Trump Accounts
Page S2502 · Official textMr. President, as of tomorrow, we will be one month away from the opening date for Trump Accounts. These are new tax-advantaged investment accounts for children created by the Republicans' Working Families Tax Cut.
And as of a few days ago, parents can now download the new app for Trump Accounts. The app will allow parents to track current and projected account balances; schedule automatic account contributions, whether that is $20 a month or $200 a month; and, eventually, choose among multiple broad-based investment accounts, all designed to make investment easy.
The app also offers several modules to educate children and parents on investing and to boost financial literacy.
Trump Accounts, as I said, were created as part of the Republicans' Working Families Tax Cut law. We call it the Working Families Tax Cut for a reason--because that is whom we were focused on with this legislation.
We prevented a massive tax hike on Americans making less than $400,000; made lower tax rates for hard-working Americans permanent; increased the child tax credit, which we had already doubled in 2017; implemented no tax on tips and no tax on overtime to give American workers a further break on their taxes; instituted a new bonus deduction for seniors and more.
All of these measures were designed to help everyday Americans and to make life a little easier for working families and help put their dreams within reach. Trump Accounts are a part of that.
These tax-advantaged accounts were designed to allow parents to save for their children's future beyond their education: to give kids a nest egg, whether large or small, to help them buy a home or start a business, to help them pursue their American dream.
And if kids choose not to withdraw money once they reach adulthood, they can use these accounts as retirement savings, a financial priority for every American.
To get savings started for a lot of families, kids born between 2025 and 2028 will receive a free $1,000 for their Trump Account, should their parents choose to open one and opt into the money.
That money alone will grow over a kid's childhood. And then, of course, parents will be able to add, as desired, anywhere from a few dollars to up to $5,000 a year.
And parents are not the only ones who can make contributions. Employers will be able to contribute to Trump Accounts for their employees' kids. And multiple philanthropists are also offering initial contributions for a lot of American children.
All of this is designed to give kids a leg up in the world of savings and investment and, as I said, a head start on their American dream.
Musician Nicki Minaj attended a Trump Account summit with the President a few months ago. She grew up in a housing project in a family that faced its share of financial struggles, and now she is raising her own family. And she has said of the Trump Accounts:
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This program will benefit everyone, decreasing the gap for future prosperity between children who traditionally aren't born with a full bank account and children who are.
"[d]ecreasing the gap for future prosperity between children who traditionally aren't born with a full bank account and children who are."
Increasing opportunity, opening new paths to prosperity, ensuring that working families can keep more of their hard-earned money, that is Republicans' mission, and the goal of the Working Families Tax Cut.
I am proud that working families are benefiting, and I look forward to seeing the opportunities that will be unlocked next month when Trump Accounts kick off.
I yield the floor.
I suggest the absence of a quorum.
The PRESIDING OFFICER
The clerk will call the roll.
The senior assistant legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll.
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded.
Recognition of the Minority Leader
Page S2502 · Official textThe PRESIDING OFFICER
The Democratic leader is recognized.
Party Priorities
Page S2502 · Official textMr. President, this week, with the contrast between the two parties in bright lights, Republicans are consumed by Donald Trump's priorities: his corrupt slush fund, his gilded ballroom, his rogue police force, his reckless war with Iran, and his refusal to contain the rising costs Americans face every week. Democrats are focused on the American people's priorities: lowering costs, bringing stability, and fighting back against this administration's rampant--rampant--corruption.
At a time when families are struggling and looking for answers, that contrast matters. Republicans are fighting for Trump. Democrats are fighting for the American people. And we will keep driving that contrast every day, on every issue.
Anti-Weaponization Fund
Pages S2502–S2503 · Official textMr. President, now, on the slush fund, to anyone who takes the constantly lying Todd Blanche at his word, I have a bridge to sell you. Yesterday, Todd Blanche claimed the Trump administration will halt its plans to establish a $2 billion MAGA slush fund for Trump and his cronies, but, when asked, Blanche said:
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I'm not committing to doing anything in writing.
Are you kidding me? This, one of the most corrupt things that America has, and he won't even put it down in writing? The American people need the commitment to stop Trump's corruption not only in writing but codified in law, and he won't even write it down because he knows that Trump is lying.
He probably knows that he is lying, that in a week or two, Trump will come back, he will come back, and others will come up with a new corrupt scheme very similar to this slush fund, if not the same.
Blanche also said that Trump and his family will keep their brazenly corrupt tax immunity. That means that Trump and his family get to keep at least $100 million they owe in unpaid taxes--at least $100 million--no audits, no consequences, no strings attached.
No matter what, from the start, I will personally push to permanently ban both the slush fund and the blank check Trump cut to himself and his family that would allow them to cheat on their taxes when this Republican reconciliation bill comes to the floor.
Again, I tell Republicans: You are going to have to vote on ending the corrupt Trump slush fund once and for all. You are going to have to vote on deciding whether Trump will be able to evade any tax audits and will be allowed to cheat on his taxes. You are going to have to vote on it.
I ask you this--I ask Leader Thune, I ask every Republican Senator: If you believe the slush fund should be banned, if you believe Trump shouldn't get tax immunity, then why wouldn't you just vote yes and make sure we put it into law? Because we all know that the word of Trump and the word of Blanche are, to put it kindly, flexible and, to put it realistically, not to be trusted--particularly on a matter as vital as this.
Does anyone think that Blanche will keep his word to drop this grift? Just weeks ago, Blanche lied under oath to Congress claiming that he met with Epstein survivors. The Epstein survivors themselves said that was a lie.
Does anyone think they can trust Blanche when he is in ongoing legal battles with former clients who have accused him of forgery and malpractice? Todd Blanche's word is as worthless as Trump's.
So when you see these newspaper headlines, Trump is backing off because Blanche gave his word. Again, I have a bridge to sell you. No one really believes it. Trump just wants to slide off the hook, hope this goes away in a week or two, and come back and do all the things we caught him doing in the last few weeks.
Trump's word, of course, the American people know is worthless. No one believes he tells the truth. Trump promised to lower Americans' costs on day one and broke it. Trump promised never to cut Medicaid and broke it. Trump promised never to start any new wars and broke it. Trump promised to release the Epstein files and broke it. Trump has made thousands of other promises, big and small, and broke them all.
It is only a matter of time before Blanche and Trump go back on their word and resume their efforts to put your tax dollars in the pockets of MAGA billionaires, violent criminals, and, of course, the Trump family.
If Senate Republicans truly want to stop this corruption, stop relying on the word of a compulsive liar, Todd Blanche, start doing your jobs, and pass legislation to ban Trump's MAGA handouts and his rampant tax-cheating. Ban it by law. Ban it permanently.
That is what Democrats are going to put on the floor. If you really believe it should be banned, you will vote with us. If you are trying to hide, duck, shimmy, whatever, vote no.
Trump may not keep his promises, but Democrats will keep theirs. I assure the American people that. Republicans are going to have to vote on this slush fund on the Senate floor. If Republicans don't vote to ban it, they will have to answer to the outrage of the American people who are sick of lining Trump's pockets when they can't even afford the most basic necessities.
Reconciliation
Page S2503 · Official textMr. President, now on reconciliation, after weeks of Republican infighting, we still haven't seen a draft of the Republican radical reconciliation bill. The American people don't need to see the bill text to know that Republicans are fighting for Donald Trump, not for working families. Even without Trump's billion-dollar, taxpayer-funded ballroom, which Democrats successfully killed despite Republicans' best efforts, the bill is rotten through and through.
At a time when Americans can't afford gasoline, housing, healthcare, food, Republicans won't spend a dime to bring costs down but are more than happy to fork over another $70 billion to Trump's masked agents who have unleashed chaos in our streets and threaten to do it again.
Americans are burning through their savings right now, but ICE and CBP are currently sitting on $100 billion that Trump and the GOP pumped into these rogue Agencies last year. The American people need every penny they can get right now to lower costs. Trump's Agencies have more cash than they know what to do with.
Whenever we go into a vote-arama, Democrats will be ready. Every vote, every amendment we bring to the floor will demonstrate that Democrats are standing up for the American people and Republicans are selling out to Donald Trump.
Republicans will have to vote on costs. Republicans will have to vote on tariffs. Republicans will have to vote on Trump's disastrous war with Iran. Republicans will have to vote on ICE and Border Patrol's abuses of power.
Democrats want to lower your costs; Republicans want to waste your tax dollars. Democrats want to rein in MAGA's chaos; Republicans want to let that chaos run wild--no guardrails. Democrats are fighting Trump's corruption; Republicans are aiding and abetting it.
And Republicans aren't out of the woods yet--Democrats are just getting started.
William Pulte
Page S2503 · Official textMr. President, on the Pulte appointment, Trump's appointment of Bill Pulte to serve as Acting Director of National Intelligence appears to have been a hastily considered, backroom deal based on loyalty to Trump, not the security of our Nation.
From what I can tell, no one in the administration consulted the law, which requires the DNI to have "extensive" national security experience--"extensive" national security experience. In contrast, Pulte has a record of abusing his office to attack Trump's political enemies.
The timing of this announcement could not be worse, with just over a week until FISA 702 authorities expire. This announcement and its timing clearly make passing an extension of FISA much harder.
At a time when our Nation is at war and our troops are in harm's way, we need someone serious to lead the intelligence community, not another unqualified, inexperienced partisan.
The security of our Armed Forces, the security of the American people depends on real intelligence and someone who states the facts clearly and boldly. Pulte would be about the last person I would pick to do that. He is simply a hack who does Trump's bidding no matter how egregious that bidding might be.
Election Task Force
Page S2503 · Official textMr. President, now on the election task force, as Trump continues to wage war on free and fair elections in America, Senate Democrats' Election Protection Task Force is gearing up to protect our democracy.
Later today, our task force will convene to strategize on our responses to potential threats to America's elections. The Senators and a first-rate team of election experts on our task force will simulate different scenarios, including interference operations from a foreign adversary, Trump's deployment of Federal agents to polling places, and law enforcement agents seizing ballots from local election officials.
Our task force is keeping Trump up at night because he knows the dire straits he and his party are in as the midterms approach. Instead of changing his disastrous and deeply unpopular policies, Trump has pledged to deploy "an Election Integrity Army in every single State." But in Trump's eyes, he believes that an election only has integrity if he wins it, and he doesn't care if he cheats to do it. In fact, he likes cheating.
Republicans are already ignoring your wages, your healthcare, your rent, your grocery bill, and your freedom. Democrats won't let Republicans ignore your vote too. Democrats will be ready with lawyers, observers, and response teams to respond the moment Trump or his allies try to interfere with our elections. We will be ready, and we will preserve the integrity of American elections--something so sacred for 250 years.
I yield the floor.
I suggest the absence of a quorum.
The PRESIDING OFFICER
The clerk will call the roll.
The senior assistant legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll.
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded.
The PRESIDING OFFICER
Without objection, it is so ordered.
Border Security
Pages S2503–S2504 · Official textMr. President, Republicans are ready to move forward on funding critical components of our government--Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Border Patrol.
I heard the minority leader here on the floor of the Senate a few minutes ago, and it sounds like he is continuing, as the Democrats have been doing, standing with illegal immigrant criminals, protecting illegal immigrant criminals rather than protecting American citizens.
What we are proposing and the bill that we will be discussing today is a bill that is targeted and focused, and it is a vote for safe communities, not for criminals--specifically, criminal illegal aliens. It is a vote for secure borders.
Safe communities and secure borders are the top priorities of American citizens. People want to live in safe communities. They want secure borders. The top priority of the Democrats doesn't seem to be that at all. It seems it is to defund border security, defund law enforcement in this country. That is what they have been for years--protesting in the streets: Defund the police. Get rid of ICE.
We need safety and security for the American people.
What we have seen after month and month and month of Democratic obstruction is very clear: Democrats want to go back to the days of the chaos of open borders, people streaming across the southern border into our Nation. Republicans are not prepared to allow them to do it.
The American people deserve to feel safe at home, safe in their communities. We deserve to have a homeland that is secure. That is why I am saying it is time to pass the Secure America Act.
Earlier this month, U.S. Border Patrol secured a historic record. The record is that for a full year--now that we have a Republican majority in the House and the Senate and Donald Trump in the White House--for a full year, not a single illegal immigrant was released into this country now that we have ended catch-and-release. Catch-and-release no longer exists. Our border is more secure than ever.
But security, of course, is not ever guaranteed. The border is secure because enforcement today is strong and there is a commitment by this administration to enforce the law. But the danger hasn't disappeared. The danger still exists, because just a week ago, U.S. Border Patrol agents and Texas Highway Patrol, working together, arrested 12 illegal immigrants in this country in Southwest Texas. The arrest occurred late at night on a private ranch near our southern border. Among those arrested are six Chinese nationals. All of them were military age, and all of them were captured wearing military-style camouflage--in our country, six Chinese nationals illegally here wearing military-style camouflage. We are not talking about kind of ordinary illegal immigrants here. They are what law enforcement classifies as "special interest aliens." Now, a special interest alien is a noncitizen whose country of origin or travel history raises concerns of serious national security, a threat.
Special-interest aliens are subject to enhanced security scrutiny, as they should be. These six Chinese nationals wanted to avoid getting caught. We still don't know who they are. We don't know where they came from. We don't know how they got here. We don't know who they planned to meet or where they planned to go next from this remote-site ranch in Texas.
This situation reminds us of a core security principle: National security starts with border security.
Congress cannot allow Democrats to strangle the resources that the Border Patrol needs to keep our Nation safe. The U.S. Border Patrol stands on the frontlines of America's safety. Those are the men and women--the people in Border Patrol--who patrol areas that are rugged and remote, and they put their lives on the line for the rest of us.
They continue to secure our borders. They keep illegal immigrant criminals out of our country. And they do dangerous and diligent work because they know it is what makes the American people safer.
Joe Biden and the Democrats shamelessly failed to secure the border. Joe Biden and the Democrats undermined the men and women of our Border Patrol.
They turned our southern border into a turnstile. Over 10 million illegal immigrants entered our country in those 4 years of the Biden administration. There was no enforcement of the law at the border. It was only abandonment of our border.
President Trump and Republicans have the common sense and the commitment to secure the border. Through the Working Families Tax Cut law, we invested $170 billion in border security. That is the largest border security investment in American history. Republicans funded the border wall, and we ended Joe Biden's ridiculous catch-and-release plan. We restored the program of "Remain in Mexico" and cracked down on the cartels. We gave Border Patrol the tools and the resources they need to do the job to keep our Nation safe, and Republicans remain resolutely committed to keeping our Nation safe.
By contrast, we heard it here again from the minority leader today: Democrats continue their commitment to open borders and to defunding the police.
Democrats in the Senate right now, this very moment, are obstructing the funding of Border Patrol. They have been doing it for months, month after month after month. This has gone on here since January.
Democrats are choosing protecting illegal immigrants over protecting the American people. They want to defund the police. They want to defund American security. And they are choosing open borders over a secure nation.
That is what their party has become. Listen to their candidates running around the country, running in primary elections. It is a run to the far left--the radical, extreme, dangerous, scary left--who want open borders and want to get rid of immigration control enforcement.
They want to stand with the criminals and the cartels and the foreign adversaries, who right now are watching what we are doing in Washington, DC.
Defunding the Border Patrol is a dream to every criminal in the world who wishes to take advantage of innocent Americans. Why in the world are Democrats standing with them?
If we are serious about safe and secure communities, we must fully fund border security. Democrats will continue to vote against it.
Republicans are standing with the Secure America Act, and we are going to vote on that. It is going to fully fund Border Patrol and Immigration and Customs Enforcement and do it for the next 3 years. This is going to give law enforcement the tools that they need to keep illegal immigrant criminals and the cartels and the terrorist suspects out of our country. Republicans support the United States Border Patrol. We will deliver the resources that they need to give the brave men and women of our Nation who are committed to the safety and security of the American people what they need to do their job and to keep us safe.
That is what this is all about. It is, Who are you going to stand with? Who are you going to protect? The Democrats wanting to stand with and protect illegal immigrant criminals? Republicans standing with the safety and security of the American people?
I yield the floor.
The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Sheehy)
The minority whip.
Immigration
Pages S2504–S2505 · Official textWe heard it so many times: Rapists, murderers, terrorists, the criminally insane, child predators--we are going to unleash the forces of the United States to keep us safe from these threatening people and dangerous people.
No argument here. But I think you can find, on both sides of the aisle, Democrats and Republicans who agree those people should be the subject of law enforcement, and they shouldn't be allowed to live in our communities, period.
But what has actually happened with this war on immigration from the Trump White House? I have seen it firsthand in the city of Chicago, Aurora, and many other places in my State, where the ICE agents have arrived. America saw it firsthand in Minneapolis, when the ICE agents on the streets killed--murdered--two innocent people who were merely protesting, as they have a right to do under our Constitution.
So where are we today? Well, we are considering an appropriations bill, I assume today or at least this week, called reconciliation, which will appropriate more money for immigration enforcement than ever in our history.
And to give you an idea of perspective of whether it is proportionate to the threat that we face, consider this fact. The amount of money that will be appropriated for ICE agents--remember the people wearing masks in Minneapolis? The amount of money that the Republicans want to appropriate is larger than the appropriations for the U.S. Marine Corps--the U.S. Marine Corps--one of our best fighting units in the history of the United States. They want more money to go after illegal immigrants.
So the question, obviously, is how are they doing with the billions of dollars that are being spent on ICE and Border Patrol? How are they doing? It turns out that six out of the seven people who have been arrested by this immigration force had no criminal record whatsoever--six out of seven. You ought to listen to the story of one of these people and come to understand what I am talking about. This is Juan Chavez Velasco. What does he do for a living? He is a medical laboratory scientist. How long has he lived in the United States? Twenty-five years. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Juan was a frontline worker at the hospital in his hometown. He never missed a day of work. Juan has a problem, though. He is undocumented. His parents brought him to the United States when he was 8 years old. They made the decision to come to this country. Juan was in the backseat of the car. For more than a decade, his ability to live and work in this country has been protected by one thing: DACA. You see, Juan is a DACA holder. What is the DACA Program? Let me give you a minute or two of background. Over 20 years ago, I introduced a bill called the DREAM Act. And the DREAM Act said, if you were brought to the United States by your parents as a child--an infant, a toddler, a child under the age of 18--they made the decision to come to this country. You came with them. You were part of the family. And they didn't file the right paperwork for you. You are undocumented in the United States. The DREAM Act said, if there was a violation of law, you shouldn't be held responsible at 8 years of age due to your family's decision to come to this country. What have you done with your life since? Have you gone to school? Have you committed a crime? There are serious questions we should ask. But if you pass those tests, if you pass a criminal background check--a criminal background check--if you pay $600 every 2 years, you can have what is known as DACA. DACA is protection for you to work in the United States legally and not be deported. Juan is one of those people, a medical laboratory scientist, protected by DACA, and he has been for years. With DACA, Juan has been a contributing member for our country for years. And then President Trump was elected to a second term. Everything changed. In February, Juan was driving to deliver milk to a hospital to his infant daughter in the NICU, and he was stopped by ICE agents. You remember that you saw them on television. They wear the masks. They dress in camo. They carry guns around. His wife Stephanie was on the phone with him as ICE agents questioned his immigration status, and they decided to detain him. He told them point-blank: I am a DACA holder. Every 2 years, I have to register and pay $600 and go through a criminal background check, as required by Executive order and law. I have done all those things. They ignored him. What happened to Juan? He was retained in ICE detention for 3 months. When his son Damien visited him in detention, he sobbed at the sight of his father behind a glass barrier. He could not understand why the government took his dad away from him. Juan was finally released last month, after his wife Stephanie bravely testified at a spotlight hearing that I convened. But he is not yet free. Juan still lives in fear that, any day, ICE agents could return and take him away from his family and deport him to Colombia. Juan's story is heartbreaking, but it is only one of many stories from Dreamers who have been targeted by the Trump administration. He is no danger. He is no criminal. He shows up, as the law requires, every 2 years, pays $600, and goes through a criminal background check and then goes to his job at a medical laboratory in his hometown. Upon returning to office, the President has used every tool at his disposal to thwart the protections of DACA, which was created to give young people like Juan a chance to remain in the United States. Last year, ICE arrested 261 people just like Juan, deporting 86 of them, all of them DACA holders. And even those who have not been detained have been facing unprecedented delays in renewing their DACA status. They have shown up, as they are supposed to, when they are supposed to, and they are told: We are not going to approve you. Without renewal, these young people will lose their ability to work legally in the United States and will not be protected from deportation. The administration's attack on immigrants goes far beyond DACA. With President Trump and his close friend and adviser Stephen Miller in the White House, no immigrant is safe from this administration. Last month, the Trump administration announced it would force legal--legal--immigrants to leave America and apply for a green card back in their country of origin, except in rare circumstances. That means immigrants who may have been here for years, who married a U.S. citizen, who have children who are citizens, would have to leave their families for God knows how long. Rural communities, incidentally, have doctors and medical professionals that fit right into this category. They would lose the only doctor in town. And with bans in effect preventing consular processing for green card applicants from 75 countries, there is no assurance that once having left the United States, they could ever return. Of course, the implementation of this policy has been chaotic. After an outcry across the country, the Department of Homeland Security claimed to have rolled back their decision, saying applicants who "benefit the national interest"--whatever that means--would not be affected. But it remains to be seen how this administration will define "national interest." Will spouses of U.S. citizens qualify? Will immigrants sponsored for a green card for their work as doctors and nurses be allowed to stay in this country? We honestly don't know the answer to that. The terror and fear that this administration seeks to inspire in legal immigrants does not make our Nation great. It undermines the promise we made to these people. We said to them, under DACA, if you do the right thing, if you work with government Agencies, if you are honest and don't commit a crime, we will protect you. And now the Trump administration is reversing this. These are individuals who have lived in America for years, graduated alongside our kids, married and had their own U.S. citizen children, and are contributing to our communities. Why would we want them to leave? As the Senate prepares to consider the upcoming Republican budget bill, which would put another $70 billion into the President's mass deportation program, I urge my Republican colleagues to stand up and look at this honestly. I think we can agree on some basics. Let me say a few. No. 1, we should never knowingly allow a dangerous person to come into this country. No. 2, if someone is in this country, seeking legal status or permanent status, and has committed a dangerous crime, they are gone. Period. No. 3, the United States cannot absorb every person in the world who wants to come into our country at this time. It has to be an orderly process. If we agree on those three basic things, can we finally sit down and write immigration laws that make sense in the 21st century? I think we can. But we have got to take hatred and cruelty off the table. We have got to be honest and sincere. Juan should have a future in this country. He is doing something good for this country now in this medical laboratory. He is obeying the law. He is showing up as he is supposed to. He is paying every 2 years his fee of $600, and he goes through a criminal background check. He was brought here at the age of 8, for goodness' sake. Wouldn't you give him a chance to earn his way toward legal status in this country? I would, the DREAM Act would, and so would DACA. As the Senate considers the appropriations before us for recordbreaking amounts of money, to the poor people like Juan, I ask my colleagues on both sides of the aisle: Take a look at the reality of the situation. Stop depending on labels. These are real human beings who are doing their best to make this a better country. I yield the floor.
The PRESIDING OFFICER
The Senator from Texas.
Iran
Pages S2505–S2507 · Official textMr. President, yesterday, at the Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing, some of our colleagues suggested that the United States started a war against Iran 92 days ago. I believe the facts are to the contrary. Iran started a war against the United States and our ally Israel in 1979 from the date of the Iranian Revolution.
This is the backdrop to President Trump's military campaign known as Operation Epic Fury. While the operation has formally concluded--and there is ostensibly a cease-fire--there doesn't seem to be a resolution of the conflict to be sure. Meanwhile, there has been a block in the Strait of Hormuz, through which 20 percent of the world's energy supplies flow ordinarily. At the same time, the Iranian economy is collapsing.
Operation Epic Fury built on the success of last summer's Operation Midnight Hammer, which targeted three nuclear facilities--successfully eliminating top nuclear scientists--and it concluded within 12 days.
Negotiations, of course, are ongoing to address the underlying issues between Iran and the United States and Israel, particularly Iran's nuclear program that led to this conflict in the first place. And it remains to be seen if a permanent, durable resolution is possible.
Now, bizarrely, Democrats have almost universally criticized President Trump's actions toward Iran, and there has been a great deal of pressure on the administration to bring these negotiations to a close under any terms.
But ever since Bill Clinton was President, Republicans and Democratic Presidents alike have warned us about the risk of a nuclear Iran. And President Trump, to his credit, was in charge when we finally did something decisive about it.
But in order to assess how these ongoing hostilities should end, it is worth taking a step backward and remembering why we started down this path in the first place.
The ostensible purpose of Operation Epic Fury--building on Operation Midnight Hammer last summer--was always to prevent the Islamic regime from acquiring a nuclear weapon and to stop them from continuing to enrich uranium, as President Trump pointed out last year--that remains the goal--and to dismantle their ability to enrich uranium in the future, I might add.
The President has made very clear that he does not want Iran to ever get a nuclear weapon, and in a normal world, you would think there would be unanimous agreement among Republicans and Democrats.
Well, I agree with President Trump's position, and I hope we stay the course and complete the job that we started. Last summer, he summarized the situation well, and this is the quote: You can't have peace if Iran has a nuclear weapon.
That remains our ultimate objective: peace. But if Iran gets a nuclear weapon, we will not have peace. We will have a ticking nuclear time bomb. Yesterday, in the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, our former colleague Secretary of State Marco Rubio described the existential threat that Iran's possession of a nuclear weapon would create.
He said: If Iran ever acquired a nuclear weapon, they would be able to hold the world hostage. They would hyperscale their efforts of global terrorism and completely try to drive us out of the region and ultimately destroy the State of Israel. And you wouldn't be able to do anything about it--he said--because they would have a nuclear weapon and would threaten to blow people up if you tried to move against them.
The radical regime of Iran is the No. 1 state sponsor of terrorism, and they have made it abundantly clear to the United States and to the world that they cannot be trusted. They support, of course, terrorist proxies such as Hezbollah, al-Qaida, Hamas, the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, the Houthis.
Recall that Iran provided materiel support for attacks on American soil in the runup to September 11, 2001. They backed and sometimes directly carried out attacks on Americans over multiple decades in the Middle East. They funded and trained Hamas terrorists who murdered more than 1,200 innocent men, women, and children, including 46 Americans, on October 7, 2023. Closer to home, Iran is also actively financing drug trafficking activities in Central America and is using the proceeds from this illicit commerce to continue funding their terror activities around the world.
Once Iran achieves a nuclear weapon, they will have complete leverage over the Strait of Hormuz. They can continue to fund terrorism around the globe, including here in the Western Hemisphere. The President's actions against the Islamic Republic of Iran demonstrate his understanding and appreciation of the danger that a nuclear Iran would pose to America and the world.
Now, of course, if possible, we should always hope that there could be productive negotiations and a cease-fire, but it has to be verifiable. We have to achieve the goals that the President has set out for us, and we can't back off of that without badly botching the leverage that we have now to accomplish these goals.
Perhaps the most significant current point of contention is that Iran has, of course, effectively, closed the Strait of Hormuz in attempting to choke off the global energy supply, leading to higher gas prices here at home. Treasury Secretary Bessent has acknowledged that, if the strait is not opened, a global financial crisis could ensue. At the same time--and as a checkmate--the United States has blockaded Iranian ships as well, which has proven to be extremely effective and has created enormous leverage for the United States and our allies.
The Iranian economy is in very bad shape and is in desperate need of relief. Again, this is another part of the maximum leverage campaign that the President started years ago. Given this, they have, obviously, proposed--the Iranian regime that is--that the United States unfreeze its assets and deliver sanctions relief as part of any negotiated deal.
Reporting from Reuters noted just a few days ago that Iran is "pushing for a limited interim agreement with the United States in a bid to ease mounting economic pressure and stabilize the situation at home, while avoiding major concessions on its nuclear program."
I sincerely hope we don't take the bait. Agreeing to these demands would be a grave miscalculation. If the United States were to give Iran billions of dollars in sanctions relief in exchange for reopening the strait, there is no doubt the money would be put to nefarious purposes. Plus, there is no promise or no guarantee they won't simply close it again in order to extract more concessions in the future.
If we remove the U.S. blockade of Iranian ports and passage through Iranian waters without eliminating their nuclear program and the highly enriched uranium as well as their capacity to enrich in the future, then we forfeit a key point of leverage against the regime, and we will have failed to accomplish our goals in defanging the regime.
Operation Epic Fury and the U.S. blockade of Iranian ports has been extremely successful in reducing the threat posed by the Iranian regime. More than 13,000 targets have been struck, including Iranian ballistic missile sites, ballistic missile and drone manufacturing facilities, weapons production and storage bunkers, and surface-to-air missile facilities. Iran has lost many of its missile launchers, and missile attacks have fallen by 90 percent. More than 150 Iranian Navy vessels have been damaged or destroyed.
As these negotiations for a resolution to this conflict proceed toward their conclusion, it is important that we keep a couple of things in mind.
First, we must resist the temptation to declare this war has been futile or unsuccessful. We are not done yet. Weakening the world's No. 1 state sponsor of terror and removing its ability to acquire nuclear weapons will make the world a safer place.
Second, we must remember why the United States and Israel took such decisive actions in the first place, and we have to make sure the job is finished in such a way that it will provide for a lasting resolution and lasting peace.
I know there is a lot of pressure on President Trump and this administration to end the conflict as soon as possible on any terms, but that would be a serious mistake.
I believe President Reagan aptly captured this point in an address he gave to Congress after a summit with the Soviet Union, when he said:
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We know that peace is not just the absence of war. We don't want a phony peace or a frail peace. We didn't go in pursuit of some kind of illusory detente. We can't be satisfied with cosmetic improvements that won't stand the test of time. We want real peace.
I hope President Trump will not waste this once-in-a-generation opportunity to end Iran's nuclear program, to recover the enriched uranium and eliminate their capacity to enrich in the future, and to force the opening--reopening--of the Strait of Hormuz and make it impossible for the regime to continue to hold the world hostage.
I hope President Trump will stay strong in pursuit of these objectives and that, if the Iranian regime will not yet agree to those in a verifiable manner, then I hope the President will use his authority as Commander in Chief to do so and force them to the negotiating table on terms that we insist on, not on what they demand.
I yield the floor.
I suggest the absence of a quorum.
The PRESIDING OFFICER
The clerk will call the roll.
The bill clerk proceeded to call the roll.
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded.
The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Ricketts)
Without objection, it is so ordered.
The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Armstrong)
The Senator from Florida.
Tribute to Sergeant Eric Levasseur
Pages S2507–S2508 · Official textMr. President, I rise today to honor a true hero with the Florida's Finest Award. It is so important that we as Members of Congress recognize those who bravely step up to serve and in their own way, whether personally or professionally, preserve our democracy and preserve this Nation's commitment to the rule of law. Certainly, as the wife of a law enforcement officer, I have always been so proud to do this and recognize some of our bravest among our Florida heroes--Florida law enforcement.
Back in December, Port St. Lucie police sergeant Eric Levasseur--a 27-year veteran of the force--was brutally shot twice in the face when responding to a residence where a suspect emerged, armed with a rifle, and opened fired on him. This happened back on December 6. It was a routine response to a call for help, a call for service. That call stemmed from a neighbor dispute, and it involved a mental health issue.
Certainly, as police officers are called upon every day to show up in neighborhoods and answer these calls for service, he had no idea what awaited him. When Sergeant Levasseur and other officers arrived at the scene, they encountered an armed male suspect. The police report shows that when they arrived on scene, this person emerged from the garage, hoisting a gun and firing shots immediately. He attempted to run at and flank them--covering them with bullets.
Sergeant Levasseur was struck twice--one bullet near his nose and another just beneath it. They are one-in-a-million injuries that narrowly avoided major arteries and brain trauma.
Other officers on scene subdued the suspect, but Sergeant Levasseur's journey to recovery was just beginning. He underwent five surgeries--two on his eyes to remove shrapnel and three others on his face. From the beginning of those recovery efforts, he repeatedly said--again, this is someone who is a 27-year veteran on the force. He said repeatedly that he was looking forward to getting back to work to continue to serve his community, to show up for others when they call for help.
In March, he was surrounded by family, friends, and fellow officers when he received a law enforcement Purple Heart from the Port St. Lucie Police Department for his service.
Since that tragic day, Sergeant Levasseur's courage and sacrifice have been repeatedly recognized by people throughout his community and even across our Nation.
Earlier this year, he was honored with a Valor Award from the First Responders Foundation, which was a fitting tribute to an officer who demonstrated extraordinary bravery in the face of danger.
Another really meaningful gesture and recognition came from a fellow American who understood sacrifice in a deeply personal way. A local veteran in Florida, SSgt Thomas Mateo, chose to present Sergeant Levasseur with one of his own Purple Heart medals--a distinction that he earned through his service to our Nation. Mateo had also served in law enforcement and had earned six Purple Hearts over two deployments to Vietnam in the 1960s. Two weeks after Sergeant Levasseur was shot in action, Mateo placed one of his own Purple Hearts in a box and presented it to St. Lucie police chief Leo Niemczyk to give to Sergeant Levasseur.
The Purple Heart, as the Presiding Officer knows, is one of our Nation's most revered symbols of courage and sacrifice. For a veteran to entrust and present his own medal to Sergeant Levasseur was a profound recognition of the selflessness he displayed while protecting his fellow officers and the community he serves.
It takes a very special person to become a law enforcement officer. I can tell you that, having served as a prosecutor, as a judge, and as the wife of a law enforcement officer, I have watched those who sign up and say they will put their safety behind the safety of others. It takes someone willing to face uncertainty, as was realized here, and not knowing what ultimately a shift may bring. It takes someone with a family who will back them to do that. Not everyone is cut out for it.
For those who swear the oath and wear the badge to protect and serve, we are so grateful for their service and sacrifice.
Sergeant Levasseur's 27 years of service, his courage under fire, and his determination throughout recovery show that he is truly cut from a different cloth.
It is my privilege to recognize Sergeant Levasseur today on the Senate floor with the Florida's Finest Award in recognition by this Congress and to share my gratitude and appreciation for his dedicated service to not only his community but to our great, free State of Florida. It is people like him who truly make Florida the envy of the Nation and a stronger and safer State.
I yield the floor.
The PRESIDING OFFICER
The Senator from Louisiana.
Mr. President, look at this card. Whoa, talk about something of convenience. I can go down right now and buy some coffee and put a chip. Boom, I have got my coffee. The money just goes out like that.
I can go online to Amazon and order something, click in my number. Boom, I get that good delivered. It is so easy and so seamless.
Now, this which makes our lives so much better--so much better--can be perceived as a lifeline for a family struggling to pay their bills because they can swipe and pay the bill when they don't have the money in the account to cover with a check.
Now, the problem is, that lifeline can become a noose around the neck and drag them to the bottom of the ocean--an ocean of debt. This is not a theoretical.
We know that debt is a major driver of marital problems. They can't agree on money; the young couple breaks up. They have a child; the child grows up in a broken home. Money debt can just drive a wedge into a marriage with generational effects upon how future generations do.
Now, it is convenient, and it is a weight. So let's talk about whether this is theoretical or not. The typical middle-income family in our Nation has an average of almost--somewhere around--$10,000 of credit card debt.
Now, if we are speaking about a family making $80,000 a year, which is kind of an average income, and they have got $10,000 of credit card debt, they are not paying off that debt every month. They are sitting on that, paying 18 to 22 percent in interest. They are the ones who are suffering with that noose that gets tighter and tighter and tighter.
So where does the debt come from? Some of it is groceries. Some of it is gasoline. A lot of it is medical expenses.
Somebody who has a health insurance policy with a $6,000 deductible, they would have to pay 6k. They don't have 6k, and they use their credit card, and that credit card debt mounts up.
Mr. President, 60 percent of personal bankruptcies have to do with medical bills. Think about that. Nearly half of credit card debt is related to money spent taking care of a family's medical expenses--half. And then that leads to that 60 percent personal bankruptcy.
Now, we have got to do something, and Congress can't do it by itself. The executive branch can't do it by itself. It is something that we must do together.
Whenever I see the executive branch put out another Executive order, I kind of smile. Executive orders will be repealed by the next President of a different party, who will do a word search and, boom, every one is redone. And the family who thought they were getting relief gets no relief whatsoever.
It has got to be something that we in Congress do, but we can only get something done if the executive branch engages.
Now, Mr. President, I am not speaking to you just a second. I am speaking to President Trump.
Mr. President--Mr. President Trump--get engaged. Mr. President, too many people have this debt--$10,000 on their credit card, related to paying, in part, for things such as medical expenses, and they are going down. That is something that we, Mr. President--you, the President, and we, as Congress--must engage upon.
And, by the way, Mr. President, I just so much want to work with you on that. If you invite me to the White House to bring a plan, which I am about to describe, to work with you to have your impression upon it, let's do it.
We may have differences. I have no difference with anyone who wants to truly help the American people and who truly acknowledges that they are putting expenses on this because they don't have the money in their banking account, and then they are paying 22 percent in interest.
Mr. President, let's do it together.
Mr. President--Mr. President Trump--your instincts were correct as we were debating the extension of the enhanced premium tax credits. You said we should not send money to insurance companies; we should send them to the patient. I am all with you on that, Mr. President. Right now, I am all with you because, right now, we are sending taxpayer money to the insurance companies, and premiums are going up.
The employer is paying more to provide employer-sponsored insurance for the employee, who is paying higher premiums but the deductibles are higher.
Hospitals are doing well. Insurance companies are doing really well. Mr. President Trump, it is the consumer, the patient, the employee at the firm who is doing poorly. And it is the employer who can't afford to hire more workers because the employer is putting more and more money into benefits--not into salary, not into raising wages--into paying higher premiums to the insurance company.
We can do better than that.
So the idea I have, I call it the MVP Plan--the Money and Value for Patients Plan. And just like that, Mr. President Trump, you argued in the debate over the enhanced premium tax cut renewal: Let's give money to the individual, not to the insurance company, because if you give money to the insurance company, they take at least 20 percent of it for profit and overhead. If you give it to the patient, 100 percent goes to the care they know they need. It takes power from the bureaucrats and middlemen, and you give it to the patient. I am a physician. I learned long ago: You give power to the patient, and the patient does better. Let's give the power of the purse to the patient. And we call it the V because you can have price transparency. And there are people in the private sector right now coming up with apps, and you scan your phone: urgent care center near me. It will tell you where that urgent care center is that is the best value for your dollar, because they have been able to figure out how much these urgent care centers charge. By the way, we are working in the Health Committee, the committee that I chair, to improve the power of price transparency so the patient will have even more information. So money in the pocket with value to the patient--that is the MVP Plan. What is happening now? Well, we send money to the insurance company. As we said earlier, the employer is paying more, the patient is paying more, and insurance companies are making more money. Indeed, at some point, it seems like the patient is the excuse for profit for those providing the care, not the reason for the care in the first place. We have got to do better by the patient. Now, in this part, giving money to the patient, we acknowledge that, right now, the Federal Government heavily subsidizes insurance premiums. What both the employer pays on behalf of the employee and what the employee pays toward his or her policy is heavily subsidized by the Federal Government. We change that subsidy so that money goes into a health savings account. And for those who are not familiar with a health savings account, it is like money in your wallet. You may have a card, but the card pulls away from your bank account. And when you go to your phone and say, "Give me the best place to take my daughter with an earache," and they tell you this place is $50 and that place is $150, you go to the place that charges you $50, you swipe your card, and it is paid for. It doesn't go on a credit card. It comes out of your account, but your account has been prefunded by this mechanism. This, Mr. President, is a way to give immediate relief to a family who is currently struggling with the cost of living. We can do this in this Congress and get it ready for next year. That is what we must do. And, one more time, instead of putting more money toward an insurance company, which takes 20 percent for profit and overhead, we are giving money to the patient so that she can use 100 percent for the care she needs. By the way, when we give somebody a policy with a $6,000 deductible or a $3,000 deductible, families don't have $3,000. That is why they are putting it on their credit card. No, this gives them money up front to pay for that upfront expense, and that is the value in the MVP Plan. We give the power to her, to the mom, who is taking care of her family. We give her the power of price. We give her the power of knowing where the most value is. And, one more time, this echoes what President Trump advocated in the debate about enhanced premium tax credits. Mr. Presiding President and President Trump, we can help people from using this credit card as a financial lifeline, which ultimately drags them down to death in an ocean of debt into bankruptcy. We can give them the power. Mr. President, I stand ready to meet with you or your administration. Mr. President, let's do it together. If we don't do it together, it won't be done. If it is not the President and the Congress working together, we will not save the American people with $10,000 of credit card debt, on average, going into medical bankruptcy. Mr. President, show that you care about the people. I yield the floor.
The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Banks)
The Senator from West Virginia.
S.j. Res. 188
Pages S2508–S2509 · Official textMr. President, I rise today in opposition to S.J. Res. 188, the CRA introduced by my colleague from Rhode Island Senator Whitehouse to overturn the Trump EPA's repeal of the Biden MATS rule. This rule would reinstate the 2024 MATS rule that was part of the Biden administration's power sector strategy specifically designed to shut down coal-fired powerplants.
During the Biden administration, we witnessed a regulatory attack that targeted affordable and reliable sources of energy that extreme environmentalists just do not like. The result was predictable and one that many of us warned about: The Biden administration created a grid reliability crisis and increased power prices.
We are now in a critical moment for American energy. We must ensure the energy required to onshore American manufacturing, win the AI race, and keep our lights on and our homes warm while addressing energy costs for families and businesses. We should be expanding our energy production and electric generation, not shutting it down. The Biden-era MATS rule and this CRA that would resuscitate that rule are intended to close coal-fired powerplants.
In 2020, the EPA found that the existing MATS standards are protective of public health. Let me say that again. In 2020, the EPA found that the existing--pre to the Biden rule--MATS standards are protective of public health, with an ample margin of safety, and that revisions are not necessary. This finding was reaffirmed with, by, and for the Biden administration.
According to the EPA, by 2021, mercury emissions from coal-fired powerplants were down 90 percent compared to pre-2012 levels. Despite these facts, the Biden EPA proceeded to finalize a rulemaking that had $860 million in compliance costs, which is twice as much as the claimed benefits.
The Trump administration has rightfully repealed these unnecessary and stringent standards.
This CRA would return to the failed policies of shutting down American energy, increasing consumer costs and putting American energy workers out of business. So I urge my colleagues to vote no on this CRA.
With that, I yield the floor.
The PRESIDING OFFICER
The Senator from Rhode Island.
Legislative Session
Page S2509 · Official textPROVIDING FOR CONGRESSIONAL DISAPPROVAL UNDER CHAPTER 8 OF TITLE 5, UNITED STATES CODE, OF THE RULE SUBMITTED BY THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY RELATING TO "NATIONAL EMISSION STANDARDS FOR HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANTS: COAL- AND OIL-FIRED ELECTRIC UTILITY STEAM GENERATING UNITS: FINAL REPEAL"--Motion to Proceed
Mr. President, we are here on my Congressional Review Act motion, and I understand that the Chair of the Environment and Public Works Committee has already spoken in opposition, so I want to make the case for why we should vote yes on this.
Months before the 2024 election, President Trump offered his Big Oil and Coal cronies a deal: If they gave him a billion dollars to take the White House, he would pay them back one hundredfold. Well, he doesn't keep a lot of promises, but he seems to have kept this one. Since taking office in January, Trump has bent over backward to make big polluters happy, and Americans pay the price.
This sweetheart billion-dollar deal for polluters has meant a number of things: one, basically a driveby window handing out regulatory exemptions to individual coal plants and other toxic sources to pollute with impunity. Quite the driveby window. That sweetheart deal meant ordering coal plants to stay online so that the coal dealers can continue to fuel them even against the wishes of the local communities and even the utilities themselves.
This sweetheart billion-dollar deal meant--and this is relevant to this particular motion--rolling back toxic pollution standards for every coal- and oil-fired powerplant across the country. EPA's Mercury and Air Toxics rule established lifesaving standards, restricting emissions of the most dangerous air pollutants from coal- and oil-fired powerplants. And, naturally, the Trump EPA rolled these health standards back.
As dirty power sources go, coal is the dirtiest. Coal plants are the largest source of mercury emissions in the United States. Mercury pollution is bad stuff, and coal and oil plants also emit massive volumes of other toxic pollutants, including arsenic, lead, and cadmium--more bad stuff.
Approximately 80 million Americans, including about 17 million children, live within 3 miles of one of those toxin-spewing, fossil fuel-fired powerplants. Without strong rules limiting their toxic pollution, all those millions of Americans are exposed to unacceptable risk to their health and well-being.
But in the Trump "put polluters first" world, that doesn't matter. We can do something about it, however, because the Congressional Review Act gives Congress the opportunity to vote on such evil regulations.
With the Trump administration engaged in an effort, at breakneck speed, to tear down protections of Americans' health and safety and our environment, Congressional Review Act resolutions like this one can help hold the administration to account and protect Americans' health and safety while doing so. For those reasons, I urge my colleagues to vote in favor of this measure, in favor of the protection of those 17 million children in the harm zone of these toxins.
Mr. President, I now move to proceed to Calendar No. 409, S.J. Res. 188.
The PRESIDING OFFICER
The clerk will report the motion.
The bill clerk read as follows:
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Motion to proceed to Calendar No. 409, S.J. Res. 188, a joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Coal- and Oil-Fired Electric Utility Steam Generating Units: Final Repeal".
I ask for the yeas and nays.
The PRESIDING OFFICER
The question is on agreeing to the motion to proceed.
Is there a sufficient second?
There appears to be a sufficient second.
The clerk will call the roll. The bill clerk called the roll.
I announce that the Senator from Colorado (Mr. Bennet) is necessarily absent.
The result was announced--yeas 46, nays 53, as follows:
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Bennet
The motion was rejected. (Mr. COTTON assumed the Chair.)
SECURE AMERICA ACT--Motion to Proceed
Pages S2509–S2510 · Official textMr. President, I move to proceed to Calendar No. 417, S. 2.
The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Banks)
The clerk will report the motion to proceed.
The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows:
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Motion to proceed to Calendar No. 417, S. 2, a bill to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33.
The PRESIDING OFFICER
The question is on agreeing to the motion.
I ask for the yeas and nays.
The PRESIDING OFFICER
Is there a sufficient second?
There appears to be a sufficient second.
The clerk will call the roll. The senior assistant legislative clerk called the roll.
I announce that the Senator from Colorado (Mr. Bennet) is necessarily absent.
The result was announced--yeas 53, nays 46, as follows:
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Bennet
The motion was agreed to. (Mr. RICKETTS assumed the Chair.) (Ms. LUMMIS assumed the Chair.)
Secure America Act
Pages S2510–S2518 · Official textThe PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Schmitt)
The clerk will report the bill by title.
The bill clerk read as follows:
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A bill (S. 2) to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33.
The PRESIDING OFFICER
The majority leader.
Mr. President, I call up amendment No. 5453 and ask that it be reported by number.
The PRESIDING OFFICER
The clerk will report.
The bill clerk read as follows:
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The Senator from South Dakota [Mr. THUNE], for Mr. GRAHAM, proposes an amendment numbered 5453.
Mr. Thune. I ask unanimous consent that the reading of the amendment be dispensed with.
The PRESIDING OFFICER
Without objection, it is so ordered.
(The amendment is printed in today's Record under "Text of Amendments.")
The PRESIDING OFFICER
The Senator from Nebraska.
Mr. President, 75 years ago, the voice of rural Nebraska made its debate on air. Broadcasting from Lexington, NE, farm families officially had a voice--KRVN.
KRVN doesn't just cover rural Nebraska, though; it belongs to rural Nebraska. The station started out of necessity. Blizzards in the winters of 1948 and 1949 killed farmers and ranchers. Livestock and crops were lost, causing economic hardships. Women and children were left worrying about their husbands and dads. Farming and ranching families were also struggling to get relevant news and government updates. Our agriculture communities were facing a bleak reality: Timely, lifesaving information was nearly impossible to come by.
In an industry that moves at the speed of information, this was unacceptable. Agricultural economist and cooperative leader Max Brown had an idea. Max believed he could organize rural Nebraskans to fill the need. He envisioned a farmer- and rancher-owned public service platform for agriculture, weather, markets, and rural education.
This idea was untested and widely doubted. Despite this, 4,719 farmers and ranchers each bought a 10-dollar share to become owners of KRVN. On February 1, 1951, KRVN had its first broadcast. From this humble beginning, the station grew. Max hired well, mentored his staff, and made sure everyone knew KRVN's vision. Max's vision continued through the stewardship of his son Eric, whom I knew when he worked at KRVN, and folks like Otto Geiger. Otto served for more than 30 years on the Nebraska Rural Radio Association board. They both guided the station through agricultural and media change while preserving its farmer-owned identity.
Since its beginning, rural Nebraskans have received the info they need when they need it. Our rural communities are safer and better informed.
Today, KRVN is the flagship of the Rural Radio Network. It is the only farmer- and rancher-owned news network in the country. The founding charter doesn't allow any of the joint owners to profit. Revenues are reinvested into the station and into agricultural education. KRVN's unique ownership model and community commitment remain strong.
We now have Nebraskans from multiple generations who can say they grew up with the voices of KRVN from dawn to dusk. The voices of radio legends like Dave Thorell kept Nebraskans company on long drives, and Jayson Jorgensen brings play-by-play coverage of local high school sports into our homes.
Even amid unprecedented disaster, Nebraskans know we can rely on KRVN for lifesaving updates. Their coverage has included special wildlife broadcasts to help ranchers recover and find resources for rebuilding. They kept us informed on State politics and ag markets, and they kept us prepared during disasters.
Over the last 75 years, KRVN has kept public service at the core of its work. Over the last 75 years, KRVN has been there for Nebraskans, and the need for KRVN still remains. AM radio stations in Nebraska and around the country are still the lifeblood of rural communities.
In the Senate, I am working to preserve this important service. Every vehicle sold in the United States should be equipped with AM broadcast radio at no charge. In Nebraska, we know this is common sense. My AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act would do that.
KRVN was a necessity at its origin, and it remains a necessity today. Thank you to our farmers and ranchers who have made KRVN possible. I look forward to KRVN's next 75 years.
Mr. President, I have another matter I am going to talk about--the work that needs to be done on the Senate floor today. To protect Americans and our national security, we must fund Border Patrol and ICE.
Senate Republicans have a narrow bill to do this. Our bill only funds Border Patrol and ICE. Senate Democrats refuse to vote for it, putting every American at risk. They are falling back on the typical "defund the police" agenda and lack of support for law enforcement. Their refusal is a clear threat to our national security.
Democrats stood by while President Biden and his open border policies allowed every State to become a border State, putting communities across America, including Nebraska, at risk.
They released at least 99 illegal aliens on the Terrorist Watchlist into American communities, including 3 with potential ISIS ties.
They have prioritized the care of illegal immigrants over Americans. Let me give you two examples: When Laken Riley a 22-year-old college student was murdered by an illegal immigrant, Republicans introduced legislation to make sure no other families have to live through the same tragedy as Laken's family had to live through. The legislation was common sense. If an illegal immigrant breaks the law, they have to be held accountable, and ICE has to do their job of picking that person up.
A majority of Democrats refused to support this commonsense solution. When our brave troops successfully captured the Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro, Democrats were more concerned about the operation than national security. Maduro is a narcoterrorist responsible for the deaths of countless Americans. He was a puppet of our adversaries, like Communist China, Russia, and Iran. Simply put, he was a threat to our national security. Capturing him was a win for Americans and our national security.
Democrats didn't see it that way. The reality, though, is that President Trump campaigned on securing the border. He won an overwhelming majority of votes from Americans. The American people voted for stronger national security. Republicans have worked with this administration to secure their border and deliver for the American people.
To maintain this strong national security, we need to fund ICE and Border Patrol. I am ready to vote with my Senate Republican colleagues today. Democrats cannot delay this vote any longer. We want to get this done for the American people. Everything else is a distraction.
I yield the floor.
The PRESIDING OFFICER
The Senator from Vermont.
Mr. President, I ask time used by Democratic speakers during today's session count towards the bill S. 2.
The PRESIDING OFFICER
Without objection, it is so ordered.
Mr. President, ever since the capture of Nicolas Maduro, the Trump administration has been ratcheting up pressure on Cuba in the hope that Cuba's leaders will either capitulate or the Cuban people will rise up and overthrow them.
Three months ago President Trump said:
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Cuba is going to fall pretty soon . . . They want to make a deal so badly . . . and we'll see how that works out.
Like so many of the President's apocalyptic predictions, there is no sign the administration wants to negotiate a deal, and Cuba has not fallen. Instead, the United States oil blockade, which if the tables were turned every one of us would denounce as an illegal act of war, has absolutely paralyzed Cuba's economy. It has plunged the Cuban people into darkness and to misery.
Then on May 20, the Department of Justice announced that it had indicted former Cuban President Raul Castro who is 95. Another U.S. aircraft carrier group has been sent to the Caribbean. The writing on the wall is unmistakable. President Trump is tiptoeing up to leading us into another reckless war, this time with Cuba.
Cuba is a bankrupt country. It is smaller than Virginia. It has neither the capacity nor intention to threaten the United States. And even before the Trump administration cut off the oil, Cuba's economy was barely functioning. Today, electricity is unavailable for most hours of the day and night across the entire island.
So this means that hospitals, schools, factories, food production have ground to a halt. Havana's streets are overflowing with garbage. The country is facing economic collapse literally, and the United States is complicit in that. In fact, that is the point of the U.S. actions.
By causing Cuba's economy to collapse and leaving millions of innocent Cubans without enough food or access to medical care, the White House hopes to create a "national security emergency."
It seeks to justify regime change, including, if necessary, using military force. President Trump has repeatedly threatened to use force against Cuba. Without any legal justification he has said:
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[I]t may be a friendly takeover, it may not be a friendly takeover. Wouldn't really matter because they are really down to . . . fumes. They have no energy, they have no money.
You know, the reason Cuba is "down to fumes" is due to its own government's repressive failed policies and because of the United States oil blockade. But no American President under any circumstances, friendly or unfriendly, should threaten to take over another sovereign nation that poses no imminent or credible threat to our country. And no U.S. Congress should condone such flagrant misuse of military power.
You know, there is plenty of blame to go around for how we got to this point. Cuba's leaders whose priority is holding on to power systematically violate the rights of the Cuban people and align themselves ideologically with some of the world's worst regimes.
The Cuban military's corrupt grip on the economy has practically ruined the economy, and that is on Cuban leadership. But for our part, the United States has tried to overthrow the Cuban government by armed invasion, by assassination, financing Cuban dissidents, and imposing a web of punitive sanctions with extraterritorial reach. Yet after 65 years, the U.S. embargo has not achieved any of its goals. Instead, it has contributed to the daily suffering of the innocent Cuban people.
There is no doubt that political and economic changes in Cuba are long overdue. Neither is sufficient by itself. The Cuban people, 90 percent of whom were born after the 1959 revolution, want leaders who accept the need for fundamental changes in how to govern, with greater participation of the people, greater transparency, greater freedom, and real accountability.
But attacking Cuba would be another reckless and illegal use of United States military power. And no matter what hyperbolic or false accusations are used as a pretext for attacking Cuba, Cuba poses no credible threat to the United States.
Instead of starting another unnecessary war, the United States and Cuba can and must negotiate a deal that puts United States national interests and the needs and aspirations of the Cuban people first.
And, you know, the elements of the deal are pretty obvious. On the United States side, President Trump needs to end restrictions on travel by Americans to Cuba--many Vermonters, when that was allowed, went to Cuba, many Americans did--and should support Cuba's struggling private sector. We should support that.
The President should remove Cuba from the list of state sponsors of terrorism. That has no credible legal or factual basis, and no other country agrees with us on that designation. And it should also, the administration, call on Congress to repeal the failed embargo so that reconstruction can begin.
On the Cuban side, Cuba's leaders' only choice is to make a deal. They are staring, literally, at the barrel of a gun. They need to end the military's control of the economy. They need to take steps for American companies to invest in Cuba and help rebuild the country's broken infrastructure. Cuba's leaders must release all political dissidents and accept the right of the Cuban people to express themselves freely and without fear of persecution.
If President Trump and Cuba's leaders take these steps, they could finally put the last vestige of the Cold War in this hemisphere behind us.
But that, regrettably, is not where President Trump is leading us. And like Maduro, Cuba's leaders have always cared more about their own privileges and power than the welfare of the Cuban people.
Nobody here or in Cuba should be under any illusions. An unauthorized, unjustified, reckless war with Cuba is where we are headed. The United States has one playbook that fits all, and that is its approach to dealing with regimes that it doesn't like: pile on the economic sanctions, threaten to wipe them off the face of the Earth, and when that fails, attack.
There is no plan B if things don't go as predicted, no plan for what comes next, and no plan for how to pay for it. A United States invasion of Cuba with warplanes and missiles and Special Forces would pose real risks for the United States, for our troops, and for the Cuban people.
It almost certainly would not be a repeat of the swift capture of Maduro. More likely, Cuba's leaders, sworn and determined to defend their failed revolution, would not give up easily. The fighting could go on for weeks or months.
And assuming they would all eventually flee or be captured or killed, who would govern Cuba? Who would prevent the country from descending into lawlessness and becoming a haven for transnational criminals? Who would be responsible for public services? There is no Cuban Delcy Rodriguez, nor any organized political opposition.
The American people would be saddled with the immense cost of providing security and rebuilding Cuba from the ground up, while millions of Cubans would likely abandon the island to seek refuge in the United States.
The American people overwhelmingly do not want a war with Cuba, especially not after the costly, ill-conceived debacle in Iran, which has defied all the administration's rosy predictions. Rather than causing more suffering and more chaos in Cuba and triggering yet another refugee crisis 90 miles from Florida, President Trump could make history through effective--effective--deal making, not by a violent takeover financed by American taxpayers.
I yield the floor.
The PRESIDING OFFICER
The Senator from Colorado.
Mr. President, on Monday, Tina Peters walked out of prison. The convicted felon and former county clerk is free after serving less than a quarter of her sentence, a sentence she earned when she violated her oath and tried to undermine Colorado's free and fair elections.
That doesn't just make her a conspiracy theorist; it makes her a criminal. Tina Peters had her day in court. She was prosecuted by a Republican district attorney and convicted by a jury of her peers in a Republican stronghold. The verdict was unanimous. Tina Peters was guilty as sin. But if you ask the Trump administration, they believe she needs and deserves a payday.
Last month, the Department of Justice announced the creation of a $1.8 billion fund, a slush fund--can't call it anything else--for criminals just like Tina Peters.
President Trump plans to hand out nearly $2 billion of your tax money, taxpayer dollars, to January 6 rioters, to wealthy business partners, and people who have attacked democracy.
We are going to do everything we can to make sure that doesn't happen. The Acting Attorney General says they will no longer pursue this slush fund. I am not sure I believe that for 1 second.
The only promises this administration has seemed to keep are to billionaires and President Trump's cronies. The President calls it the "Art of the Deal." Well, what is the deal? The taxpayers pay in; his allies get payouts?
This administration isn't just trying to give your tax dollars to criminals. They are spending literally trillions of dollars, when you add it up, trillions of dollars on bombs and tax breaks for billionaires. And what do Americans get in return? Higher bills, benefits that have been gutted, and a tab that they never agreed to pick up.
While the Trump administration is busy cashing in, people working--the so-called working people of America--are facing a cost-of-living emergency. The President's war in Iran--his war of choice--is sending costs through the roof. The costs are already adding up. On energy alone, Americans have spent an average of $450 per person more since the start of this war. Gas in Colorado is now roughly $4.50 a gallon. Before the year is out, Americans will spend hundreds of dollars more than they would have before just on groceries.
Here is how bad it has gotten. Americans now carry a record $1.25 trillion in credit card debt. That is the highest level since the stock market crashed in 2008. That is the equivalent of every single American owing $3,600. That is not a working class that is thriving. That is one that is barely surviving.
And here is the cruel reality: People are working harder than ever. Coloradans are doing everything they can to hold up their end of the bargain--long days, multiple jobs, paying taxes. But the more they contribute, the less they get back, the less they get in return.
And there is a clear explanation for this: The President doled out roughly $4 trillion in tax breaks--so that is over 10 years--but roughly $4 trillion in tax breaks to the wealthiest Americans so that the largest corporations, so the wealthiest individuals like him, can skip their taxes. And to pay for it, they slashed--over 10 years, they slashed $1 trillion from the healthcare of Americans. That is astounding.
Trump's tariffs generated $133 billion. Nearly every dollar came right out of the pocket of American consumers' pockets--an average of more than $1,000 a person.
Now, the Supreme Court ruled that these tariffs were illegal, and a Federal court ordered the administration to repay American businesses. Has the government responded? Have they complied? No, of course not. They are using every excuse they can to resist. They have failed to pay back the $166 billion that they owe. Even worse, just yesterday, President Trump announced new tariffs on 59 countries, in addition to the European Union.
When they are not busy taxing Americans, the Trump administration is pouring hundreds of millions into this new ballroom. Meanwhile, 9,000 families in Colorado just lost their SNAP benefits. That is their food stamps, their nutrition. Our economy is leaving too many Americans behind.
Just talk to Leah, a young woman I met recently at a healthcare roundtable in Colorado Springs. She is the full-time medical caregiver for her daughter Victoria, who was diagnosed as a baby with spina bifida. Victoria is a paraplegic, fed through a tube, and requires a ventilator.
Leah works around the clock to keep her child alive. That hard work is about to get even harder. This year, Leah's income will be cut by 40 percent as a direct result of this administration's Medicaid cuts. That cut puts her daughter's life at risk.
The Trump administration claims these Medicaid cuts were about preventing graft and fraud, but there is clearly no fraud whatsoever in a mother doing everything she can, trying to keep her child alive.
Leah doesn't even know if they will be able to keep their house, whether they will have enough money to make their payments. That house had been specifically fitted to take care of Victoria's needs.
Without Leah's around-the-clock care, Victoria would have to be institutionalized in an acute care facility at a dramatically higher cost. Now, that is waste. It might not be fraud, but that is waste.
Leah is living every parent's worst nightmare. She works as hard as she possibly can every day to try and keep her child alive, and now it is still not enough. So many Americans are living with these kinds of fears.
At a local nonprofit in Boulder--I take that back. At a local nonprofit in Denver, I met a woman named Brittany, who told me that healthcare is one of her biggest stressors, one of the major things that causes her emotional stress.
Brittany's daughter recently had a severe asthma attack. Brittany watched her daughter gasp for breath and begin to turn blue. In that split second, she faced a second fear. Should she rush her daughter to the hospital herself and risk the drive with no one to care for her daughter or call an ambulance, which she knew she wouldn't be able to afford?
That is a fear no parent should have to live with. The Trump administration made it a reality because they chose these tax breaks for the wealthiest people in this country, many of whom--if not most of whom--don't even want the tax breaks. But they chose tax breaks for these billionaires over healthcare for working people.
At another event in Denver, I met Luisa, who spends $90 a week on gas as she drives 28 miles to work and home every day. She had moved farther from Denver because the housing was more affordable. Now she wonders if she made the right choice.
Luisa is watching costs increase while she takes home less every week. She does everything she can to insulate her kids from fear--from her fear. On weekends, she tries to take her kids to the park right about lunchtime. She hopes they are too busy playing to remember how hungry they are. As she says, "It's one less meal to buy."
Our country is measured in these moments: the way we care for the most vulnerable, the life-or-death journey between the house and the hospital, the cost to fill an empty refrigerator.
By every measure, our President--President Trump--is failing. He has run up costs; he has paid himself and his friends; and he has stuck Americans with the tab, waiting for Americans to pay the bill.
This is the moment where we decide whether that is acceptable--whether the people who work the hardest, already pay the most, and ask for the least finally get a country that works for them. It is a question that echoes throughout our entire history, one that built the Civil Rights Movement, women's suffrage, and the long fight for workers to have a seat at the table.
At its core, it is the American question: Whom does this country actually work for? This administration has given their answer to Coloradans. Leah from Colorado Springs will lose close to $80,000 in support. Brittany calculates the cost of an ambulance while her daughter is turning blue and can't breathe. Luisa hopes her kids will not remember that they are hungry.
Americans fund the system. Trump takes billions for himself, and Americans--Americans--get the shaft.
We know there is a better way. Americans have held up their end of the bargain long enough, with long days and multiple jobs and taxes paid over long periods of time. They have earned more than a slush fund for felons, more than a government that builds ballrooms while 9,000 Coloradans lose their groceries. And these are families that are struggling to put food on the table. It is more than an administration that takes everything and returns nothing.
And we have introduced an amendment to stop elected criminals like Tina Peters from getting a dime of your taxpayer dollars. Soon, Republicans are going to be forced to vote on it. So while hard-working Americans struggle with rising costs, those who undermine our elections are the last people our government should subsidize, the last people that should ever get your hard-earned tax dollars.
We need to put an end to the slush fund. We need to put that end in writing so the Trump administration can't change their mind later on. Working Americans have paid in too long to keep getting played, and we will fight tooth and nail to make sure they get what they are owed.
I yield the floor.
The PRESIDING OFFICER
The Senator from Tennessee.
Mr. President, before I begin my remarks that I wanted to speak on today about law and order, I do have a couple of comments I wanted to make that came to mind as my colleague was speaking.
You know, I think that they are suffering not only from Trump derangement syndrome but a little bit of Democrat amnesia. I think they have forgotten that under Joe Biden, inflation hit 9 percent. It was the highest it had been in over four decades. They didn't seem to be concerned about costs or affordability, and every single day, Republicans work to get down the cost of gas and groceries. Every single day, we work on affordability.
Even a year ago, we had not one single colleague from the other side of the aisle--not one--vote for the Working Families Tax Cut, the Big Beautiful Bill. They all voted against it because they wanted a $4 trillion tax hike.
Now, why did my colleagues on the other side of the aisle vote in lockstep--every single Democrat? They want more money, more of your money that they can spend. They want to control it. They want you to give them the power so they can micromanage your life.
Inflation? They are all for it. When you talk about prices going up, they are all for it. Even Barack Obama said: Oh, your electric bills are necessarily going to go up because I am pushing the Green New Deal. And, boy, did they ever.
So I think that it is interesting. I wish that they would actually focus on the issue of affordability. I wish they would actually work with us when it comes to getting costs down, but they don't because they want more of your money.
Isn't it so interesting? They never get enough of the taxpayers' money. It is a gimme, gimme, gimme every single day. Money and power--they are all about it.
Mr. President, I do want to talk this afternoon about a core responsibility of any representative government, and that is the responsibility to enforce the rule of law.
Now, questions that responsible governments will ask themselves is, Can we protect law-abiding citizens? Can we make certain that our citizens are protected from criminals? How do we get our crime rate down in our communities? How do we maintain law and order? Can we make certain that we are enacting justice, and we are punishing lawbreakers?
This is something that we as Republicans believe is a basic responsibility, but it has become painfully clear--and I think it should be regrettable--that our colleagues across the aisle do not see this as a basic responsibility. They are for sanctuary cities. They are for trying to make "illegal" legal. They put the interests and the needs of illegal aliens in front of the needs of law-abiding citizens.
Every single Federal immigration law that we have on the books--every single one of them--was passed by Congress, and that law was signed into law by a sitting U.S. President. Now, some of those were Republican, and some were Democrat. It is important to note that these laws actually reflect the will of the American people, and these immigration laws are just as legitimate as any other law that is on the books. Every one of them is legitimate.
But what we have come to know over the last few years is that our Democrat colleagues, many of them, see these laws as optional. They--many of them--do not think we should have a border. They think we should have an open border. We saw what that did under President Biden when he laid out the welcome mat and you had millions of illegal aliens flooding our country and overwhelming our communities. When we went to the southern border to visit, we realized they were covered up with illegal aliens. Crime rates were soaring. Indeed, we saw across this country every State become a border State and every town become a border town.
We are seeing, once again, that our colleagues across the aisle are doubling down on putting illegal aliens and their interests in front of American citizens'. I don't think you see this in any other country on the face of the Earth, but for some reason, they have gotten it in their minds that they need to take care of those who are illegally in the country and that they should put the welcome mat out for them. Of course, what we have learned, as you look at the drug traffickers, the sex traffickers, and the human traffickers is that this is one of the most uncompassionate policies ever. The horror stories of what has been done to women and girls and children are absolutely horrific.
But that wasn't enough for our friends across the aisle. So, for 76 days, the Democrats kept the Department of Homeland Security shut down. They left the Secret Service, the Coast Guard, FEMA, the TSA, and other critical Agencies unfunded because they wanted to score political points with the radical left. They just tossed them aside. Can you imagine being told: We are going to use you as a pawn; you are not going to get a paycheck? It is absolutely astounding.
In Tennessee, I have done so many meetings in communities across the State, and I have done a lot of telephone townhalls. I did one last night. What you hear from people in these townhalls is: What do the Democrats think they are doing? Why? Why? At a time when there are so many threats, why would they jeopardize our Nation's security?
Well, as I said last night on the telephone townhall: The Democrats have a goal. They have been committed to this for years. They have not been able to pull it off, so they have got a new way of doing it, and it is called: Let's just shut down Homeland Security. Their goal is to defund law enforcement and to abolish ICE.
I have got a chart that shows some of the statements that have come from people on the left, from the Democrats.
Here, you have got Representative Omar:
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Abolish ICE.
Representative Mark Pocan:
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Abolish ICE.
Isn't that radical? Imagine that. Doing away with law enforcement is not radical?
You have got another one, Ramirez, and she is saying:
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Abolish ICE. Dismantle DHS.
Representative Ocasio-Cortez:
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Abolish ICE.
Jim McGovern:
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Abolish ICE.
See, the list goes on and on.
You have some of our Senate colleagues:
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We need to abolish ICE. Replace ICE. Abolish ICE.
This is what they are trying to do.
ICE is Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and when you hear all of these statements--"not one more dollar for ICE," they say, or "ICE is beyond reform," they say, or they even say "Abolishing ICE isn't radical"--they continue to push to abolish ICE.
Now, the sad thing, in my opinion, is that this isn't a fringe position in today's Democrat Party. It has become a mainstay of their political agenda.
Can you even imagine the chaos that would ensue if we wiped this Agency, which is responsible for protecting Americans from cross-border crime and illegal immigration--if we wiped that Agency off the map? There would be more crime, more sex trafficking, more drug trafficking, more human trafficking, more terrorism, and more lives lost.
Since President Trump returned to office, we have seen the consequences of this rhetoric on full display. You can look at what is unfolding right now in New Jersey. For days, far-left rioters have assaulted law enforcement outside Delaney Hall, which is an immigration detention facility near Newark. By all appearances, these are professional protesters; and yes, indeed, we have all seen them. We see them in the halls of these buildings. We see them out on the sidewalks. They are paid professional protesters. That is their job. Outside the facility, they have set up entire supply stations with masks, hard hats, goggles, and duct tape. This didn't just drop out of the air and land there on the table. It was purchased. It makes you wonder who is paying for all of this--for people to be out there and being paid to be a protester.
The New Jersey State attorney general even admitted that most of the arrested rioters were--guess what--from outside New Jersey--like I said, paid political protesters. Some of these paid political protesters have thrown rocks at officers. Others have pushed barricades at the police.
One rioter screamed at an ICE agent:
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Your children, your wife, all dead! I have your face . . . You're dead.
Imagine if that were being shouted at you as you did your job. Imagine if somebody were screaming at you that they were going to kill your kids and that they were going to kill your wife and that they were going to kill you. They had your face. They knew who you were.
This is what these agents are facing. Nothing compassionate about that, is there?
Of course not. Absolutely not.
The death threats to ICE agents are up 8,000 percent. The assaults on ICE agents are up 1,300 percent.
As I said at the beginning of my remarks, what they are doing is enforcing the rule of law. They are enforcing laws that this body has passed and that a sitting U.S. President has affixed his signature to and signed into law--but no. We have colleagues across the aisle who are saying: We don't like that one, so let's just not enforce it.
I think that is sick because, instead of condemning the violence, you have got the State's--New Jersey's--Governor, who is a Democrat, who has stood shoulder to shoulder with the rioters. After days of clashes, she sent the State police to secure the area, not to ensure the safety of Federal law enforcement but--and I am quoting her in her words--"to avoid escalation from ICE."
See what she is doing there? She is blaming the ICE officers, who were abiding by the rule of law. She is not blaming the paid political protesters, who are not peacefully protesting; they are there shouting. They have got their hard hats. They have got their signs. They have thrown rocks. She is citing the unrest to call for the closure of Delaney Hall. This is how radical Democrats have become. They will allow organized mobs to assault our Federal law enforcement. Then they will cite violence as a reason to stop law enforcement from doing their jobs.
While the Democrats try to abolish ICE, Republicans are doing everything possible to uphold the rule of law. It is why we are moving forward with a public security reconciliation bill that will provide the funding necessary for ICE and CBP for years to come. As I said, we are doing this through reconciliation. That is the same process we used to pass the Working Families Tax Cut.
I will remind you again: Not one single Democrat voted for the tax cuts. They wanted the $4 trillion tax hike so that they could have more of your money.
What we are saying is: Come on. Join us. Vote for this reconciliation bill. Let's fund these vital Agencies by a simple majority vote. There are plenty of bills that I and others have put into place that we should pass to make certain that we deal with this issue of illegal immigration and so that we support our men and women who are working with DHS.
This bill is going to come before us today and tomorrow. I encourage swift passage.
I yield the floor.
I suggest the absence of a quorum.
The PRESIDING OFFICER
The clerk will call the roll.
The senior assistant legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll.
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded.
The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Hagerty)
Without objection, it is so ordered.
Mr. President, we are back. We are back to finish the job now, to make sure that ICE and CBP have the funding they need to carry out the mission we have set out in Federal immigration law.
There was a time when this wasn't controversial. There was a time when Democrat Presidents actually gave speeches about our border and making sure that we deported people who were here illegally. But that is a long time ago now. The Democrats have made their central plank of everything that they hold onto in this town about open borders, mass migration, and anti-law enforcement.
We saw this iteration with the "defund the police" movement. It simply gravitated to the "defund ICE" movement. They don't actually think, as a sovereign country, we should be able to tell people who can come in, how long they can stay, and when they have to leave.
This is a fundamental issue for a sovereign nation, and so we are back now on reconciliation, once again, to make sure that their operations are indeed funded.
I won't even get into the idea of what a departure from the norms this has been, for a policy reason, to hold up an appropriation, but that is what happened.
But now, through the process of reconciliation, Republicans are going to right that wrong, get this right. And the Democrats, they can talk all day long about how they don't want to deport criminal illegal aliens, because that is really what this is about.
I also want to tell the truth about something else very plainly. Mass migration drove up the cost of living for the American people. More deportations will bring that down.
For years, Washington treated immigration as a border issue alone. It is that, but it is also a pocketbook issue. It shows up in rent, wages, downpayments, crowded schools, strained hospitals, and city budgets buckling under the policies their citizens never voted for.
Illegal aliens do not stay at the border. They went to New York City, Chicago, Denver, towns and suburbs all across this country, into the same labor markets, housing markets, classrooms, emergency rooms, and public benefit systems already under strain.
Americans are forced into a bidding war with the entire world. Teenagers looking for a summer job, young couples trying to buy their first home, families trying to make rent, workers trying to get a raise--all of them are told to compete with millions of new arrivals, many here in violation of our laws.
This was a policy of choice. Washington flooded the labor market with workers and the housing market with renters at the same time. The result was exactly what any honest economist would predict: lower wages, higher rents, higher home prices, higher taxes, a weaker American middle class.
From 2021 to 2024, more than 20 million people came into the United States, the largest short-term surge in American history. During that same period, rents skyrocketed, housing prices surged, and communities were priced out of their own neighborhoods.
The United States is short roughly 10 million homes. Washington imported millions and millions and millions of people into that shortage and then acted surprised when prices went up.
There is nothing mysterious about this. Add millions of renters to a tight housing market, and rents rise. Add millions of buyers, and home prices rise. Make housing unaffordable, and family formation gets delayed.
Since 2010, the median age of the first-time home buyer in this country has gone from 30 years old to 40 years old. The median downpayment for a first-home buyer now is more than $40,000. That is way more than the median net worth of Americans under 35.
A young American couple can work hard, save money, follow the rules, and try to start a family. Washington's answer is to make them compete against a migration wave their own government invited, subsidized, and refused to remove. That is a betrayal.
HUD's own report admits that immigration drove as much as 100 percent of rental price growth in States like California and New York, and roughly two-thirds of rental demand nationwide.
The same thing is happening in the labor market. Over the last 25 years, immigrants accounted for nearly three-quarters of all growth in the prime-age civilian labor force. Since 2019, the American-born workforce has not grown at all--not at all. And since February 2020, roughly 90 percent--90 percent--of new jobs have gone to foreign-born workers.
That is a labor market that Washington built: more workers for corporate America, more competition for American workers, more pressure on wages, and less bargaining power for citizens.
The fiscal costs are staggering. A recent congressional study estimated the lifetime net fiscal cost to government at about $68,000 per illegal alien. But best estimates show deportation costs roughly $13,000 per removal. Deporting 10 million illegal aliens would save American taxpayers at least a half a trillion dollars.
That money could be used and should be used to strengthen American households, schools, hospitals, police departments, and our neighborhoods. Instead, Americans are being taxed to subsidize lawbreaking.
A country that does that has broken the faith of its own citizens. Look at New York City, Chicago, and Denver. Sanctuary politicians attacked immigration enforcement, declared themselves morally superior, and watched their budgets buckle. Services are strained. Citizens are told to accept less.
When the bill came due, the same politicians demanded more money from taxpayers. That is the sanctuary city model: benefits for illegal aliens, fiscal strain for citizens, and moral vanity masquerading as compassion.
It is not compassion to make citizens finance their own dispossession. They call it compassion. They call it growth. Strip away the language, and look at what the system does to real people. It lowers wages. It raises housing costs. It strains public services. It rewards lawbreaking. It transfers wealth away from citizens. It turns the American dream into a luxury good.
So let's be clear about the alternative. If mass migration raises the cost of living, more deportations will lower it. Remove illegal workers from the labor market, and wages will rise. Remove illegal renters from the housing market, and rent pressure falls. Stop subsidizing lawbreaking, and taxpayers save money. Enforce the law, and citizenship starts to mean something again.
The economy exists to serve the people of the Nation. The people of the Nation do not exist to serve the economy.
For far too long, Washington inverted that principle. It built an economy for global capital, instead of American citizens. It opened the border in the name of an ideology that treats America like a labor market with a flag attached to it. That experiment, ladies and gentlemen, has failed. It failed the people we represent.
But this decline was chosen. What was chosen, though, can be reversed. We can secure the border. We can end mass migration. We can carry out more deportations. We can restore an economy that serves American citizens again.
This fight is about whether Americans can afford to live in the country their ancestors built. It is about whether citizenship still carries a promise. It is about whether this Nation remains a home for its very own people and whether we are going to fight to make sure America remains a home for Americans.
Now, for the first time in a generation, we have a chance to choose something different--to secure the border, to carry out these deportations, to restore sanity to the labor market, to bring down housing demand, to put American taxpayers first, and to rebuild an economy that serves the American people once again.
The PRESIDING OFFICER
The Senator from Minnesota.
Mr. President, I rise today to talk about Minnesota because the fight that is about to happen here on the Senate floor started far away from this place on the streets of my home State.
Tomorrow, Republicans in the Senate are going to force through a partisan bill to give ICE and Customs and Border Protection almost $70 billion, all because they have refused to do anything to rein in the abuses of ICE--abuses that destroyed trust, killed American citizens, and ripped Minnesota families apart. So I want to take a moment to remind my colleagues of how we got to this moment.
What happened was that a masked and lawless Federal police force occupied my State, kidnapping people in the street, tearing families apart, and committing terrible acts of violence. The entire country watched in horror. Your constituents watched. We watched Renee Good killed in her car after dropping her child off at school. We watched Alex Pretti swarmed by masked agents and then shot in the back and killed. We watched 5-year-old Liam Ramos, in his bunny hat and his Spiderman backpack, separated from his father. We bore witness to countless acts of violence captured on camera and many, many more that were hidden from public view. Across the country, it was impossible to look away as we watched our government terrorize people.
But we also saw something exceptional, of course. We saw Minnesotans showing what resistance and what courage look like. In subzero temperatures, Minnesotans met guns with whistles and came out to protect people they didn't even know. Churches and neighbors organized mutual aid and delivered prescriptions to folks who couldn't leave their own homes. They drove kids to school and back again, and they coordinated food deliveries for people who were afraid to go to the grocery store.
We marched--thousands and thousands strong--to demand that ICE get out of our State. And it worked, colleagues. History will remember that Minnesota won the battle of Operation Metro Surge, just as we got through the long, long, cold Minnesota winters, by showing up for our neighbors no matter what our differences might be, by helping people we don't even know, and by peacefully demanding justice and accountability.
But that victory was not without a cost. The great damage done by this rogue, dangerous, secret police force is still felt in Minneapolis and in St. Paul. It is felt in Chicago, in Los Angeles, in Portland, and in countless communities across the country. It is felt in Newark. Lives lost. Injuries sustained. Parents separated from their children. Kids traumatized by these tactics and still not back in school. Businesses that are shuttered.
Colleagues, we still have not had a fair and unbiased investigation with State investigators into the killings of Renee and Alex. People who have done nothing wrong are still waiting for accountability in crowded courtrooms. Legal residents of this country are still being held illegally in detention camps hundreds of miles away from their families. Rent payments missed. Businesses closed. Cities and counties spent their entire annual police overtime budgets to protect their communities.
So I know that it is uncomfortable for my colleagues to hear all of this and that everybody wants to turn the page on this, but on behalf of Minnesota, I need to say out loud and to be clear that it is unacceptable that this legislative battle is happening tomorrow because of the complete failure to agree to even the most basic guardrails on ICE, the same kind of guardrails that your local police department agrees to live by every single day.
I have to say I was hopeful because in the days and the weeks that Operation Metro Surge was unfolding, so many of my colleagues came up to me to offer their support. Many of you both publicly and privately said that what we are seeing in these videos is unacceptable and that we need to do something.
When the former Secretary of Homeland Security declared that the Minnesotans shot and killed by Federal agents were "domestic terrorists," many of you came out and said that we need a full and fair investigation of what happened.
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We must have a transparent, independent investigation into the Minnesota shooting, and those responsible--no matter their title--must be held accountable.
Who said that? Not me but Senator Curtis.
Here is another one:
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I support a full and impartial investigation into the events leading up to the death of
Alex Pretti. His family, law-abiding citizens exercising their Second Amendment right and the trust of the American people deserve a fair process.
Who said that? Senator Crapo said that.
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We need a full investigation into the tragedy in Minneapolis. We need all the facts. We must enforce our laws in a way that protects the public while maintaining its trust.
My colleague Senator McCormick said that.
So what happened?
Today, we have a partisan bill to send another $70 billion to ICE and Customs and Border Protection. There has not been a full and impartial investigation. There have been no reforms to stop ICE from kicking down the doors of your home without a warrant. There is nothing to stop masked, secret agents from pulling people out of their cars, following people home, grabbing parents away from their kids--nothing to stop that from happening. There is nothing to help small businesses that were forced to close or school districts trying to help traumatized students. There is nothing to help teachers or parents or police departments that have the millions of dollars in overtime costs.
Now, I will be filing an amendment to make sure that an investigation into Alex and Renee's death is done by the books, that it is fair and that it is unbiased and that it is conducted jointly with State and Federal investigators so that it has credibility in order to restore the public trust. And this is how these investigations have always been done in the past. But there won't be votes for that. My colleagues won't vote for that.
So I want to be clear. I want to thank all of my colleagues who worked with determination and heart to negotiate commonsense reforms to stop the worst of these abuses from happening ever again. Our asks weren't complicated. They weren't radical. We just wanted clarity that Federal agents should follow the same standards as local police departments: No random arrests or breaking down doors without a warrant or probable cause. Wear proper identification and body cameras. No masks.
ICE needs oversight and accountability when they violate the rights of individuals, as guaranteed in our Constitution. Basically, we were just looking for reforms that say ICE has to abide by the laws equally, as they apply to every person in this country.
It is a shame that all of that hard work came to nothing because Donald Trump and Stephen Miller don't want accountability under the law; they want impunity.
And let's be clear. This is really out of step with where Americans are. After months of this lawless behavior, Americans are strongly opposed. They have seen it. Americans are opposed to this. They are strongly opposed to this administration's domestic interior enforcement policy. Fifty-six percent of Americans disapprove.
Meanwhile--let's be honest about this--these abuses are continuing, though maybe without all of the public attention--not all of the public attention. Raids are happening in California, in Oklahoma, in Ohio, and elsewhere. We have seen what has been happening in Newark this past week. ICE pepper-sprayed a U.S. Senator outside a detention center in New Jersey just this past week--my colleague Senator Andy Kim.
Mr. President, 100,000 children are separated from their parents right now, today. Three-quarters of them are estimated to be U.S. citizens--100,000 kids. At least 33 people died in ICE custody in 2025. Already in 2026, over 18 people have died. This is the best data we have, though it is very difficult to get this information. That is one person who has lost their life every 6 days, and many of these losses of life were under deeply concerning circumstances. We are denying lifesaving care, lifesaving medical treatment for transplant and for cancer patients--people that are detained by this Federal Government. Just today, I was working to try to get a humanitarian release for a woman who is suffering from an extreme health condition, who could lose her life if she does not get the care she needs.
The Federal Government is taking people hundreds of miles away from home and then turning them out on the street with nothing--no ID, no money, no papers, no way to get home.
The truth is, this administration is still doing what it did in Minneapolis; they are just doing a better job of keeping it out of the news.
So here we are today at a partisan impasse that Americans just don't understand because, for them, this isn't about politics; this is about common decency. Democrats stand strong, and we are demanding strong but basic commonsense guardrails and accountability. We want our communities to be safe. We want our children to be able to walk to school without fear of being scooped up by a Federal agent. We want people to be able to go to their jobs without fear that an agent is going to break their car window and drag them out of their car and onto the street. But my Republican colleagues are saying no to this. In the face of a crushing cost-of-living crisis in this country, where millions of Americans are struggling to afford their lives, Republicans' answer to this is to send $70 billion to ICE and Customs and Border Protection for massive, privately owned, for-profit detention centers and a Federal immigration police force with a budget that is several times larger than the FBI's.
You know, I don't know about your home State, but in Minnesota, $70 billion is a lot of money, and people are just not getting this. This is the priority we have in this body today? This is what we are choosing to do?
We could take this money and lower health insurance premiums by extending the Affordable Care Act tax credits for 2 whole years. But no, we can't do that. We are told by our Republican colleagues that that is too expensive. But we can send $70 billion, on top of everything we have already sent, to ICE and Customs and Border Protection.
We could pay for Head Start preschool for 5 years. But no, we don't have money for that; we just have money for this.
Why not update and repair or replace every drinking water or wastewater system in Minnesota, and then we would still have more than $7 billion left over. That is a choice we could make, but today and tomorrow, this body is making a different choice.
No. Republicans are choosing to send billions of your tax dollars to ICE for a Federal police force and for-profit detention centers with no reforms or guardrails.
Not only that, but rather than address any of the challenges facing ordinary, middle-class Americans, Republicans want to load up this bill with extra giveaways for billionaires and convicted felons, sometimes the same category.
They want an extra billion of taxpayer dollars to pay for a ballroom. They wanted almost $2 billion in a slush fund. That has, thankfully, fallen out of this bill so far, but I want to know for sure that that is not going happen.
If you are watching this and you are feeling confused about what is going on in this body, colleagues, I mean you should feel--Americans, my constituents in Minnesota--you should feel confused because this is outrageous. This is not how our democracy is supposed to work.
I mean, here is the thing, I actually believe that a lot of my colleagues on the Republican side are actually kind of embarrassed by this. They know it. They know that this isn't right, and they for sure know that it is bad politics.
But that is not enough. We also need everybody in this body to not just say what they say behind closed doors but to say it out loud in public. That is what our country needs right now.
But here we are. And while Democrats may not be in power in the Senate, we are not powerless. So we will keep fighting, and we will keep preserving the Minnesota way just as we did fighting Operation Metro Surge.
We will double down on our love for our neighbors and unity in the face of this injustice. We will keep fighting for a better country. We will not forget our neighbors Alex and Renee and Liam and all of the others that were so hurt by what happened in my home State, and we will keep up the fight. And we will vote no on this bill.
Colleagues, today is your chance. This is the chance that we have to speak out with the eyes of history upon us. So I urge you to say no to this bill and to stand on the side of justice, justice for Minnesota, justice for this whole country.
I yield the floor.
The PRESIDING OFFICER
The Senator from California.
Mr. President, like the reconciliation bill before us, the past few weeks have been really eye-opening for the American public to see in plain view the clear priorities of President Trump and his allies here in Congress.
It is increasingly clear that their top priority is not addressing the affordability crisis that is hurting so many families across the country, families who are struggling just to get by.
The proposals, the actions of the Republican majority and the White House isn't trying to tackle the cost of healthcare; it is not trying to tackle the cost of housing; it is not reducing the price of gas--that is for sure--or addressing the increasing costs of groceries.
The end result of the proposals before us continue to be personal gain for the President and those around him, plain and simple.
But I don't think we should really be surprised by that. Don't take my word for it. We are talking about a political party whose President--the leader of that party, who has said publicly, his own words: I do not care about Americans' financial situation.
Let me repeat that. A President, leader of the Republican Party who says: I do not care about Americans' financial situation.
It doesn't get any clearer than that, folks, because whether it is a late-night social media post or what he says in front of the cameras for everybody to hear, this President has no problem telling us exactly what his priorities are.
And his priorities are clearly not Americans' financial situations. His priorities include an abomination of a ballroom that he wanted the American people to pay for to the tune of $1 billion after repeatedly saying that it wouldn't cost a single taxpayer dollar, that it would be privately funded.
Another one of his priorities is ensuring immunity for himself and for his family, and shoring up support from his MAGA loyalists, including the January 6 insurrectionists who were prosecuted for violently attacking the Capitol, violently attacking Capitol Police.
He was trying to advance a self-serving corrupt slush fund to pay off his supporters. That is his priority.
Here is another one just from yesterday: selecting an unqualified person Bill Pulte into an extremely sensitive position within our government as head of the Director of National Intelligence whose track record leads us to see plainly their goal of interfering in our elections or politically pursuing anyone the President perceives as being an enemy.
These are the President's priorities, colleagues, not helping working families. And as clear as day, as he has outlined these priorities, there is no pushback by the Republican majority. They continue to enable every single one of these efforts.
The ballroom, which is nothing other than a vanity project, that never should have happened in the first place. It is a tragedy that the East Wing was torn down without a discussion, without the consultation with Congress that is clearly required.
Yet for weeks, we heard Republican Members of Congress parroting the lame excuse of: For security reasons, this was a necessary project. But they have nothing to say about a UFC ring being built on the lawn of the White House. Really?
And by the way, what happened to the private donations that were supposed to be paying for the ballroom project? The President bragged about the $400 million--probably more--that he secured. So where is it? Where is that money?
We have to remain vigilant that the ballroom project funding does not appear in this new reconciliation bill or doesn't work its way back in.
Now while Acting Attorney General Blanche publicly stated yesterday that the so-called weaponization fund was not moving forward, it is really hard to take this administration at its word when they are constantly saying one thing and doing another--lies over and over to the American people.
When we first learned about their plans to create this fund, I actually came to the floor and asked that this floor pass by unanimous consent my No Rewards for January 6 Rioters Act which I introduced back in January to stop this proposal in its tracks. Trump already gave pardons to January 6 insurrectionists. Let's not give them payouts as well.
So we must act to ensure that no one who attacked the Capitol and especially those who assaulted law enforcement officers that day can ever qualify for any kind of payout like this.
And again, a few words on Bill Pulte, Donald Trump's pick to serve as Acting Director of National Intelligence. It is clear that his only qualification--only qualification that matters to President Trump--is blind loyalty to President Trump, a willingness to do whatever Trump asks.
Now time and again, we have seen Pulte use sensitive information in his role at the Federal Housing Finance Agency to target Trump's political opponents. Don't just imagine what he might do, imagine what he will do with the sensitive information at his fingertips in the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, whether it is attacking opponents or finding new dangerous ways to advance Donald Trump's election corruption and efforts to take over--the President's words again--to take over elections.
Each of these is a misplaced and dangerous priority that Donald Trump puts over the needs of the American people. All these priorities do nothing to advance our national interest or improve the lives of working families across the country.
So let's not allow ourselves to be distracted from the biggest of the misplaced priorities at the heart of this reconciliation bill. When I hear some of our Republican colleagues say: OK. No ballroom here, no slush fund here--they don't commit to not coming back to it in other efforts.
They say: Let's come back to the intent and core of what this reconciliation bill was at the outset--billions and billions and billions of dollars more for ICE and CBP for immigration enforcement, the same Agencies that are still sitting on more than a $100 billion of previously approved and appropriated funds that they can't even spend.
What happened to fiscal responsibility? Instead of ensuring that money flows as Agencies can spend it, they are trying to ram more money to these Agencies while shielding them from oversight and accountability.
Let me remind us all of the deaths of Americans like Renee Good, Alex Pretti, and Ruben Ray Martinez. Let me remind us of how this administration is using children like 5-year-old Liam Ramos as bait. Let me remind our colleagues about the price gouging that is happening, mothers and children at Dilley detention center having to pay so much just to access clean water and letting thousands of children languish in detention, jailing more than 6,200 children since the beginning of this administration.
That is a shame.
And now they want to shield them from more than 425 judges appointed by both Democrat and Republican Presidents, including some appointed by Donald Trump himself who have issued more than 10,000 rulings finding that ICE has violated the Constitution of the United States.
That is not an exaggeration: more than 10,000 findings of ICE violating the Constitution of the United States, violating due process, and violating Federal laws since the start of this Trump administration--10,000 rulings.
That is more than a 90-percent loss rate in court by this administration. This administration's immigration enforcement efforts have clearly not just been extreme and cruel, they have been unlawful and indefensible.
What we should be doing, colleagues, is discussing and debating ideas on how to help American families better afford their groceries, how to better afford the gas they put in their car because they have to get to work, help American families afford their mortgage or the rent, how to pay for childcare, how to pay for healthcare.
So many Americans are reeling from the "Anything But Beautiful Bill," from the expiration of the ACA tax credits, and so many Americans are suffering from the experience of witnessing or having their children ripped from their arms, with loved ones, family members, friends, neighbors, coworkers disappearing into detention, many in the United States, many now in a foreign country.
They are suffering through all of that while still wondering how they are going to make ends meet at the end of the month. Those are the priorities for countless families across the country who are hurting and struggling right now that we should be focusing on. But instead, no, we are focusing on what this reconciliation bill offers in front of us.
I have said it before. I think most folks, at some point in this Chamber, have used the reference that budgets are a reflection of our values. A reconciliation bill is a budget bill. It, too, is a reflection of values and priorities. They reveal what we prioritize. They reveal what we stand for, what we fight for, and it serves as a guide to see if it truly reflects the needs and priorities of the American people or not.
If you look at this language, if you look at the concept of the reconciliation bill in front of us, it is clear that Donald Trump and our Republican colleagues have no interest in addressing the urgent needs of the American people.
So I ask, colleagues, let's reject this bill full of misplaced priorities. Let's actually regroup and put a bill together that will lower costs for American families, expand their opportunities, and help Americans get ahead.
And I guarantee you, if we were to do that in good faith, you wouldn't have to resort to this party-line, strictly partisan process of budget reconciliation. That would be something that would garner bipartisan support and be in the best interest of our country, our economy, and the needs of the American people.
I yield the floor.
The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Justice)
The Senator from Alaska.
Als Awareness Month
Page S2518 · Official textMr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on the Judiciary be discharged from further consideration and the Senate now proceed to S. Res. 751.
The PRESIDING OFFICER
The clerk will report the resolution by title.
The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows:
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A resolution (S. Res. 751) designating May 2026 as "ALS Awareness Month".
There being no objection, the committee was discharged, and the Senate proceeded to consider the resolution.
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, and that the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate.
The PRESIDING OFFICER
Without objection, it is so ordered.
The resolution (S. Res. 751) was agreed to.
The preamble was agreed to. (The resolution, with its preamble, is printed in the Record of May 21, 2026, under "Submitted Resolutions.")
Mr. President, I so appreciate this very important resolution advancing today.
Orders for Thursday, June 4, 2026
Page S2518 · Official textI ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it stand adjourned until 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, June 4; that following the prayer and pledge, the Journal of proceedings be approved to date, the morning hour be deemed expired, the time for the two leaders be reserved for their use later in the day, morning business be closed, and the Senate resume consideration of Calendar No. 417, S. 2; further, that following leader remarks, Senators Merkley and Graham will be recognized for up to 5 minutes each, and upon use or yielding back of that time, all debate time on Calendar No. 417, S. 2 be expired.
The PRESIDING OFFICER
Without objection, it is so ordered.
Order for Adjournment
Page S2518 · Official textMr. President, if there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask that it stand adjourned under the previous order following the remarks of my Democratic colleagues.
The PRESIDING OFFICER
Without objection, it is so ordered.
I yield the floor.
Morning Business
Page S2518 · Official textMr. President, section 3001 of S. Con. Res. 33, the fiscal year 2026 congressional budget resolution, allows the chairman of the Senate Budget Committee to revise committee allocations, budgetary aggregates, and the pay-as-you-go ledger for legislation considered under the resolution's reconciliation instructions.
I find that S. 2 as reported by the Senate Budget Committee fulfills the conditions found in section 3001 of S. Con. Res. 33. Accordingly, I am revising the allocation for the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and other enforceable budgetary levels to account for the budgetary effects of the legislation. This adjustment applies while the legislation is under consideration.
I ask unanimous consent that the accompanying tables providing details about the adjustments be printed in the Record.
There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows:
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REVISIONS TO BUDGET AGGREGATES--BUDGET AUTHORITY AND OUTLAYS
(Pursuant to Section 3001 of S. Con. Res. 33, the Concurrent Resolution
on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2026)
($ in billions) ------------------------------------------------------------------------
2026 ------------------------------------------------------------------------Current Spending Aggregates:
Budget Authority.................................... 5,191.630
Outlays............................................. 5,465.225 Adjustment:
Budget Authority.................................... 22.950
Outlays............................................. 2.467 Revised Aggregates:
Budget Authority.................................... 5,214.580
Outlays............................................. 5,467.692 ------------------------------------------------------------------------
REVISIONS TO SPENDING ALLOCATIONS TO SENATE COMMITTEES
(Pursuant to Section 3001 of S. Con. Res. 33, the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget For Fiscal Year 2026)
($ in billions) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2026 2026-2030 2026-2035 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs:
Budget Authority............................................ 192.793 1,008.416 2,126.793
Outlays..................................................... 194.041 1,013.008 2,108.178 Adjustments:
Budget Authority............................................ 22.950 22.950 22.950
Outlays..................................................... 2.467 22.075 22.950 Revised Allocation:
Budget Authority............................................ 215.743 1,031.366 2,149.743
Outlays..................................................... 196.508 1,035.083 2,131.128 Judiciary:
Budget Authority............................................ 24.267 143.758 278.128
Outlays..................................................... 35.702 249.858 416.919 Adjustments:
Budget Authority............................................ 0.000 0.000 0.000
Outlays..................................................... 0.000 0.000 0.000 Revised Allocation:
Budget Authority............................................ 24.267 143.758 278.128
Outlays..................................................... 35.702 249.858 416.919 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Memo--Total of All Adjustments:
Budget Authority............................................ 22.950 22.950 22.950
Outlays..................................................... 2.467 22.075 22.950 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
PAY-AS-YOU-GO SCORECARD FOR THE SENATE
(Revisions Pursuant to Section 3001 of S. Con. Res 33, the Concurrent
Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2026)
($ in billions) ------------------------------------------------------------------------
Balances ------------------------------------------------------------------------Current Balances:
Fiscal Year 2026.................................... 0.000
Fiscal Years 2026-2030.............................. 0.000
Fiscal Years 2026-2035.............................. 0.000 Revisions:
Fiscal Year 2026.................................... 2.467
Fiscal Years 2026-2030.............................. 22.075
Fiscal Years 2026-2035.............................. 22.950 Revised Balances:
Fiscal Year 2026.................................... 2.467
Fiscal Years 2026-2030.............................. 22.075
Fiscal Years 2026-2035.............................. 22.950 ------------------------------------------------------------------------
Budgetary Revisions
Pages S2518–S2519 · Official textMr. President, section 3001 of S. Con. Res. 33, the fiscal year 2026 congressional budget resolution, allows the chairman of the Senate Budget Committee to revise committee allocations, budgetary aggregates, and the pay-as-you-go ledger for legislation considered under the resolution's reconciliation instructions.
I find that the Graham amendment No. 5453 fulfills the conditions found in section 3001 of S. Con. Res. 33. Accordingly, I am revising the allocations for the relevant committees and other enforceable budgetary levels to account for the budgetary effects of the amendment.
This adjustment supersedes the adjustment I previously made for the processing of S. 2 and shall apply while the amendment is under consideration.
I ask unanimous consent that the accompanying tables providing details about the adjustments be printed in the Record.
There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows:
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REVISIONS TO BUDGET AGGREGATES--BUDGET AUTHORITY AND OUTLAYS
(Pursuant to Section 3001 of S. Con. Res. 33, the Concurrent Resolution
on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2026)
($ in billions) ------------------------------------------------------------------------
2026 ------------------------------------------------------------------------Current Spending Aggregates:
Budget Authority.................................... 5,191,630
Outlays............................................. 5,465.225 Adjustment:
Budget Authority.................................... 69.545
Outlays............................................. 8.817 Revised Aggregates:
Budget Authority.................................... 5,261.175
Outlays............................................. 5,474.042 ------------------------------------------------------------------------
REVISIONS TO SPENDING ALLOCATIONS TO SENATE COMMITTEES
(Pursuant to Section 3001 of S. Con. Res. 33, the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget For Fiscal Year 2026)
($ in billions) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2026 2026-2030 2026-2035 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs:
Budget Authority................................... 192.793 1,008.416 2,126.793
Outlays............................................ 194.041 1,013.008 2,108.178 Adjustments:
Budget Authority................................... 22.950 22.950 22.950
Outlays............................................ 2.467 22.075 22.950 Revised Allocation:
Budget Authority................................... 215.743 1,031.366 2,249.743
Outlays............................................ 196.508 1,035.083 2,131.128 Judiciary:
Budget Authority................................... 24.267 143.758 278.128
Outlays............................................ 35.702 249.858 416.919 Adjustments:
Budget Authority................................... 46.595 46.595 46.595
Outlays............................................ 6.350 45.591 46.595 Revised Allocation:
Budget Authority................................... 70.862 190.353 324.723
Outlays............................................ 42.052 295.449 463.514 Memo--Total of All Adjustments:
Budget Authority................................... 69.545 69.545 69.545
Outlays............................................ 8.817 67.666 69.545 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
PAY-AS-YOU-GO SCORECARD FOR THE SENATE
(Revisions Pursuant to Section 3001 of S. Con. Res. 33, the Concurrent
Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2026)
($ in billions) ------------------------------------------------------------------------
Balances ------------------------------------------------------------------------Current Balances:
Fiscal Year 2026.................................... 0.000
Fiscal Years 2026-2030.............................. 0.000
Fiscal Years 2026-2035.............................. 0.000 Revisions:
Fiscal Year 2026.................................... 8.817
Fiscal Years 2026-2030.............................. 67.666
Fiscal Years 2026-2035.............................. 69.545 Revised Balances:
Fiscal Year 2026.................................... 8.817
Fiscal Years 2026-2030.............................. 67.666
Fiscal Years 2026-2035.............................. 69.545 ------------------------------------------------------------------------
Arms Sales Notification
Pages S2519–S2520 · Official textMr. President, section 36(b) of the Arms Export Control Act requires that Congress receive prior notification of certain proposed arms sales as defined by that statute. Upon such notification, the Congress has 30 calendar days during which the sale may be reviewed. The provision stipulates that, in the Senate, the notification of proposed sales shall be sent to the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
In keeping with the committee's intention to see that relevant information is still available to the full Senate, I ask unanimous consent to have printed in the Record the notifications that have been received. If the cover letter references a classified annex, then such an annex is available to all Senators in the office of the Foreign Relations Committee, room SD-423.
There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows:
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Please find enclosed the following notification from the Department of State.
Department Notification Number: RSAT 26-0Y.
Pursuant to the reporting requirements of Section 36(b)(5)(C) of the Arms Export Control Act (AECA), as amended, we are forwarding Transmittal No. 26-0Y. This notification relates to enhancements or upgrades from the level of sensitivity of technology or capability described in the Section 36(b)(1) AECA certification 21-24 of March 12, 2021.
Recipients:
Speaker of the House of Representatives
House Committee on Foreign Affairs
Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
Sincerely,
Report of Enhancement or Upgrade of Sensitivity of Technology
or Capability (Sec. 36(b)(5)(C), AECA)
(i) Prospective Purchaser: Government of Germany.
(ii) Sec. 36(b)(1), AECA Transmittal No.: 21-24; Date: March 12, 2021; Implementing Agency: Navy.
(iii) Description: On March 12, 2021, Congress was notified by congressional certification transmittal number 21-24 of the possible sale, under Section 36(b)(1) of the Arms Export Control Act, of the Government of Germany's request to buy five (5) P-8A Patrol Aircraft; nine (9) Multifunctional Distribution System Joint Tactical Radio Systems 5 (MIDS JTRS 5); and twelve (12) LN-251 with Embedded Global Positioning Systems (GPS)/Inertial Navigation Systems (EGIs). Also included were commercial engines; Tactical Open Mission Software (TOMS); Electro-Optical (EO) and Infrared MX-20HD; AN/AAQ-2(V) I Acoustic System; AN/APY-10 radar; ALQ-240 Electronic Support Measures; NexGen Missile Warning Sensors; AN/PRC-117G Manpack radios include MPE-S type II with SAASM 3.7; Global Positioning Systems (GPS) 524D Precise Positioning System (PPS) for APY-10 Radar; AN/ALQ-213 Electronic Counter Measures; AN/ALE-47 Counter Measures Dispensing Systems; AN/UPX IFF Interrogators; APX-123 A(C) IFF Digital Transponders; KIV-78 IFF Mode 5 Cryptographic Appliques; CCM-701A Cryptographic Core Modules; KY-100M, KY-58, KYV-5 for HF-121C radios; AN/PYQ-10 V3 Simple Key Loaders (SKL) with KOV-21 Cryptographic Appliques; aircraft spares; spare engine; support equipment; operational support systems; training; training devices; maintenance trainer/classrooms; publications; software; engineering technical assistance (ETA); logistics technical assistance (LTA); Country Liaison Officer (CLO) support; Contractor Engineering Technical Services (CETS); repair and return (RoR); transportation; aircraft ferry; and other associated training and support; and other related elements of logistics and program support. The total estimated program cost was $1.77 billion. Major Defense Equipment (MDE) constituted $1.10 billion of this total.
On April 1, 2022, Congress was notified by congressional certification transmittal number 0D-22 of the inclusion of the following MDE items: eight (8) Large Aircraft Infrared Countermeasures (LAIRCM) System Processor Replacements (each included eight (8) Exelis EGR GPS Receivers integrated with Selective Availability Anti-Spoofing Modules (SAASM); and seven (7) Guardian Laser Transmitter Assemblies (GLTA)). The following non-MDE items were also included: AN/ARC 210 RT-2036(C) radios; Control Interface Unit for the AN/AAQ 24(V)N; dual KIV-7Ms; CCM-700A cryptographic modules; KG-175 Encryptor Network Convergence Systems; Advanced Digital Antenna Production (ADAP) Antenna Electronics; and ADAP Controlled Reception Pattern Antenna antennas. The total value of these new items was $13.5 million but did not cause an increase in the total estimated program cost, as pricing was factored in the initial notification. The total estimated program cost remained $1.77 billion, with the total MDE cost remaining $1.10 billion of total program cost.
On July 31, 2023, Congress was notified by congressional certification transmittal number 23-0M of the inclusion of three (3) P-8 A
Patrol Aircraft; six (6) MIDS JTRS 5; seven (7) LN-251 with EGls; five (5) LAIRCM System Processor Replacements (each includes five (5) Exelis EGR GPS Receivers integrated with SAASM; and four (4) GLTA). The following non-MDE items were also included: aircraft spare parts; spare engines; support equipment; operational support systems; training; training devices; software; ETA); LTA; Roll; transportation; aircraft ferry; and other related elements of engineering, logistics, and program management support. The addition of these items resulted in a net increase in MDE value of $800 million, resulting in a revised MDE cost of $1.9 billion. The total estimated case value increased to $3.2 billion.
This transmittal reports the addition of the following MDE items: four (4) P-8A Patrol Aircraft; six (6) MIDS JTRS 5; eleven (11) LN-251 with EGls; six (6) LAIRCM System Processor Replacements (each includes five (5) Exelis EGR GPS Receivers integrated with SAASM); and six (6) (ILTA). The following non-MDE items will also be included: aircraft spare parts; spare engines; support equipment; operational support systems; training and training devices; software; ETA; logistics LTA; RoR; transportation; aircraft ferry; and other related elements of logistics and program support. The estimated total cost of the new items is $3.7 billion. The estimated MDE value will increase by $2.4 billion to a revised $4.3 billion, The estimated non-MDE value will increase by $1.3 billion to a revised $2.6 billion. The estimated total case value will increase by $3.7 billion to a revised $6.9 billion.
(iv) Significance: This notification accounts for requested additional MDE and non-MDE items not included in the original notification. The inclusion of this MDE represents an increase in capability over what was previously notified. The proposed articles and services will support Germany's capability to meet current and future threats by providing critical capabilities to coalition maritime operations and will increase interoperability between the United States and Germany.
(v) Justification: This proposed sale will support the foreign policy and national security of the United States by improving the security of a NATO Ally which is an important force for political and economic stability in Europe.
(vi) Sensitivity of Technology: The Sensitivity of Technology Statement contained in the original notification applies to items reported here.
The highest level of classification of defense articles, components, and services included in this potential sale is SECRET.
(vii) Date Report Delivered to Congress: June 2, 2026.
Arms Sales Notification
Page S2520 · Official textMr. President, section 36(b) of the Arms Export Control Act requires that Congress receive prior notification of certain proposed arms sales as defined by that statute. Upon such notification, the Congress has 30 calendar days during which the sale may be reviewed. The provision stipulates that, in the Senate, the notification of proposed sales shall be sent to the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
In keeping with the committee's intention to see that relevant information is still available to the full Senate, I ask unanimous consent to have printed in the Record the notifications that have been received. If the cover letter references a classified annex, then such an annex is available to all Senators in the office of the Foreign Relations Committee, room SD-423.
There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows:
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Please find enclosed the following notification from the Department of State.
Department Notification Number: RSAT 26-39
Pursuant to the reporting requirements of Section 36(b)(1) of the Arms Export Control Act (AECA), as amended, we are forwarding Transmittal No. 26-39 concerning the Air Force's proposed Letter(s) of Offer and Acceptance to the Government of Vietnam for defense articles and services estimated to cost $100 million. We will issue a news release to notify the public of this proposed sale upon delivery of this letter to your office.
Recipients:
Speaker of the House of Representatives
House Committee on Foreign Affairs
Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
Sincerely,
Notice of Proposed Issuance of Letter of Offer Pursuant to
Section 36(b)(1) of the Arms Export Control Act, as
amended
(i) Prospective Purchaser: Government of Vietnam.
(ii) Total Estimated Value:
Major Defense Equipment * $0.
Other $100 million.
Total $100 million.
Funding Source: Foreign Military Financing.
(iii) Description and Quantity or Quantities of Articles or Services under Consideration for Purchase:
Major Defense Equipment (MDE): None.
Non-Major Defense Equipment: The following non-MDE items will be included: engine propellers; aircraft components, parts, and accessories; ground handling equipment; spare parts, consumables and accessories, and repair and return support; training aids, devices, and spare parts; unclassified software; unclassified publications; studies and surveys; transportation support; U.S. Government and contractor engineering, technical, and logistics support services; and other related elements of logistics and program support.
(iv) Military Department: Air Force (VM-D-BAA).
(V) Prior Related Cases, if any: None.
(vi) Sales Commission, Fee, etc., Paid, Offered, or Agreed to be Paid: None known at this time.
(vii) Sensitivity of Technology Contained in the Defense Article or Defense Services Proposed to be Sold: None.
(viii) Date Report Delivered to Congress: June 2, 2026.
* As defined in Section 47(6) of the Arms Export Control Act.
Vietnam--C-130 Sustainment
The Government of Vietnam has requested to buy engine propellers; aircraft components, parts, and accessories; ground handling equipment; spare parts, consumables and accessories, and repair and return support; training aids, devices, and spare parts; unclassified software; unclassified publications; studies and surveys; transportation support; U.S. Government and contractor engineering, technical, and logistics support services; and other related elements of logistics and program support. The estimated total cost is $100 million.
This proposed sale will support the foreign policy goals and national security objectives of the United States by modernizing the air and transport capabilities of an Indo-Pacific partner.
The proposed sale will improve Vietnam's capability to meet current and future threats by ensuring the operational readiness of its C-130 aircraft fleet. The aircraft provides strategic airlift capabilities that directly support U.S. and coalition operations around the world. Vietnam will have no difficulty absorbing these articles and services into its armed forces.
The proposed sale of this equipment and support will not alter the basic military balance in the region.
The principal contractor will be RTX Corporation, located in Arlington, VA. At this time, the U.S. Government is not aware of any offset agreement proposed in connection with this potential sale. Any offset agreement will be defined in negotiations between the purchaser and the contractor.
Implementation of this proposed sale will not require the assignment of any additional U.S. Government or contractor representatives to Vietnam.
There will be no adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness as a result of this proposed sale.
Vote Explanation
Pages S2520–S2521 · Official textMr. President, I was necessarily absent for rollcall vote No. 131, Motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar No. 736--Kathleen S. Lane, of Montana, to be United States District Judge for the District of Montana. Had I been present for the vote, I would have voted nay.
I was necessarily absent for rollcall vote No. 132, confirmation of Executive Calendar No. 736, Kathleen S. Lane, of Montana, to be United States District Judge for the District of Montana. Had I been present for the vote, I would have voted nay.
I was necessarily absent for rollcall vote No. 133, motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar No. 743 Jeffrey M. Kuhlman, of Kansas, to be United States District Judge for the District of Kansas. Had I been present for the vote, I would have voted nay.
I was necessarily absent for rollcall vote No. 134, confirmation of Executive Calendar No. 743, Jeffrey M. Kuhlman, of Kansas, to be United States District Judge for the District of Kansas. Had I been present for the vote, I would have voted nay.
I was necessarily absent for rollcall vote No. 135, motion to proceed to Cal. No. 409, S.J. Res. 188, disapproving the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Coal- and Oil-Fired Electric Utility Steam Generating Unites: Final Repeal." If I were present, I would have voted yea.
I was necessarily absent for rollcall vote No. 136, the motion to proceed to Cal. No. 417, S. 2, To provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res 33. If I were present, I would have voted nay.
Tribute to Julie Leddy
Page S2521 · Official textMr. President, I rise today to recognize the retirement of Julie Leddy after an incredible 29 years of dedicated service as the executive director of the Coventry Housing Authority in Rhode Island.
Julie has been a tireless champion and a respected leader. At the Coventry Housing Authority, she operated nearly 200 public housing units for elderly and disabled Rhode Islanders, oversaw another 260 Housing Choice Vouchers for other low-income individuals and families, and developed and attained an additional 121 affordable units in Coventry alone. Under Julie's leadership, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, HUD, designated the Coventry Housing Authority as a "High Performer," a status reserved for Public Housing Authorities that meet stringent physical, financial, and service requirements. "High Performer" is exactly the best way to describe Julie.
Julie didn't just master the nuts-and-bolts of public housing work; she implemented innovative ideas that expanded affordable housing opportunities in Rhode Island beyond standard programs. During Julie's tenure as executive director, Coventry Housing Authority became the first housing authority in Rhode Island to successfully implement the Housing Choice Voucher Homeownership Program, which helps first-time homebuyers use a Federal housing voucher to purchase a home. Julie also found creative ways to expand Rhode Island's affordable housing stock. She worked hard to connect two of Coventry's public housing developments to the municipal sewer system, which freed up land for 34 units of new affordable housing, and she partnered with the Smithfield Housing Authority--a separate Rhode Island public housing authority--to remediate and replace an old brownfield site with a new 42-unit community. This development, Georgiaville Village Green, was one of the first affordable housing developments for families in Smithfield.
Julie's passion for expanding housing opportunities extended beyond her role in Coventry. She served as co-president of the Public Housing Association of Rhode Island, PHARI, where she advised Rhode Island's State and local leaders on how best to protect and expand affordable housing. Indeed, I have long relied on Julie's deep well of housing expertise while crafting policy in the Senate. She was particularly instrumental to my efforts to expand the Family Self-Sufficiency, FSS, program, which helps HUD-assisted households increase savings and become more financially independent. Julie's insights helped shape my Family Self-Sufficiency Act, which became law in 2018 and expanded FSS opportunities to more Americans, as well as my Helping More Families Save Act, which has passed both the House and Senate this Congress.
While Julie's retirement is well deserved, she will be missed. Julie, thank you for decades of hard work for Coventry and Rhode Island. You have left an enduring mark on our State. I wish you and your husband Kevin the very best as you begin your next chapter and enjoy more time with your daughters Paige, Alicia, and Elizabeth, as well as your grandchildren. Congratulations on a well-earned retirement.
Recognizing the 125th Anniversary of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 159
Page S2521 · Official textRECOGNIZING THE 125TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS LOCAL 159
Mr. President, today I rise to recognize the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, IBEW, Local 159 in Madison, WI, on their 125th anniversary. I am pleased to honor this organization and to commemorate this historic milestone.
Chartered in 1900, IBEW Local 159 began with only 25 members. These members all recognized that their union was crucial to improving the pay and working conditions for electrical workers in their community. At the time, many were experiencing 7-day work weeks with 12-hour workdays and pay as low as $8 a week. Additionally, the work was difficult and dangerous with a fatality rate of 50 percent, twice the national average death rate for all other industries.
Today, IBEW Local 159 includes active members and retirees who work across many different fields, including construction, telecommunications, broadcasting, utilities, manufacturing, railroads, government, and coffee shops. Union members bargain collectively with employers for fair wages, benefits, rights, and legal protections. IBEW Local 159 members are also deeply involved in greater Madison community. Some of the projects members have volunteered for include Holiday Fantasy in Lights, Habitat for Humanity, Vilas Park Zoo Annual Fundraising programs, Ronald McDonald House, Halloween Tunnel of Terror, and Fishing Has No Boundaries.
As IBEW Local 159 celebrates its 125th anniversary, they hope to continue the successes of four previous generations by protecting their craft and geographic jurisdiction, continuing to organize contractors, and developing their apprenticeship and training programs. This will allow them to build solidarity among their members and protect quality work into the future.
As we honor this significant milestone for IBEW Local 159, I am grateful for their continued support of skilled trade workers, and I look forward to their continued success and impact in the years to come.
Recognizing the 150th Anniversary of Malvern, Arkansas
Page S2521 · Official textMr. President, I rise today to recognize the 150th anniversary of the city of Malvern, AR.
Located in central Arkansas, Malvern has built a proud heritage rooted in hard work, innovation, and community. Since its incorporation in 1876, generations of residents have helped shape a city known for its resilience, strong local economy, and commitment to preserving its unique character.
Established along the Cairo and Fulton Railroad, Malvern quickly emerged as a center for commerce, agriculture, and industry. Its designation as the Hot Spring County seat in 1878 further strengthened its importance to the region and helped lay the foundation for decades of growth.
The area's rich clay deposits made Malvern an ideal location for brick production. Following devastating downtown fires in 1896 and 1897, residents rebuilt with brick, helping establish an industry that would become closely associated with the community. The presence of Acme Brick Company further cemented Malvern's reputation as a manufacturing center and contributed an identity it proudly adopted as the "Brick Capital of the World."
Wartime needs spurred further industrial activity in the region in the 1940s, including extensive barium mining as well as the construction of an aluminum reduction factory and the Lake Catherine Steam Generating Plant within Hot Spring County. These industries, along with the presence of the Reynolds Metals Company, supported economic growth and helped draw in new residents and opportunities to the area.
Today, the community is home to Arkansas State University Three Rivers and the Ouachita River Whitewater Park, which invites visitors from across Arkansas and neighboring States. The area's many attractions also include the widely renowned Garvan Woodland Gardens, a botanical estate on Lake Hamilton developed by Malvern's Verna Garvan and bequeathed to the University of Arkansas Department of Landscape Architecture.
Congratulations to the entire community on this sesquicentennial celebration. The city's rich history and continued growth are a testament to the strength of its people and their commitment to building a bright future. I am pleased to recognize this milestone and join Arkansans in celebrating 150 years of achievement, service, and community in Malvern.
Recognizing Fairfield Dental Clinic
Pages S2521–S2522 · Official textMr. President, as chair of the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, each week I recognize an outstanding Iowa small business that exemplifies the American entrepreneurial spirit. This week, it is my privilege to honor Fairfield Dental Clinic of Jefferson County, IA, as the Senate Small Business of the Week.
Established as a trusted provider of dental care in southeast Iowa in the mid-1980s, Fairfield Dental Clinic has built a strong reputation through professionalism, quality care, and a deep commitment to the Fairfield community. Dr. Pat Jones, an Iowa native, is a graduate of the University of Iowa College of Dentistry. In 2015, he became co-owner of the practice after buying half of the business from Dr. Van Tasell. Dr. Matt Holt graduated from Creighton University School of Dentistry and has served the Fairfield community as a dentist since 2013. In 2022, he joined Fairfield Dental Clinic as co-owner after acquiring the other half of the business from Dr. Gleason. Together, Dr. Jones and Dr. Holt have continued to grow the practice while maintaining a patient-centered approach rooted in quality care and community connection.
Today, Fairfield Dental Clinic employs seven staff members who work together to serve patients throughout Jefferson County and the surrounding region, seeing approximately 80 patients per day. The practice focuses on cosmetic and preventative dentistry as well as oral surgery. Remaining at the same location throughout its history, the clinic has invested in renovations, updated technology, and focused on building improvements to better serve patients and strengthen the practice for generations to come. Through these efforts, the business has remained a dependable and respected part of the local healthcare community.
Beyond their work in dentistry, the leadership and staff of Fairfield Dental Clinic remain deeply involved in community service and civic engagement across Jefferson County. Their involvement includes participation in organizations such as Main Street Iowa, the Jefferson County Foundation, the Rotary Club, and youth sports programs. Additionally, both doctors are members of the American Dental Association, the Iowa Dental Association, and the Southeast Iowa District Dental Society. Their willingness to support local initiatives and community organizations reflects the strong sense of service that defines many Iowa small businesses. Their appreciation for both their team and the Fairfield community reflects the lasting relationships and trust that remain central to small business success in Iowa.
I am pleased to recognize Dr. Pat Jones and Dr. Matt Holt, along with the entire team at Fairfield Dental Clinic, for their dedication to Fairfield and Jefferson County. I look forward to their continued success and wish them the very best in the years ahead.
Tribute to Hannah Harper
Page S2522 · Official textMr. President, today, I rise to honor Hannah Harper of Willow Springs, MO. Since she was a child, the Harper family has been firmly immersed in the American staples of bluegrass and folk music, and this background has helped mold her into a truly remarkable vocalist. A lifelong Missourian with deep roots in the Ozarks, she has balanced raising a family with her rapidly growing musical career. Her ability to address real life topics through her art, such as the challenges and blessing of parenthood through her heartfelt song "String Cheese," is truly inspiring.
Recently, Hannah won the 24th season of American Idol. I have no doubt that she has a bright future ahead of her and will continue to bring our home State's unique musical heritage to the national stage. Hannah Harper has represented the Show-Me-State very well, and I am proud to call her a fellow Missourian and parent to three wonderful children. I wish her all the best, both in her family life, as well as in her career.
Message from the House
Page S2522 · Official textAt 3:36 p.m., a message from the House of Representatives, delivered by Mrs. Alli, one of its reading clerks, announced that the House has passed the following bills, in which it requests the concurrence of the Senate:
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H.R. 41. An act to provide for the recognition of certain Alaska Native communities and the settlement of certain claims under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, and for other purposes.
H.R. 1687. An act to amend the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 to increase the frequency of lease sales, to require replacement sales, and for other purposes.
H.R. 2768. An act to amend the National Trails System Act to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to conduct a study on the feasibility of designating the Benton MacKaye Trail as a national scenic trail.
H.R. 3831. An act to amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to prohibit feeding sharks in the exclusive economic zone off the State of Florida.
H.R. 3922. An act to direct the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study on existing programs, rules, and authorities that enable or inhibit wildfire mitigation across land ownership boundaries on Federal and non-Federal land, and for other purposes.
H.R. 4463. An act to amend the Catawba Indian Tribe of South Carolina Land Claims Settlement Act of 1993.
H.R. 5631. An act to promote responsible geothermal energy development on public lands, and for other purposes.
H.R. 5682. An act to take certain land in the State of California into trust for the benefit of the Pechanga Band of Indians, and for other purposes.
H.R. 5911. An act to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to convey to the City of Ouray, Colorado, certain land managed by the Forest Service, together with a reservoir.
H.R. 6162. An act to transfer certain Federal land into trust for certain Indian Pueblos in the State of New Mexico, and for other purposes.
H.R. 7250. An act to reauthorize the Fort Peck Reservation Rural Water System Act of 2000.
H.R. 7831. An act to amend the Mineral Leasing Act to extend the period of time during which the Secretary of the Interior is required to collect a fee for each new application for a permit to drill, and for other purposes.
Measures Referred
Page S2522 · Official textThe following bills were read the first and the second times by unanimous consent, and referred as indicated:
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H.R. 1687. An act to amend the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 to increase the frequency of lease sales, to require replacement sales, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
H.R. 3831. An act to amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to prohibit feeding sharks in the exclusive economic zone off the State of Florida; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
H.R. 4463. An act to amend the Catawba Indian Tribe of South Carolina Land Claims Settlement Act of 1993; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
H.R. 5631. An act to promote responsible geothermal energy development on public lands, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
H.R. 5682. An act to take certain land in the State of California into trust for the benefit of the Pechanga Band of Indians, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
H.R. 5911. An act to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to convey to the City of Ouray, Colorado, certain land managed by the Forest Service, together with a reservoir; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
H.R. 7250. An act to reauthorize the Fort Peck Reservation Rural Water System Act of 2000; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
H.R. 7831. An act to amend the Mineral Leasing Act to extend the period of time during which the Secretary of the Interior is required to collect a fee for each new application for a permit to drill, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Measures Discharged
Page S2523 · Official textThe following joint resolution was discharged from the Committee on the Judiciary, by petition, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 802(c), and placed on the calendar:
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S.J. Res. 190. Joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Executive Office for Immigration Review relating to "Appellate Procedures for the Board of Immigration Appeals".
Measures Placed on the Calendar
Page S2523 · Official textThe following bill was read the first and second times by unanimous consent, and placed on the calendar:
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H.R. 2768. An act to amend the National Trails System Act to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to conduct a study on the feasibility of designating the Benton MacKaye Trail as a national scenic trail.
Enrolled Bill Presented
Page S2523 · Official textThe Secretary of the Senate reported that on June 2, 2026, she had presented to the President of the United States the following enrolled bill:
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S. 2393. An act to authorize a major medical facility project for the Department of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2026 in St. Louis, Missouri, and for other purposes.
Executive and Other Communications
Pages S2523–S2524 · Official textThe following communications were laid before the Senate, together with accompanying papers, reports, and documents, and were referred as indicated:
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EC-3686. A communication from the Director, Office of Legislative Affairs, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Regulatory Capital Rule: Community Bank Leverage Ratio Framework" (RIN3064-AG17) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 26, 2026; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
EC-3687. A communication from the Secretary, Division of Enforcement, Securities and Exchange Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Rescission of Policy Regarding Denials in Settlements of Enforcement Actions" (RIN3235-AN77) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 26, 2026; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
EC-3688. A communication from the Assistant Secretary of Defense, transmitting legislative proposals that the Department of Defense requests be enacted during the second session of the 119th Congress; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
EC-3689. A communication from the Assistant Secretary of Defense, transmitting legislative proposals that the Department of Defense requests be enacted during the second session of the 119th Congress; to the Committee on Armed Services.
EC-3690. A communication from the Assistant Secretary of Defense, transmitting legislative proposals that the Department of Defense requests be enacted during the second session of the 119th Congress; to the Committee on Armed Services.
EC-3691. A communication from the Acting Assistant Secretary for Legislative Affairs, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting legislative proposals that the Department of Homeland Security requests be enacted during the second session of the 119th Congress; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
EC-3692. A communication from the Acting Assistant Secretary for Legislative Affairs, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting legislative proposals that support the President's fiscal year 2027 budget request for the Department of Homeland Security; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
EC-3693. A communication from the Assistant Secretary of Defense, transmitting legislative proposals that the Department of Defense requests be enacted during the second session of the 119th Congress; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
EC-3694. A communication from the Assistant Secretary of Defense, transmitting legislative proposals that the Department of Defense requests be enacted during the second session of the 119th Congress; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
EC-3695. A communication from the Assistant Secretary of Defense, transmitting legislative proposals that the Department of Defense requests be enacted during the second session of the 119th Congress; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
EC-3696. A communication from the Chair Pro Tempore of the Board of Governors, Federal Reserve System, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Inspector General's Semiannual Report for the six-month period from October 1, 2025 through March 31, 2026; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
EC-3697. A communication from the Equal Employment Opportunity Office Director, Federal Trade Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Commission's fiscal years 2024 and 2025 annual reports relative to the Notification and Federal Employee Antidiscrimination and Retaliation Act of 2002 (No FEAR Act) received in the Office of the President pro tempore; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
EC-3698. A communication from the Associate Administrator, Specialty Crops Program, Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Onions Grown in South Texas; Temporary Suspension of Continuance Referendum" (Docket No. AMS-SC-25-0815) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 28, 2026; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
EC-3699. A communication from the Acting Branch Chief of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Propylene Oxide; Pesticide Tolerances" (FRL No. 13382-01-OCSPP) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 28, 2026; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
EC-3700. A communication from the Acting Branch Chief of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Bacillus thuringiensis Cry1B.34.1, Bacillus thuringiensis Cry1B.61.1 and Adiantum trapeziforme var. braziliense IPD083Cb Proteins; Exemptions from the Requirement of a Tolerance" (FRL No. 13294-01-OCSPP) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 28, 2026; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
EC-3701. A communication from the Division Chief of Regulatory Affairs and Directives, Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Revision to Regulations Regarding Competitive Leases; Expression of Interest Process" (RIN1004-AF42) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 26, 2026; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
EC-3702. A communication from the Division Chief of Regulatory Affairs and Directives, Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Federal Onshore Oil and Gas Statewide Bonds; Extension of Phase-In Deadline" (RIN1004-AF52) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 26, 2026; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
EC-3703. A communication from the Division Chief of Regulatory Affairs and Directives, Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Rescission of Conservation and Landscape Health Rule" (RIN1004-AF03) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 26, 2026; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
EC-3704. A communication from the Division Chief of Regulatory Affairs and Directives, Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Revision to Regulations Regarding Oil and Gas Leasing; Stipulations and Information Notices" (RIN1004-AF43) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 26, 2026; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
EC-3705. A communication from the Division Chief of Regulatory Affairs and Directives, Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Waste Prevention, Production Subject to Royalties, and Resource Conservation; Extension of Phase-In Requirements" (RIN1004-AF51) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 26, 2026; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
EC-3706. A communication from the Branch Manager, Branch of Delisting and Foreign Species, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Reclassification of the Rough Popcornflower From Endangered to Threatened With a Section 4(d) Rule" (RIN1018-BG68) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 26, 2026; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
EC-3707. A communication from the Acting Branch Chief of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Air Plan Approval; California; San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control District; Ventura County Air Pollution Control District; South Coast Air Quality Management District; Oil and Gas Production; Volatile Organic Compounds" (FRL No. 11888.1-01-R9) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the
President of the Senate on May 28, 2026; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
EC-3708. A communication from the Acting Branch Chief of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Withdrawal of Title V Emergency Affirmative Defense Rule" (FRL No. 8961.1-02-OAR) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 28, 2026; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
EC-3709. A communication from the Acting Branch Chief of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "South Carolina; Approval of State Plan for Control of Emissions from Commercial and Industrial Solid Waste Incineration Units" (FRL No. 9562-02-R4) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 28, 2026; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
EC-3710. A communication from the Acting Branch Chief of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Partial Approval and Partial Disapproval of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Hawaii; Regional Haze State Implementation Plan for the Second Implementation Period" (FRL No. 12584-02-R9) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 28, 2026; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
EC-3711. A communication from the Acting Branch Chief of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Significant New Use Rules on Certain Chemical Substances (25-2.5e)" (FRL No. 12931-02-OCSPP) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 28, 2026; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
EC-3712. A communication from the Acting Branch Chief of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Approval and Promulgation of State Air Quality Plans (Negative Declarations) for Designated Facilities and Pollutants; District of Columbia" (FRL No. 13006-02-R3) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 28, 2026; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
EC-3713. A communication from the Acting Branch Chief of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Air Plan Approval; Virginia; Repeal of Existing Stationary Source Regulations" (FRL No. 13007-02-R3) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 28, 2026; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
EC-3714. A communication from the Acting Branch Chief of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Air Plan Approval; Maryland; Clean Data Determination for the Baltimore, Maryland Nonattainment Area for the 2015 Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards" (FRL No. 13045-02-R3) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 28, 2026; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
EC-3715.
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A communication from the Acting Branch Chief of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Air Plan Approval; Idaho; Update to Materials Incorporated by Reference" (FRL No. 13207-01-R10) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 28, 2026; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
EC-3716. A communication from the Acting Branch Chief of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Designation of Areas for Air Quality Planning Purposes; Michigan; Technical Amendment" (FRL No. 13336-01-R5) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 28, 2026; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
EC-3717. A communication from the Regulations Coordinator, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Control of Communicable Diseases; Foreign Quarantine" (RIN0920-AA88) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on June 2, 2026; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
EC-3718. A communication from the Regulatory Specialist, Chief Counsel's Office, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Department of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Real Estate Lending Escrow Accounts" (RIN1557-AF46) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on June 2, 2026; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
EC-3719. A communication from the Regulatory Specialist, Chief Counsel's Office, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Department of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Preemption Determination: State Interest-on-Escrow Laws" (RIN1557-AF45) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on June 2, 2026; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
EC-3720. A communication from the Regulatory Specialist, Chief Counsel's Office, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Department of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Rescission of OCC Guidelines Establishing Standards for Recovery Planning by Certain Large Insured National Banks, Insured Federal Savings Associations, and Insured Federal Branches" (RIN1557-AF40) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on June 2, 2026; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
EC-3721. A communication from the Section Chief, Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Guidance on Qualified Long-Term Care Distributions" (Notice 2026-33) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on June 1, 2026; to the Committee on Finance.
EC-3722. A communication from the Section Chief, Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Alternative Method for Carrying Broker-Dealers to Comply with Certain Nonbank Trustee Rules" (Notice 2026-32) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on June 1, 2026; to the Committee on Finance.
EC-3723. A communication from the Regulations Coordinator, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Medicaid Program; Community Engagement Requirement for Certain Individuals" (RIN0938-AV98) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on June 2, 2026; to the Committee on Finance.
EC-3724. A communication from the Director, Office of Personnel Management, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Office of Inspector General's Semiannual Report and the Management Response for the period of October 1, 2025 through March 31, 2026; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
EC-3725. A communication from the Director, Office of Personnel Management, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled "Fiscal Year 2025: Report to Congress on the Physicians' Comparability Allowance Program"; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
EC-3726. A communication from the Secretary of the Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Semiannual Report of the Inspector General for the period from October 1, 2025 through March 31, 2026; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
EC-3727. A communication from the Chairwoman, Board of Governors, United States Postal Service, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Postal Services' Semiannual Report of the Inspector General for the period from October 1, 2025 through March 31, 2026; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
EC-3728. A communication from the Chairman of the Railroad Retirement Board, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Board's Semiannual Report of the Inspector General for the period from October 1, 2025 through March 31, 2026; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
EC-3729. A communication from the Secretary of Labor, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation's Office of Inspector General's Semiannual Report to Congress and the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation Management's Response for the period from October 1, 2025 through March 31, 2026; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
EC-3730. A communication from the Chairman, National Railroad Passenger Corporation, Amtrak, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Inspector General's Semiannual Report to Congress for the period from October 1, 2025 through March 31, 2026; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
EC-3731. A communication from the Assistant Secretary of Legislative Affairs, Department of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Semiannual Reports from the Inspector General and Inspector General for Tax Administration for the period from October 1, 2025, through March 31, 2026; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Introduction of Bills and Joint Resolutions
Pages S2524–S2525 · Official textThe following bills and joint resolutions were introduced, read the first and second times by unanimous consent, and referred as indicated:
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By Mrs. FISCHER (for herself and Mr. Peters):
S. 4669. A bill to exempt stinger-steered combinations from a requirement to include warning flags on projecting loads; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Mr. SCHMITT:
S. 4670. A bill to amend Kristen's Act to provide for the inclusion of information related to developmental disabilities, Alzheimer's disease, and dementia in alerts issued through the Ashanti Alert communications network, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. GRAHAM (for himself, Mr. Budd, Mrs. Britt, Mrs.
Blackburn, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Cassidy, Mr.
Cotton, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Daines, Mr.
Hagerty, Mr. Hoeven, Mrs. Hyde-Smith, Mr. Justice,
Mr. Risch, Mr. Ricketts, Mr. Tillis, and Mr.
Grassley):
S. 4671. A bill to amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to enhance penalties for theft of a firearm from a Federal firearms licensee; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Ms. SMITH (for herself, Mr. Hoeven, Ms. Klobuchar,
and Mr. Cramer):
S. 4672. A bill to require the Postal Service to implement recommendations from the Inspector General of the United States Postal Service for improving identification and notification of undelivered and partially delivered routes, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
By Mrs. BRITT (for herself and Mrs. Blackburn):
S. 4673. A bill to increase workforce participation by recipients of Federal public housing assistance, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
By Mr. SCOTT of Florida (for himself, Mr. Kennedy, and
Mr. Justice):
S. 4674. A bill to direct the Chief Counsel for Advocacy of the Small Business Administration to establish a Red Tape Hotline to receive notifications of burdensome agency rules, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
By Ms. ROSEN (for herself and Ms. Cortez Masto):
S. 4675. A bill to improve benefits for veterans who may have been exposed to toxic substances, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. MARKEY (for himself and Mrs. Capito):
S. 4676. A bill to promote and ensure delivery of high-quality special education and related services to children and youth who are blind or visually impaired, deaf, hard of hearing, deafdisabled, or deafblind through instructional methodologies meeting their unique language and learning needs, to enhance accountability for the provision of such services, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. CRUZ (for himself, Mr. Kelly, and Ms. Slotkin):
S. 4677. A bill to provide a prohibition on certain reductions to MQ-9 aircraft units, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services.
By Mr. CASSIDY (for himself, Mr. Coons, Mr. Murphy, and
Mr. Husted):
S. 4678. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the provision of minor-simulating chatbots that engage in sexually explicit conduct or sexually explicit conversation, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. PETERS (for himself and Mrs. Fischer):
S. 4679. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to allow the introduction of certain noncompliant motor vehicle equipment in interstate commerce for testing purposes, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Additional Cosponsors
Pages S2525–S2526 · Official textAt the request of Mr. Wyden, the names of the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Murphy) and the Senator from Delaware (Ms. Blunt Rochester) were added as cosponsors of S. 508, a bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act relating to grants for beach monitoring, and for other purposes. At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from Oregon (Mr. Merkley) was added as a cosponsor of S. 710, a bill to amend title 31, United States Code, to prevent fraudulent transactions at virtual currency kiosks, and for other purposes. At the request of Mr. Moran, the name of the Senator from Colorado (Mr. Hickenlooper) was added as a cosponsor of S. 879, a bill to expand medical, employment, and other benefits for individuals serving as family caregivers for certain veterans, and for other purposes. At the request of Mr. Moran, the name of the Senator from Arkansas (Mr. Boozman) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1034, a bill to establish the Southwestern Power Administration Fund, and for other purposes. At the request of Mr. Young, the name of the Senator from Montana (Mr. Sheehy) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1763, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the 7-year recovery period for motorsports entertainment complexes. At the request of Mr. Merkley, the name of the Senator from Georgia (Mr. Ossoff) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1874, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize certain nursing workforce development programs, and for other purposes. At the request of Mrs. Shaheen, the name of the Senator from California (Mr. Schiff) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2180, a bill to impose sanctions with respect to foreign persons responsible for violations of the human rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and intersex (LGBTQI) individuals, and for other purposes. At the request of Mr. Merkley, the name of the Senator from Mississippi (Mrs. Hyde-Smith) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2221, a bill to establish requirements under which the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior shall carry out the Timber Production Expansion Guaranteed Loan Program. At the request of Mr. Padilla, the name of the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Tillis) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2265, a bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Los Angeles, California, and the 2034 Olympics and Paralympic Winter Games in Salt Lake City, Utah. At the request of Mr. Rounds, the name of the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. McCormick) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2663, a bill to amend the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 to generally permit holding merchant banking investments of up to 15 years. At the request of Ms. Slotkin, the name of the Senator from Missouri (Mr. Schmitt) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2745, a bill to require the Secretary of Defense to provide to firefighters of the Department of Defense medical testing and related services to detect and prevent certain cancers. At the request of Mrs. Shaheen, the names of the Senator from New York (Mrs. Gillibrand) and the Senator from Wyoming (Ms. Lummis) were added as cosponsors of S. 3249, a bill to enhance United States Government strategic coordination of the security, installation, maintenance, and repair of international subsea fiber-optic cables. At the request of Ms. Collins, the names of the Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. Reed), the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Kim) and the Senator from Michigan (Ms. Slotkin) were added as cosponsors of S. 3267, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for Medicare coverage of blood-based dementia screening tests. At the request of Mr. Cotton, the names of the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Budd) and the Senator from Delaware (Mr. Coons) were added as cosponsors of S. 3741, a bill to require the Secretary of Commerce to promulgate regulations to improve nucleic acid synthesis security, and for other purposes. At the request of Mr. Budd, the names of the Senator from Montana (Mr. Daines) and the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Fetterman) were added as cosponsors of S. 3855, a bill to enhance bilateral defense cooperation between the United States and Israel, and for other purposes. At the request of Ms. Ernst, the name of the Senator from New Hampshire (Mrs. Shaheen) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3954, a bill to terminate the ability of eligible telecommunications carriers in certain States to use State eligibility determination processes in place of the National Verifier to determine the eligibility of consumers for Lifeline service. At the request of Mr. Daines, the name of the Senator from Arizona (Mr. Kelly) was added as a cosponsor of S. 4041, a bill to reauthorize the Cooperative Watershed Management Program, and for other purposes. At the request of Mr. Young, the name of the Senator from New Mexico (Mr. Heinrich) was added as a cosponsor of S. 4070, a bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to cover physician services delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by Medicaid beneficiaries to appropriate quality foot and ankle care, to amend title XVIII of such Act to modify the requirements for diabetic shoes to be included under Medicare, and for other purposes. At the request of Mr. Warnock, the name of the Senator from Delaware (Mr. Coons) was added as a cosponsor of S. 4167, a bill to establish the Federal Clearinghouse on Grant Opportunities for Historically Black Colleges and Universities, and for other purposes. At the request of Mrs. Shaheen, the names of the Senator from Iowa (Ms. Ernst) and the Senator from Colorado (Mr. Hickenlooper) were added as cosponsors of S. 4189, a bill to reduce the price of insulin and provide for patient protections with respect to the cost of insulin. At the request of Mrs. Shaheen, the names of the Senator from California (Mr. Schiff) and the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Welch) were added as cosponsors of S. 4436, a bill to nullify certain rules related to foreign assistance. At the request of Ms. Baldwin, the name of the Senator from Colorado (Mr. Hickenlooper) was added as a cosponsor of S. 4451, a bill to support Federal, State, and Tribal coordination and management efforts relating to wildlife disease and zoonotic disease surveillance and ongoing and potential wildlife disease and zoonotic disease outbreaks, and for other purposes. At the request of Mr. Graham, the name of the Senator from Tennessee (Mrs. Blackburn) was added as a cosponsor of S. 4452, a bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to raise the retirement age for pilots engaged in commercial aviation operations, and for other purposes. At the request of Mr. Scott of Florida, the name of the Senator from Texas (Mr. Cruz) was added as a cosponsor of S. 4601, a bill to prohibit money services businesses from engaging in any transaction that involves a central bank digital currency issued by the People's Republic of China, and for other purposes. At the request of Ms. Lummis, the name of the Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. Lankford) was added as a cosponsor of S. 4619, a bill to amend the Clean Air Act to exclude marginal wells from certain standards of performance and other requirements under that Act, and for other purposes. At the request of Mr. Markey, the name of the Senator from Minnesota (Ms. Smith) was added as a cosponsor of S. 4625, a bill to amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to establish the Office of LGBTQI Inclusion and a rural outreach grant program, and for other purposes.
Text of Amendments
Pages S2527–S2544 · Official textSA 5453. Mr. GRAHAM proposed an amendment to the bill S. 2, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33.; as follows:
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Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the following:
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the "Secure America Act".
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
TITLE I--COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY AND GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
Sec. 101. U.S. Customs and Border Protection personnel. Sec. 102. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Sec. 103. Border security, technology, and screening. Sec. 104. Additional Department of Homeland Security appropriations.
Sec. 201. U.S. Customs and Border Protection. Sec. 202. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Sec. 203. Additional Department of Homeland Security appropriations.
TITLE I--COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY AND GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
SEC. 101. U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION PERSONNEL.
(a) Personnel.--In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection for fiscal year 2026, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $9,550,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2029, to hire, pay, train, and equip Border Patrol agents and Border Patrol support personnel to conduct functions other than immigration enforcement and customs functions.
(b) Restriction.--None of the funds made available by subsection (a) may be used to recruit, hire, or train personnel for the duties of processing coordinators after October 31, 2028.
SEC. 102. U.S. IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT.
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement for fiscal year 2026, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $7,450,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2029, to hire, pay, train, and equip Homeland Security Investigations agents and support personnel and to provide other necessary expenses for Homeland Security Investigations' mission support and operations and maintenance, of which $108,500,000 shall be used to hire, pay, and equip additional child exploitation investigators and forensics analysts at the Victim Identification Laboratory of the Child Exploitation Investigations Unit of Homeland Security Investigations and at the Homeland Security Investigations offices of the Special Agent in Charge to support the identification and rescue of victims of child sexual exploitation and abuse, and to train such personnel and State and local law enforcement regarding identifying victims of child sexual exploitation and abuse within the Homeland Security Investigations Cyber Crimes Center, except that funds provided in this section shall be used for functions other than those related to Homeland Security Investigations' immigration enforcement and customs enforcement missions.
SEC. 103. BORDER SECURITY, TECHNOLOGY, AND SCREENING.
(a) In General.--In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection for fiscal year 2026, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to remain available until September 30, 2029, $3,450,000,000 for the following:
(1) Procurement and integration of new nonintrusive inspection equipment and associated civil works, including artificial intelligence, machine learning, and other innovative technologies, as well as other mission support, to combat the entry or exit of illicit narcotics at ports of entry and along the southwest, northern, and maritime borders.
(2) Air and Marine operations' upgrading and procurement of new platforms for rapid air and marine response capabilities.
(3) Upgrades and procurement of border surveillance technologies along the southwest, northern, and maritime borders.
(4) Necessary expenses, including the deployment of technology, relating to the biometric entry and exit system under section 7208 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (8 U.S.C. 1365b).
(5) Enhancing border security by combating drug trafficking, including fentanyl and its precursor chemicals, at the southwest, northern, and maritime borders.
(6) Necessary expenses for U.S. Customs and Border Protection's mission support and operations and maintenance for functions other than those related to its immigration enforcement and customs missions.
(b) Restrictions.--None of the funds made available under subsection (a) may be used for the procurement or deployment of surveillance towers along the southwest border and northern border that have not been tested and accepted by U.S. Customs and Border Protection to deliver autonomous capabilities.
(c) Definition of Autonomous.--In this section, with respect to capabilities, the term "autonomous" means a system designed to apply artificial intelligence, machine learning, computer vision, or other algorithms to accurately detect, identify, classify, and track items of interest in real time such that the system can make operational adjustments without the active engagement of personnel or continuous human command or control.
SEC. 104. ADDITIONAL DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
APPROPRIATIONS.
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there are appropriated to the Secretary of Homeland Security for fiscal year 2026, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $2,500,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2029, for the purposes provided in this title.
SEC. 201. U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION.
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection for fiscal year 2026, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $13,020,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2029, for hiring, paying, training, and equipping U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents, and the necessary support staff, and to provide other necessary expenses for U.S. Customs and Border Protection mission support and operations and maintenance, in order to carry out immigration enforcement activities.
SEC. 202. U.S. IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT.
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement for fiscal year 2026, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $31,075,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2029, for the following purposes:
(1) Hiring, paying, and training.--Hiring, paying, training, and equipping U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement personnel and the personnel for all its directorates, including officers, agents, investigators, attorneys and support staff, to carry out immigration enforcement activities.
(2) Transportation.--Funding for transportation costs and related costs associated with alien departure or removal operations.
(3) Information technology.--Funding for information technology maintenance and sustainment to support enforcement and removal operations, including improvements to fee collections and body-worn cameras.
(4) Facility maintenance and sustainment.--Funding for facility maintenance and sustainment to support enforcement and removal operations.
(5) Fleet maintenance and sustainment.--Funding for fleet maintenance and sustainment to support enforcement and removal operations.
(6) 287(g) agreements.--Supporting coordination with state and local authorities by expanding, facilitating, and implementing agreements under section 287(g) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1357(g)).
(7) Office of the principal legal advisor.--Hiring and paying attorneys and the necessary support staff within the Office of the Principal Legal Advisor to represent the Department in immigration enforcement and removal proceedings.
(8) Operation and maintenance.--Necessary expenses for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's mission support, including awards, and operations and maintenance for its immigration enforcement functions.
(9) Operations by u.s. immigration and customs enforcement to arrest released covered unlawful aliens.--
(A) In general.--Not less than $350,000,000 for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement for necessary expenses, in accordance with existing law, of detainer management, detainer issuance, custodial transfer, release monitoring, transportation, and arrests of covered unlawful aliens encountered in jurisdictions that are not qualified cooperating jurisdictions, except that no Indian tribal government shall be treated as a jurisdiction that is not a qualified cooperating jurisdiction for purposes of this subparagraph.
(B) Qualified cooperating jurisdiction defined.--In this paragraph, the term "qualified cooperating jurisdiction" means a State or political subdivision of a State that, as of the date of the enactment of this Act--
(i) is party to a written agreement in effect under section 287(g) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1357(g)); or
(ii) has in effect, and has filed with the Secretary in such form and manner as the Secretary may prescribe, a certification that such State or political subdivision is in compliance with section 642 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1373) and section 434 of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1644).
(C) Limitation on use of funds.--None of the funds appropriated pursuant to this paragraph may be used, except as required by existing law, to release, parole, place on alternatives to detention, transport for purposes of release, or otherwise facilitate the release into the community of any covered unlawful alien encountered.
(D) Covered unlawful alien defined.--In this paragraph, the term "covered unlawful alien" means an adult alien who--
(i) is described in section 236(c)(1) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1226(c)(1));
(ii) is inadmissible under section 212(a)(2) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(2));
(iii) is deportable under section 237(a)(2) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1227(a)(2));
(iv) following an arrest, charge, booking, or conviction for a criminal offense under Federal, State, or local law, other than a minor traffic offense, is the subject of an immigration detainer, notice request, or custody-transfer request issued by the Department of Homeland Security pursuant to section 236, 241(a), or 287 of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1226, 1231(a), or 1357); or
(v) has been charged with or convicted of an offense described in section 275 or 276 of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1325 or 1326).
SEC. 203. ADDITIONAL DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
APPROPRIATIONS.
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Secretary of Homeland Security for fiscal year 2026, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $2,500,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2029, for the purposes provided in this title or in paragraph (3) or (7) of section 100051 of Public Law 119-21.
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SA 5454. Mr. TILLIS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 2, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
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SEC. ___. NONIMMIGRANT VISAS FOR MOBILE ENTERTAINMENT
WORKERS.
(a) Short Titles.--This section may be cited as the "Restoring Industry Development in Entertainment Act" or the "RIDE Act".
(b) Authorization of New P-4 Nonimmigrant Visa.--Section 101(a)(15)(P) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(P)) is amended--
(1) in clause (iii)(II) by striking "or" at the end; and
(2) by striking clause (iv) and inserting the following:
"(iv) is a mobile entertainment worker described in section 214(c)(4)(I) and for which mobile entertainment position the Department of Labor has certified that if--
"(I) there are not sufficient workers who are able, willing, and qualified, and who will be available at the time and place needed, to perform the labor or services required; and
"(II) the employment of the alien in such labor or services will not adversely affect the wages and working conditions of workers in the United States similarly employed; or
"(v) is the spouse or child of an alien described in clause (i), (ii), (iii), or (iv) and is accompanying, or following to join, such alien.".
(c) Mobile Entertainment Workers.--Section 214(c)(4) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1184(c)(4)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
"(I)(i) For purposes of section 101(a)(15)(P)(iv), an alien is a mobile entertainment worker described in this subparagraph if the alien seeks to enter the United States temporarily and solely for the purpose of performing functions that are integral and essential to the operation of a mobile entertainment provider, including--
"(I) transporting, assembly, operation, disassembly, and maintenance of mobile entertainment attractions, structures, and equipment, including rides, games, novelties, and food or beverage concessions; and
"(II) other functions that are common in the mobile entertainment industry and are necessary for the safe and efficient operation of the mobile entertainment provider.
"(ii) In this subparagraph, the term `mobile entertainment provider' means--
"(I) a carnival or circus that travels around the United States on a temporary or seasonal basis; or
"(II) a provider of services normally affiliated with a carnival or circus, such as food and game concessions, that travels around the United States on a seasonal or temporary basis to provide services to--
"(aa) State, county, and local fairs and festivals; or
"(bb) support events sponsored by not-for-profit organizations for fundraising.".
(d) Rulemaking.--The Secretary of Homeland Security and the Secretary of Labor shall each publish in the Federal Register--
(1) not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, proposed rules implementing the amendments made by subsections (b) and (c); and
(2) not later than 1 year after such date of enactment, final rules implementing the amendments made by subsections (b) and (c).
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SA 5455. Mr. SANDERS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 2, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
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SEC. ____. REPEAL OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR U.S. IMMIGRATION AND
CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT AND CHANGES TO THE MEDICAID
PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--
(1) OBBBA funding.--Sections 90003 and 100052 of Public Law 119-21 (139 Stat. 358, 387) (commonly known as the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act") are repealed and the unobligated balances of amounts made available under those sections (as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of this Act) are rescinded.
(2) Other funding.--Amounts made available under section 102 or any other provision of this Act to the Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement for fiscal year 2026 are rescinded.
(b) Repeal of Changes to Eligibility Determinations.--
(1) Repeal.--Section 71107 of the Act titled "An Act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14" (Public Law 119-21) is repealed and title XIX of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.) shall be applied as if such section and the amendments made by such section had not been enacted.
(2) Rescission.--The amounts appropriated under section 71107(c) of the Act titled "An Act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14" (Public Law 119-21) are hereby rescinded.
(c) Repeal of Changes to Medicaid Cost Sharing Requirements.--
(1) Repeal.--Section 71120 of the Act titled "An Act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14" (Public Law 119-21) is repealed and title XIX of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.) shall be applied as if such section and the amendments made by such section had not been enacted.
(2) Rescission.--The amounts appropriated under section 71120(c) of the Act titled "An Act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14" (Public Law 119-21) are hereby rescinded.
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SA 5456. Ms. HASSAN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill S. 2, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
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SEC. _____. HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIPS PROGRAM.
Of the amounts made available to fund the Anti-Weaponization Fund established by the Attorney General on May 18, 2026 (referred to in this section as "the Fund"), including any amounts that may be used to provide payment of claims related to the Fund or any successor program derived from the purported settlement agreement dated May 18, 2026, related to Trump v. Internal Revenue Service, No. 1:26-cv-20609, or any successor version of the Fund, $1,776,000,000 shall be made available to the HOME Investment Partnerships program under subtitle A of title II of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 12741 et seq.) for the purpose of helping to build 100,000 new homes.
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SA 5457. Mr. COONS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 2, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
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SEC. _____. PROHIBITION ON DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE FROM USING
TAXPAYER FUNDS TO MAKE SETTLEMENT PAYMENTS TO
INDIVIDUALS CONVICTED OF ASSAULTING LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS ON JANUARY 6, 2021.
The Department of Justice may not use taxpayer funds to make settlement payments to individuals convicted of assaulting law enforcement officers at or around the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021.
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SA 5458. Mr. COONS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 2, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
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SEC. _____. PROHIBITION ON DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE FROM USING
TAXPAYER FUNDS TO MAKE PAYMENTS FROM THE
"ANTI-WEAPONIZATION FUND" ANNOUNCED ON MAY
18, 2026.
The Department of Justice may not use taxpayer funds to make payments from the "Anti-Weaponization Fund" announced on May 18, 2026, or to make any payment from any other fund formed as part of an agreement to settle claims brought by a sitting President.
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SA 5459. Mr. COONS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 2, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
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SEC. ___. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS TO REMOVE VETTED AFGHAN
NATIONALS WHO SUPPORTED THE ARMED FORCES OF THE
UNITED STATES IN AFGHANISTAN.
None of the funds made available under this Act may be used to remove from the United States any vetted national of Afghanistan who supported the Armed Forces of the United States in Afghanistan.
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SA 5460. Mr. COONS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 2, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
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SEC. _____. NULLIFICATION OF ORDER OF ATTORNEY GENERAL
RELATING TO THE RELEASE OF CLAIMS IN TRUMP V.
INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE.
The order of the Attorney General relating to the Settlement Agreement in Trump v. Internal Revenue Service, No. 1:26-cv-20609 (S.D. Fla.), issued on May 19, 2026, shall have no force or effect.
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SA 5461. Mr. COONS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 2, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
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SEC. ___. QUARTERLY DOJ REPORT ON ANTI-WEAPONIZATION FUND.
The Attorney General shall publish a quarterly report detailing all payments made from the Anti-Weaponization Fund announced by the Department of Justice on May 18, 2026, that includes--
(1) the name of each individual receiving taxpayer funds from the Anti-Weaponization Fund;
(2) the amount of taxpayer funds each individual described in paragraph (1) received; and
(3) the justification for the disbursement of taxpayer funds to each individual described in paragraph (1).
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SA 5462. Mr. COONS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 2, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
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SEC. ___. PRIORITIZATION FOR REMOVAL OF INDIVIDUALS CONVICTED
OF SERIOUS CRIMES OR INDIVIDUALLY ASSESSED TO
BE DANGERS TO THE COMMUNITY.
The Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement shall prioritize, over the removal of longtime residents without criminal records, the removal of individuals who have been convicted of serious crimes or who pose a danger to the community based on individualized threat assessments.
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SA 5463. Ms. CORTEZ MASTO submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 5453 proposed by Mr. Graham to the bill S. 2, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
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SEC. 202. APPROPRIATION FOR COPS HIRING PROGRAM.
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Attorney General for fiscal year 2026, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $31,075,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2029, for grants under paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 1701(b) of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10381(b)).
SA 5464. Ms. CORTEZ MASTO (for herself and Mr. Wyden) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill S. 2, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
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SEC. ____. EXCISE TAX ON COVERED SETTLEMENT PAYMENTS.
(a) In General.--Subtitle D of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new chapter:
"Sec. 5000E. Covered settlement payments.
"SEC. 5000E. COVERED SETTLEMENT PAYMENTS.
"(a) In General.--In the case of any covered individual, there is imposed a tax equal to the amount of any covered settlement payment received by such individual.
"(b) Payment of Tax.--The tax imposed by subsection (a) shall be paid by the covered individual who received the covered settlement payment.
"(c) Definitions.--In this section--
"(1) Covered fund.--The term `covered fund' means any fund, trust, account, escrow, or similar arrangement the assets of which are derived, in whole or substantial part, from amounts paid by the United States in satisfaction, compromise, or settlement of a civil action commenced by--
"(A) an individual who at any time held the office of President, or
"(B) a corporate entity wholly or partially owned or controlled by an individual described in subparagraph (A).
"(2) Covered individual.--The term `covered individual' means any individual convicted of a serious violent felony (as defined in section 3559(c)(2) of title 18, United States Code) under any Federal, State, tribal, territorial, or military law--
"(A) at any time prior to the last day of the taxable year in which the covered settlement payment was received, and
"(B) without regard to whether the conviction has been pardoned, expunged, vacated, or set aside.
"(3) Covered settlement payment.--The term `covered settlement payment' means any distribution or payment which is received (directly or indirectly) by an individual from a covered fund.
"(d) No Deduction for Taxes Paid.--No deduction shall be allowed under any provision of this title with respect to the payment of the tax imposed under this section.
"(e) Special Rules.--
"(1) Administrative provisions.--For purposes of subtitle F, any tax imposed by this section shall be treated as a tax imposed by subtitle A.
"(2) Exclusion from gross income.--For purposes of chapter 1, the gross income of any covered individual for any taxable year shall not include any covered settlement payment received by such taxpayer during such taxable year.
"(f) Regulations and Guidance.--The Secretary shall issue such regulations or other guidance as may be necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of this section, including any regulations or guidance which may be necessary or appropriate to prevent avoidance of the tax imposed under subsection (a) through nominees, intermediaries, assignments, successor trusts, gifts, or similar arrangements.".
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of chapters for subtitle D of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting after the item relating to chapter 50A the following new item:
(c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall apply to any covered settlement payment received on or after the date of enactment of this Act, without regard to the date on which the covered fund from which the payment was made was established.
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SA 5465. Ms. WARREN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill S. 2, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
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SEC. ___. RELEASE OF CONFIDENTIAL SUPERVISORY INFORMATION
RELATING TO JEFFREY EPSTEIN.
(a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law or regulation, not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Comptroller of the Currency, and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation shall publicly release all confidential supervisory information within the possession of the respective agency relating to Jeffrey Epstein and the co-conspirators of Jeffrey Epstein.
(b) Limitation.--In carrying out subsection (a), the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Comptroller of the Currency, and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation may withhold or redact the segregable portion of records that contain personally identifiable information of victims (or the personal or medical files of victims) and any similar records, the disclosure of which would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.
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SA 5466. Mr. CASSIDY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 2, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
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Sec. ___. Notwithstanding sections 8336(c) and 8412(d) of title 5, United States Code, a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer is not entitled to an annuity under subpart G of part III of title 5, United States Code, unless the officer is separated from the service, other than by removal for cause on charges of misconduct or delinquency, after becoming 55 years of age and completing 20 years of service in such position.
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SA 5467. Mr. CASSIDY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 2, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
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SEC. __. VITIATION OF SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT RELATING TO THE
TAXES OF PRESIDENT TRUMP.
The settlement agreement in Trump v. Internal Revenue Service, announced on May 18, 2026, (including the addendum announced on May 19, 2026) is vitiated and shall have no force and effect.
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SA 5468. Mr. CASSIDY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 2, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
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Sec. ___. Notwithstanding the policy memorandum issued by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services on May 21, 2026, and publicly released the following day, and any statutes and judicial opinions referenced therein, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services may not require an individual who is lawfully present in the United States and is seeking to adjust his or her immigration status to that of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence to return to his or her country of nationality in order to apply for such status through consular processing by the Department of State.
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SA 5469. Mr. CASSIDY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 2, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
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SEC. __. PROHIBITION ON SETTLEMENT AGREEMENTS PROHIBITING TAX
AUDITS OF THE PRESIDENT.
Neither the Secretary of the Treasury (or the Secretary's delegate) nor the Attorney General may enter any settlement agreement that prohibits, bars, or precludes the Internal Revenue Service from examining the tax returns of the President.
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SA 5470. Mr. CASSIDY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 2, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
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SEC. ___. CAPITOL DEFENDERS FUND.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Collateral source of compensation.--The term "collateral source of compensation"--
(A) means a source of compensation, other than compensation under this section, relating to the events that occurred at or near the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021; and
(B) includes compensation from life insurance, pension funds, a death benefit program, and any payment by the Federal Government or a State or local government.
(2) Economic loss.--The term "economic loss"--
(A) means any pecuniary loss, the recovery of which is allowed under the laws of the District of Columbia; and
(B) includes--
(i) a loss of earnings or other benefits relating to employment;
(ii) a medical expense loss;
(iii) a replacement service loss;
(iv) loss due to death, including suicide or any other death;
(v) burial costs; and
(vi) the loss of a business or employment opportunity.
(3) Eligible claimant.--The term "eligible claimant" means an individual who--
(A)(i) served as an active duty law enforcement officer in defense of the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021; and
(ii) suffered economic loss, noneconomic loss, or death as a result of the attack on the United States Capitol, including suicide or other death that is reasonably attributable to the service of the individual on January 6, 2021; or
(B)(i) is the personal representative of a decedent who is an individual described in subparagraph (A); and
(ii) files a claim on behalf of the decedent described in clause (i).
(4) Fund.--The term "Fund" means the January 6th Law Enforcement Heroes Compensation Fund established under subsection (b)(1).
(5) Noneconomic loss.--The term "noneconomic loss" means a loss for--
(A) physical, emotional, or psychological pain;
(B) suffering;
(C) a physical impairment;
(D) mental anguish;
(E) post-traumatic stress disorder;
(F) disfigurement;
(G) a loss of enjoyment of life;
(H) a loss of society and companionship;
(I) a loss of consortium (other than loss of domestic service);
(J) hedonic damages;
(K) an injury to reputation; and
(L) any other nonpecuniary loss of any kind or nature.
(6) Special master.--The term "Special Master" means the Special Master appointed under subsection (d)(1).
(7) United states capitol.--The term "United States Capitol" means the United States Capitol Building and the surrounding congressional office buildings and Library of Congress buildings.
(b) Establishment.--There is established within the Treasury a fund to be known as the "January 6th Law Enforcement Heroes Compensation Fund".
(c) Appropriations.--
(1) In general.--There are appropriated to the Fund, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to remain available until expended, $100,000,000.
(2) Administrative expenses.--The Special Master may use amounts from the Fund to pay the administrative and support costs for the Special Master to carry out this Act.
(d) Administration.--
(1) Special master.--Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall appoint a Special Master to administer the Fund.
(2) Duties.--The Special Master shall--
(A) administer the compensation program established under this section;
(B) promulgate all procedural and substantive rules for the administration of this section; and
(C) employ and supervise hearing officers and other administrative personnel to perform the duties of the Special Master under this section.
(e) Determination of Eligibility for Compensation.--
(1) Filing of claim.--
(A) In general.--An eligible claimant may file a claim for compensation under this section with the Special Master that states--
(i) the factual basis for eligibility for compensation; and
(ii) the amount of compensation sought.
(B) Limitation.--Not more than 1 claim may be submitted under this Act by an individual or on behalf of a deceased individual.
(C) Claim form.--
(i) In general.--The Special Master shall develop a claim form that--
(I) eligible claimants shall use when submitting claims under subparagraph (A); and
(II) can be filed electronically.
(ii) Contents.--The form developed under clause (i) shall request--
(I) information from the eligible claimant concerning the service of the eligible claimant or an applicable decedent as an active duty law enforcement officer in defense of the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021;
(II)(aa) information from the eligible claimant concerning the physical, emotional, and psychological harm that the eligible claimant suffered; or
(bb) in the case of a claim filed on behalf of a decedent, information confirming the decedent's death, as a result of the events that occurred at or near the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021, including suicide or any other death that is reasonably attributable to the eligible claimant's service on January 6, 2021;
(III) information from the eligible claimant concerning any possible economic loss or non-economic loss that the eligible claimant or the decedent suffered as a result of the events that occurred at or near the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021; and
(IV) information relating to any collateral source of compensation the eligible claimant has received or is entitled to receive.
(2) Time limit.--No claim may be filed under paragraph (1) after the date that is 3 years after the date on which regulations are promulgated under subsection (l).
(f) Review and Determination.--
(1) Review.--Not later than 90 days after the date on which an individual submits a claim under subsection (e)(1), the Special Master shall--
(A) review the claim;
(B) determine--
(i) whether the individual submitting the claim qualifies as an eligible claimant; and
(ii) with respect to an individual determined to be an eligible claimant under clause (i)--
(I) the extent of the harm to the eligible claimant that is reasonably attributable to the service of the applicable law enforcement officer at or near the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021, including any economic and non-economic losses; and
(II) the amount of compensation to which the eligible claimant is entitled based on the harm to the eligible claimant, the facts of the claim, and the individual circumstances of the eligible claimant; and
(C) provide written notice to the individual with respect to the matters that were the subject of the claim.
(2) Rights of eligible claimant.--An individual who submits a claim under subsection (e)(1) shall have--
(A) the right to be represented by an attorney;
(B) the right to present evidence, including the presentation of witnesses and documents; and
(C) any other due process rights determined appropriate by the Special Master.
(3) No punitive damages.--The Special Master may not include amounts for punitive damages in any compensation paid under a claim under this section.
(4) Collateral compensation.--The Special Master shall reduce the amount of compensation determined under paragraph (1)(B)(ii)(II) by the amount of each collateral source of compensation the eligible claimant has received or is entitled to receive.
(g) Payments to Eligible Individuals for Death or Injury.--Not later than 60 days after the date on which the Special Master determines an amount of compensation owed to an eligible claimant under subsection (f)(1)(B)(ii)(II), the Special Master shall authorize payment from the Fund to the eligible claimant in that amount.
(h) Minimum Payment Amounts for Death.--The payment for a claim under this section for death, including suicide or any other death that is reasonably attributable to the service of an individual on January 6, 2021, shall be the maximum amount allowed under subsection (i)
(i) Maximum Payment Amount for Each Claimaint.--The amount payable to each eligible claimant under this section shall not exceed $1,000,000.
(j) Attorneys' Fees and Costs.--
(1) In general.--No attorney representing an eligible claimant shall charge, receive, or collect, and the Special Master shall not approve, any payment of fees and costs that, in the aggregate, exceeds 10 percent of any payment made under this section.
(2) Penalty.--An attorney who violates paragraph (1) shall be fined under title 18, imprisoned for not more than 1 year, or both.
(k) Judicial Review.--
(1) Appeal.--Not later than 30 days after the date on which an eligible claimant receives a written decision by the Special Master with respect to the whole or partial denial of a claim made under this section, the eligible claimant may appeal the decision to the United States Court of Federal Claims, which shall have exclusive jurisdiction to review decisions issued by the Special Master under this section.
(2) No decision issued.--If the Special Master fails to issue a written decision with respect to a claim filed by an eligible claimant under this section by the date required under subsection (f)(1), not later than 60 days after that date, the eligible claimant may seek relief before the United States Court of Federal Claims, which shall adjudicate the claim in the first instance.
(3) No application process.--If the Special Master fails to develop an application process for the submission of claims in accordance with this section, an eligible claimant may seek relief before the United States Court of Federal Claims, which shall adjudicate the claim in the first instance.
(l) Regulations.--Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney General, in consultation with the Special Master, shall promulgate regulations to carry out this section, including regulations with respect to--
(1) forms to be used in submitting claims under this section;
(2) procedures for hearing and the presentation of evidence;
(3) procedures to assist an individual in filing and pursuing claims under this section; and
(4) other matters determined appropriate by the Attorney General.
(m) Right of Subrogation.--The United States shall have the right of subrogation with respect to any claim paid by the United States under this section.
(n) Termination.--
(1) In general.--Amounts in the Fund may not be obligated on or after January 1, 2036.
(2) Closing of fund.--Effective on the date that is 1 day after the date on which all amounts authorized to be paid from the Fund under this section obligated before January 1, 2036 are expended, any unobligated balances in the Fund shall be transferred to the Judgment Fund of the Department of Justice.
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SA 5471. Mr. WHITEHOUSE (for himself and Mr. Padilla) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 2, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
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SEC. ___. LIMITATION ON FEDERAL FUNDS BEING USED TO MAKE A
PAYMENT TO ANY INDIVIDUAL CONVICTED OF
ASSAULTING A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER IN
CONNECTION WITH BREACHING THE CAPITOL ON
JANUARY 6, 2021.
(a) Definition.--In this section, the term "covered individual" means an individual
who has been convicted of an offense involving assaulting a law enforcement officer, including a violation of section 111 of title 18, United States Code, or a violation of section 432 of the Revised Statutes of the District of Columbia (sec. 22-405, D.C. Official Code), in connection with the events that occurred at or near the Capitol on January 6, 2021.
(b) Limitation.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no Federal funds, including amounts appropriated under section 1304 of title 31, United States Code (commonly known as the "Judgment Fund"), may be obligated or expended to make any payment to a covered individual if the claims giving rise to the payment are based on alleged harm suffered by the covered individual--
(1) during the events that occurred at or near the Capitol on January 6, 2021; or
(2) from prosecution for an offense relating to such events.
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SA 5472. Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself and Ms. Smith) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill S. 2, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
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Sec. ___. Of the funds made available for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement under this title, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall reserve such amounts as may be necessary to reimburse the State of Minnesota and the cities and counties in the Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan area that were impacted by Operation Metro Surge for the expenses incurred by the governments of such jurisdictions, including law enforcement overtime costs, in response to the surge in Federal immigration enforcement operations during the 10-week period beginning on December 1, 2025.
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SA 5473. Ms. SLOTKIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill S. 2, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
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SEC. ___. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS.
None of the funds made available under this Act may be used to send armed employees or contractors of the Department of Homeland Security to polling places.
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SA 5474. Ms. SLOTKIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill S. 2, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
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SEC. ___. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS.
None of the funds made available under this Act may be used for employees or contractors of the Department of Homeland Security to seize ballots or other election records that are retained and preserved under section 301 of the Civil Rights Act of 1960 (52 U.S.C. 20701).
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SA 5475. Ms. SLOTKIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill S. 2, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
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SEC. ___. INVESTIGATION OF CERTAIN STOCK TRADES BY PRESIDENT
TRUMP.
(a) Investigation.--Of the amounts appropriated to the Department of Homeland Security under this title, $1,000,000 shall be allocated to the Office of Government Ethics to investigate whether any of the stock trades reported in the Form 278 Transaction Report filed by President Donald Trump on May 14, 2026, violate any statutory prohibition on insider trading, including any prohibition under the STOCK Act (5 U.S.C. 13101 note; Public Law 112-105).
(b) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of Government Ethics shall submit the results of the investigation carried out under subsection (a) to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate and the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives.
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SA 5476. Ms. SLOTKIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill S. 2, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
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SEC. __. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS TO CONVERT CERTAIN
FACILITIES FOR IMMIGRATION DETENTION PURPOSES.
None of the funds made available under this Act may be used to retrofit or convert any facility for immigration detention purposes if the facility--
(1) was originally constructed for commercial or industrial use;
(2) was never intended for human habitation;
(3) does not contain adequate sewage capacity;
(4) is located within \1/4\ mile of a residential neighborhood;
(5) is located within 1 mile of an elementary school;
(6) does not have the support of local elected officials for the retrofitting or conversion; or
(7) is located in the same State as another existing facility with open detention beds.
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SA 5477. Mr. HICKENLOOPER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 2, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
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SEC. 102. REIMBURSEMENT OF CONSUMERS AND SMALL BUSINESSES FOR
INCREASED COSTS AS A RESULT OF TARIFFS IMPOSED
BY THE PRESIDENT.
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Secretary of Homeland Security for fiscal year 2026, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $2,500,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2029, to reimburse consumers and small businesses for increased costs caused by tariffs imposed by the President.
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SA 5478. Mr. HICKENLOOPER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 2, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
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SEC. ___. FARMER FERTILIZER ASSISTANCE FUNDING.
Of the unobligated funds made available by Public Law 119-21 (commonly known as the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act"), there is rescinded $1,000,000,000, and such amount is appropriated to the Secretary of Agriculture to provide assistance to farmers in purchasing fertilizer at higher prices due to the war in Iran.
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SA 5479. Mr. HICKENLOOPER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 2, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
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SEC. ___. TRANSFER OF ONE BIG BEAUTIFUL BILL ACT AMOUNTS TO
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY FOR ESSENTIAL
CARE FOR CHILDREN IN DETENTION.
Effective on the date of the enactment of this Act, $1,000,000,000 of the unobligated balances of amounts made available under the Act entitled "An Act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14", approved July 4, 2025 (Public Law 119-21; 139 Stat. 72) (commonly known as the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act") shall be transferred to the Department of Homeland Security to ensure essential care and attention are provided to children in immigration detention.
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SA 5480. Mr. HICKENLOOPER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 2, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
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SEC. 202. REIMBURSE AMERICANS FOR HIGH GAS PRICES CAUSED BY
THE WAR IN IRAN.
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Secretary of Homeland Security for fiscal year 2026, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $31,075,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2029, for immediate consumer refunds for high gas prices caused by the war in Iran.
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SA 5481. Mr. HICKENLOOPER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 2, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
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SEC. _. FULLY FUNDING THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC
RESEARCH.
(a) Reduction of Funds for ICE.--Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the amount appropriated under section 202 to the Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement for fiscal year 2026 shall be reduced by $1,000,000,000.
(b) Appropriation for National Center for Atmospheric Research.--In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Director of the National Science Foundation for fiscal year 2026, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $1,000,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2031, for the purposes of fully funding the National Center
for Atmospheric Research for not less than 5 years, thereby supporting modeling and prediction of severe weather events, space weather, and wildfire impacts.
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SA 5482. Mr. HICKENLOOPER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 2, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
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Sec. ___. No funds made available by this title may be obligated or expended unless the Department of Homeland Security rescinds all restrictions limiting Members of Congress and their staff from exercising their constitutional oversight authority by visiting immigration detention facilities.
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SA 5483. Mr. HICKENLOOPER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 2, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
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SEC. 202. WILDFIRE DETECTION, MITIGATION, SUPPRESSION, AND
RECOVERY ACTIVITIES.
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Secretary of Homeland Security for fiscal year 2026, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $31,075,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2029, for wildfire detection, mitigation, suppression, and recovery activities of the Department of Homeland Security.
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SA 5484. Ms. BALDWIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill S. 2, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
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SEC. ___. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR U.S. IMMIGRATION
AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT OR NATIONAL GUARD
PRESENCE NEAR VOTING POLLING PLACES.
None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to allow agents or officers of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement or U.S. Customs and Border Protection, or members of the National Guard, who are on duty or in uniform, during any voting period, to enter any location within \1/4\ mile of an active polling place, set up a checkpoint along any route to an active polling place, or interfere in any way with the ability of any eligible voter to access his or her assigned polling place.
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SA 5485. Ms. BALDWIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 5453 proposed by Mr. Graham to the bill S. 2, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
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SEC. __. TRANSFER OF FUNDING TO THE CHILD CARE AND
DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, of the amounts made available to the Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement under section 202, $14,270,000,000 shall be transferred to the Secretary of Health and Human Services to carry out the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9857 et seq.).
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SA 5486. Ms. BALDWIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 5453 proposed by Mr. Graham to the bill S. 2, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
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SEC. __. TRANSFER OF FUNDING TO THE HEAD START PROGRAM.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, of the amounts made available to the Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement under section 202, $14,270,000,000 shall be transferred to the Secretary of Health and Human Services to carry out the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9831 et seq.).
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SA 5487. Ms. BALDWIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 5453 proposed by Mr. Graham to the bill S. 2, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
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SEC. __. TRANSFER OF FUNDING TO NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF
HEALTH.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, of the amounts made available to the Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement under section 202, $1,776,000,000 shall be transferred to the National Cancer Institute of the National Institutes of Health.
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SA 5488. Ms. BALDWIN (for herself and Mrs. Shaheen) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 5453 proposed by Mr. Graham to the bill S. 2, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
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SEC. _____. PERMANENT EXTENSION OF ENHANCED TAX CREDIT.
(a) In General.--Subparagraph (A) of section 36B(c)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking "but does not exceed 400 percent".
(b) Applicable Percentages.--
(1) In general.--Subparagraph (A) of section 36B(b)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows:
"(A) Applicable percentage.--The applicable percentage for any taxable year shall be the percentage such that the applicable percentage for any taxpayer whose household income is within an income tier specified in the following table shall increase, on a sliding scale in a linear manner, from the initial premium percentage to the final premium percentage specified in such table for such income tier:
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(2) Conforming amendments relating to affordability of coverage.--
(A) Paragraph (1) of section 36B(c) of such Code is amended by striking subparagraph (E).
(B) Subparagraph (C) of section 36B(c)(2) of such Code is amended by striking clause (iv).
(C) Paragraph (4) of section 36B(c) of such Code is amended by striking subparagraph (F).
(c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2025.
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SA 5489. Ms. BALDWIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA. 5453 proposed by Mr. Graham to the bill S. 2, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
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SEC. __. TRANSFER OF FUNDING TO NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF
HEALTH.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, of the amounts made available to the Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement under section 202, $4,100,000,000 shall be transferred to the National Institutes of Health.
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SA 5490. Ms. BALDWIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 5453 proposed by Mr. Graham to the bill S. 2, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
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SEC. __. TRANSFER OF FUNDING TO REDIRECT FUNDING FOR U.S.
IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT TO CARRY
OUT THE INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES EDUCATION
ACT.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, of the amounts made available to
the Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement under section 202, $31,075,000,000 shall be transferred to the Secretary of Education to carry out the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.).
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SA 5491. Ms. SMITH (for herself and Ms. Klobuchar) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill S. 2, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows: On page 6, line 22, strike "$31,075,000,000" and insert "$30,075,000,000". At the end of the bill, add the following:
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SEC. 204. RELIEF FUND FOR STATES AND MUNICIPALITIES HARMED BY
FEDERAL IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS.
In addition to amounts otherwise made available for such purposes, there is appropriated to the Attorney General for fiscal year 2026, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $1,000,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 2029, which shall be used to carry out a program that awards grants to States to assist with the recovery of such States from the economic and physical damages resulting from--
(1) Operation Metro Surge;
(2) Operation Catch of the Day;
(3) Operation Midway Blitz; and
(4) similar large-scale immigration enforcement actions carried out by the Federal Government.
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SA 5492. Ms. SMITH (for herself and Ms. Klobuchar) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill S. 2, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
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SEC. ___. ENSURING COOPERATION BETWEEN FEDERAL AND STATE
INVESTIGATIVE AUTHORITIES REGARDING CIVILIAN
DEATHS THAT MAY HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY FEDERAL LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS.
Whenever a Federal law enforcement officer is involved in an enforcement action that results in the death of any civilian, the head of the Federal agency for which such officer is employed, shall ensure full cooperation between Federal and State investigative authorities with respect to the investigation of such death.
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SA 5493. Mr. WARNER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 2, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
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SEC. ___. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR DETAINING OR
DEPORTING UNITED STATES CITIZENS.
None of the funds made available under this Act shall be used to detain or deport United States citizens.
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SA 5494. Mr. WARNER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 2, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
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SEC. ___. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR TRAINING,
DEPLOYING, OR COORDINATING WITH NON-DEPARTMENT
OF HOMELAND SECURITY EMPLOYEES.
None of the funds made available under this Act shall be used to train, deploy, or coordinate Federal immigration enforcement with Federal employees who are not employees of the Department of Homeland Security if--
(1) the primary responsibilities of such employees are focused on combating child exploitation, terrorism, or drug trafficking; and
(2) the intent is to allocate more than 5 days per fiscal year of the time of such employees to immigration enforcement.
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SA 5495. Mr. WARNER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 2, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
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SEC. ___. USE OF FUNDS FOR PRIVACY-ENHANCING SERVICES.
(a) In General.--Of the funds made available under this Act to the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Secretary shall use $100,000,000 to provide privacy-enhancing services to--
(1) any immigration officer (as defined in section 236(g)(1)(A) of the Immigration and Nationality Act), whose official duties put such immigration officer at greater risk of being the target of a threat, intimidation, harassment, stalking, or a similar action;
(2) any spouse, child, or parent of such an immigration officer;
(3) any other familial relative of such an immigration officer who has the same permanent residence as the immigration officer; and
(4) any State or local law enforcement office who is covered under an agreement under section 287(g) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1357(g)).
(b) Requirements.--Any immigration officer or other law enforcement officer who receives privacy-enhancing services pursuant to subsection (a) shall, in the course of conducting immigration enforcement, visibly display--
(1) his or her last name and one additional individual identifier that is unique to the officer;
(2) the name of the Federal law enforcement agency or other organization employing the officer; and
(3) his or her face.
(c) Exceptions.--The Secretary of Homeland Security may promulgate regulations to establish necessary exceptions to the requirement described in subsection (b)(1).
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SA 5496. Mr. WARNER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 2, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
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SEC. __. APPROPRIATION FOR CYBERSECURITY AND INFRASTRUCTURE
SECURITY AGENCY.
(a) In General.--In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency for fiscal year 2026, out of amounts in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $1,000,000,000 for the hardening of critical infrastructure from artificial intelligence-generated cyberattacks.
(b) Reduction in Funds.--Notwithstanding section 102, the amount appropriated under that section shall be $6,450,000,000.
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SA 5497. Mr. WARNER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 2, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
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SEC. _____. PROHIBITION ON PAYMENTS TO POLITICAL GROUPS FROM
TRUMP SETTLEMENT FUND.
No payment may be made from the fund created by the Settlement Agreement in Trump v. Internal Revenue Service, No. 1:26-cv-20609 (S.D. Fla. May 18, 2026), to an organization described in section 501(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 which is exempt from taxation under section 501(a) thereof, or a political organization as defined in section 527(e)(1) of such Code.
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SA 5498. Mr. WARNER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 2, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
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SEC. ___. LIMITATION ON SERVICE OF DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL
INTELLIGENCE.
An individual directed to perform the functions and duties of the Director of National Intelligence temporarily in an acting capacity may not simultaneously serve as the head of any other Federal department or agency.
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SA 5499. Mr. WARNER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 2, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
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SEC. ___. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR SALARY OF DIRECTOR
OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE.
None of the funds made available by this Act or any other Act may be used to pay the salary of an individual directed to perform the functions and duties of the Director of National Intelligence temporarily in an acting capacity if the individual does not have extensive national security expertise.
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SA 5500. Mr. WARNER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 5453 proposed by Mr. Graham to the bill S. 2, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
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SEC. __. APPROPRIATION FOR UNITED STATES SECRET SERVICE.
(a) Reduction in Amounts Appropriated.--Notwithstanding section 102, the amount appropriated under that section shall be $6,450,000,000.
(b) Appropriation to Secret Service.--In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Director of the United States Secret Service for fiscal year 2026, out of amounts in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $1,000,000,000 for the recruitment, retention, and training of United States Secret Service agents who will strengthen security for the President.
SA 5501. Mr. HICKENLOOPER (for himself and Mr. Bennet) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 2, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
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SEC. ___. PROHIBITION ON DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS TO INDIVIDUALS
CONVICTED OF CERTAIN CRIMES.
No funds made available under this Act, and no other Federal funds, may be used to make any payment to an individual in connection with a prosecution that resulted in the individual being convicted of a crime related to any of the following:
(1) Interference in a State or Federal election.
(2) Impersonation.
(3) Identity theft.
(4) Official misconduct.
(5) Violation of duty in elections.
(6) Failure to comply with the requirements of a Secretary of State.
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SA 5502. Ms. KLOBUCHAR submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 5453 proposed by Mr. Graham to the bill S. 2, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
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SEC. ____. APPROPRIATION FOR COPS PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--Of the amounts appropriated under section 202 to the Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement shall transfer $1,047,000,000 to the Attorney General to carry out the program under part Q of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.).
(b) Prohibition.--In awarding the amounts transferred under subsection (a), the Attorney General may not withhold a grant from a State, unit of local government, or Indian tribal government for failing to cooperate with the Federal Government with respect to the enforcement of immigration laws.
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SA 5503. Ms. HIRONO (for herself and Mr. Van Hollen) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill S. 2, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
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SEC. __. PAYMENTS TO STATES FOR THE CHILD CARE AND
DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT ACT OF 1990.
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Secretary of Health and Human Services for fiscal year 2026, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $18,000,000,000 for carrying out the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9857 et seq.).
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SA 5504. Ms. HIRONO (for herself and Mr. Van Hollen) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill S. 2, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
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SECTION 1. FUNDING FOR STUDENT SUPPORT AND ACADEMIC
ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS.
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Secretary of Education for fiscal year 2026, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $2,800,000,000 for carrying out part A of title IV of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.).
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SA 5505. Ms. HIRONO submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 5453 proposed by Mr. Graham to the bill S. 2, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
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SEC. __. APPROPRIATION FOR MATCHING GRANT PROGRAM FOR SCHOOL
SECURITY.
(a) Reduction in Amounts Appropriated to ICE.--Notwithstanding section 202, the amount appropriated under that section to U.S. Immigrations and Custom Enforcement shall be $30,075,000,000.
(b) Appropriation for DOJ.--In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Attorney General for fiscal year 2026, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $1,000,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2029, to carry out part AA of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10551 et seq.).
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SA 5506. Ms. HIRONO (for herself and Mr. Van Hollen) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill S. 2, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
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SEC. ___. DOJ YOUTH MENTORING PROGRAMS.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, of the amounts made available to the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement under this title, $105,000,000 shall be transferred to the Department of Justice, for each of fiscal years 2026 through 2029, to carry out the youth mentoring programs of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention of the Department of Justice.
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SA 5507. Ms. HIRONO (for herself and Mr. Van Hollen) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill S. 2, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
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SECTION 1. FUNDING FOR FEDERAL PELL GRANTS.
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Secretary of Education for fiscal year 2026, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $17,000,000,000 for awarding Federal Pell Grants under section 401 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070a).
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SA 5508. Ms. HIRONO (for herself and Mr. Van Hollen) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill S. 2, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
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SECTION 1. FUNDING FOR LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES AND THE
INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES EDUCATION ACT.
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Secretary of Education for fiscal year 2026, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated--
(1) $40,000,000,000 for carrying out part A of title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311 et seq.); and
(2) $30,000,000,000 for carrying out the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.).
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SA 5509. Ms. HIRONO submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 5453 proposed by Mr. Graham to the bill S. 2, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
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SEC. __. APPROPRIATION FOR EMERGENCY FOOD AND SHELTER GRANTS.
(a) Reduction in Amounts Appropriated to ICE.--Notwithstanding section 102, the amount appropriated under that section to U.S. Immigrations and Custom Enforcement shall be $6,450,000,000.
(b) Appropriate to FEMA.--In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency for fiscal year 2026, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $1,000,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2029, to carry out subtitle B of title III of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11341 et seq.).
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SA 5510. Mr. MURPHY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 5453 proposed by Mr. Graham to the bill S. 2, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
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SEC. _____. PROHIBITION ON ATTORNEY GENERAL ENTERING INTO
CERTAIN SETTLEMENT AGREEMENTS.
(a) In General.--The Attorney General may not enter into a settlement agreement in a lawsuit in which the plaintiff is--
(1) the President or the spouse or a child of the President; or
(2) any entity controlled by any individual described in paragraph (1).
(b) Null and Void.--Any settlement agreement entered into by the Attorney General in a lawsuit described in subsection (a) shall be null and void.
(c) Unlawful Payments.--It shall be unlawful for any officer or employee of the United States Government to pay any account, claim, or demand against said Government, which accrued or exists due to a settlement agreement entered into by the Attorney General in a lawsuit described in subsection (a).
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SA 5511. Mr. PADILLA submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 5453 proposed by Mr. Graham to the bill S. 2, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
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(10) Transparency and accountability.--
(A) In general.--Not less than $10,000,000 for--
(i) all officers and agents to be trained on and equipped with activated body-worn cameras while engaging in immigration enforcement activities; and
(ii) storage and to make accessible to Congress, and the subjects of such footage, all footage captured by such cameras.
(B) Limitation.--Amounts provided under this title for purposes other than the purposes set forth in subparagraph (A) shall only be made available for obligation if the funds specified in such subparagraph have been obligated and awarded for such purposes.
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SA 5512. Mr. MERKLEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 2, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
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SEC. ___. CLARIFICATION; PROHIBITION.
Nothing in this Act provides the authorization of Congress to construct the East Wing Modernization Project and no Federal funds or private donations may be used for the East Wing Modernization Project absent express authorization of Congress after the date of enactment of this Act.
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SA 5513. Mr. MERKLEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 2, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
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SEC. _____. CONGRESSIONAL APPROVAL FOR PAYMENTS FROM "ANTI-
WEAPONIZATION FUND".
No payment may be made from the "Anti-Weaponization Fund", established by the Attorney General, without congressional approval.
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SA 5514. Mr. REED submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 5453 proposed by Mr. Graham to the bill S. 2, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
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SEC. _____. FUNDING FOR THE HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIPS
PROGRAM.
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there are appropriated, to remain available until September 30, 2029, $62,095,000,000 for the HOME Investment Partnerships program under subtitle A of title II of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act ( 42 U.S.C. 12741 et seq.).
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SA 5515. Mr. REED (for himself, Mr. Lujan, Mr. King, Mr. Welch, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Booker, and Mr. Markey) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 2, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
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SEC. __. FUNDING FOR THE LOW INCOME HOME ENERGY ASSISTANCE
PROGRAM.
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Secretary of Health and Human Services, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $2,500,000,000 for an additional amount for fiscal year 2026, to remain available until September 30, 2027, for making payments under subsection (b) of section 2602 of the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 (42 U.S.C. 8621) subject to the following conditions:
(1) Of the amount made available under this section, $1,250,000,000 shall be allocated as though the total appropriation for such payments for fiscal year 2026 was less than $1,975,000,000.
(2) The Secretary shall obligate and distribute the amount made available under this section not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act.
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SA 5516. Ms. CORTEZ MASTO submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill S. 2, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
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SEC. 2___. PROHIBITION ON USE FUNDS TO DETAIN OR REMOVE
SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.
None of the funds made available under this title may be used to detain or remove a victim of domestic violence or a crime victim who has an application for relief pending with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services or on appeal at any stage of the appeal process.
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SA 5517. Ms. CORTEZ MASTO submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill S. 2, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
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SEC. 2___. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS TO DETAIN OR REMOVE
DACA RECIPIENTS.
None of the funds made available under this title may be used to detain or remove a recipient of deferred action pursuant to the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, as set forth in the final rule issued by the Department of Homeland Security and entitled "Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals" (87 Fed. Reg. 53152 (August 30, 2022)), who has a renewal of I-821D and I-765 pending with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.
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SA 5518. Ms. CORTEZ MASTO submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill S. 2, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
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SEC. 2___. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR DEPARTMENT OF
HOMELAND SECURITY OFFICERS OR EMPLOYEES TO
ENTER HOMES WITHOUT CONSENT, JUDICIAL WARRANTS,
OR EXIGENT CIRCUMSTANCES.
None of the funds made available under this title may be obligated or expended to allow any officer or employee of the Department of Homeland Security to enter a home absent consent, a warrant issued by a neutral and detached judicial officer, or exigent circumstances, pursuant to the Fourth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States and any other applicable laws.
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SA 5519. Mr. BENNET submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 2, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
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SEC. ___. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS UNTIL THE 5-WEEK ROLLING
AVERAGE FOR THE PRICE OF CRUDE OIL DROPS.
None of the funds made available under this Act may be obligated until the 5-week rolling average for the price of crude oil is equal to or less than the price of crude oil on February 27, 2026, as determined by the Energy Information Administration.
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SA 5520. Mr. BENNET submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 2, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
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SEC. ___2. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR AND FOREST SERVICE
HAZARDOUS FUELS REDUCTION PROJECTS.
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture (acting through the Chief of the Forest Service) for fiscal year 2026, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $30,725,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2029, for the conduct of hazardous fuels reduction projects of the Department of the Interior and the Forest Service.
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SA 5521. Mr. BENNET submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 2, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
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SEC. ___. DISPATCHABLE ENERGY REQUIREMENT FOR CERTAIN UTILITY
MERGERS.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if the merger of 2 or more utilities would result in a utility with a generating capacity greater than 70 gigawatts, each Federal agency reviewing the merger shall withhold all relevant approvals relating to the merger until the persons seeking those approvals demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Federal agency that more than 30 percent of the installed generating capacity is dispatchable clean energy produced or provided, as applicable, by renewable resources, such as wind, solar, hydropower, or other renewable resources, geothermal energy, nuclear energy, or battery or other energy storage resources.
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SA 5522. Mr. BENNET (for himself, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Heinrich, and Mr. Hickenlooper) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 2, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
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SEC. __. PROVISIONS RESULTING IN THE SALE, DISPOSAL, OR
TRANSFER OF FEDERAL LANDS DESIGNATED AS
EXTRANEOUS UNDER THE BYRD RULE.
Section 313(b)(1) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 644(b)(1)) is amended--
(1) by striking "and (F)" and inserting "(F)"; and
(2) by inserting "; and (G) a provision that results in the sale, disposal, or transfer of Federal lands shall be considered extraneous" before the period at the end.
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SA 5523. Mr. BENNET submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 2, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
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SEC. ____. ARKANSAS VALLEY CONDUIT, COLORADO.
Public Law 87-590 (76 Stat. 389; 123 Stat. 1320) is amended--
(1) in the first section--
(A) in subsection (c), in the second sentence, by striking "or in the case of the Arkansas Valley Conduit, payment in an amount equal to 35 percent of the cost of the conduit that is comprised of revenue generated by payments pursuant to a repayment contract and revenue that may be derived from contracts for the use of Fryingpan-Arkansas project excess capacity or exchange contracts using Fryingpan-Arkansas project facilities,"; and
(B) by adding at the end the following:
"(d) Arkansas Valley Conduit.--
"(1) Repayment contract.--To provide domestic water supplies to communities and households that do not have reliable access to domestic water supplies, the contract for the Arkansas Valley Conduit shall provide for payment in an amount equal to 35 percent of the cost of the conduit, notwithstanding the reclamation laws or any other provision of this Act. The contract payments shall consist of--
"(A) funding provided during construction from any entity other than the Secretary; and
"(B) based on a demonstration of financial hardship, as determined by the Secretary, repayment of the balance not covered under subparagraph (A) for a period of not more than 75 years with simple interest at a rate that is equal to 50 percent of the interest rate determined by the Secretary of the Treasury under section 2(c), including revenue derived from contracts for the use of excess capacity or exchange contracts using Fryingpan-Arkansas project facilities.
"(2) Operations and maintenance.--The contract for the Arkansas Valley Conduit shall provide for the assumption by the contracting parties of the care, operation, maintenance, and replacement of the conduit."; and
(2) in section 2(b)(3)(A), by striking "this section" and inserting "subsection (d) of the first section".
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SA 5524. Mr. BENNET submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 2, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
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SEC. __. PROCESS FOR CONGRESSIONAL REVERSAL OF REFUSAL TO
DECLARE MAJOR DISASTER.
Section 401 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170) is amended by adding at the end the following:
"(d) Notification to Congress.--
"(1) Covered refusal.--In this subsection, the term `covered refusal' means an instance in which--
"(A) the Governor of a State requests a declaration by the President of a major disaster under subsection (a); and
"(B) the President declines to declare such a major disaster--
"(i) contrary to a recommendation provided by the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency; or
"(ii) based on a recommendation by the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency not to approve the declaration that is contrary to established precedent.
"(2) Notification requirement.--Not later than 24 hours after issuing a covered refusal, the President shall submit to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President of the Senate a written explanation of the covered refusal.
"(e) Declaration by Joint Resolution.--
"(1) Definitions.--In this subsection:
"(A) Covered joint resolution.--The term `covered joint resolution' means only a joint resolution of either House of Congress--
"(i) introduced not later than 14 calendar days after the date on which Congress receives a notification under subsection (d)(2) relating to a covered refusal; and
"(ii) the sole matter after the resolving clause of which is as follows: `That the President shall declare a major disaster under section 401 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170) relating to _______', the blanks being filled in with a description of the disaster that is the subject of the covered refusal.
"(B) Covered refusal.--The term `covered refusal' has the meaning given the term in subsection (d).
"(2) Introduction.--A covered joint resolution may be introduced--
"(A) in the House of Representatives, by the majority leader (or the majority leader's designee) or the minority leader (or the minority leader's designee); and
"(B) in the Senate, by the majority leader (or the majority leader's designee) or the minority leader (or the minority leader's designee).
"(3) Floor consideration in house of representatives.--
"(A) Discharge from committee.--If a committee of the House of Representatives to which a covered joint resolution has been referred has not reported the joint resolution within 2 calendar days after the date of referral of the joint resolution, the committee shall be discharged from further consideration of the joint resolution and the joint resolution shall be placed on the appropriate calendar.
"(B) Moving to consideration.--At any time after a covered joint resolution has been placed on the appropriate calendar, it is in order for the sponsor of the joint resolution (or a designee) to move for the consideration of that joint resolution.
"(C) Points of order; motions.--All points of order against the covered joint resolution and its consideration are waived. If the motion under subparagraph (B) is agreed to, the joint resolution shall remain the unfinished business of the House until disposed of, except as provided in paragraph (5).
"(D) No amendments.--A covered joint resolution shall not be subject to amendment in the House of Representatives.
"(E) Debate.--General debate on a covered joint resolution shall not exceed 4 hours, which shall be equally divided and controlled by the sponsor of the joint resolution (or a designee) and an opponent.
"(F) Final passage.--At the conclusion of debate, the previous question shall be considered as ordered on the resolution, and the House of Representatives shall vote on final passage without intervening motion.
"(4) Consideration in the senate.--
"(A) Reporting and discharge.--If the committee of the Senate to which a covered joint resolution was referred has not reported the joint resolution within 2 calendar days after the date of referral of the joint resolution, that committee shall be discharged from further consideration of the joint resolution and the joint resolution shall be placed on the appropriate calendar.
"(B) Proceeding to consideration.--Notwithstanding Rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the Senate, it is in order at any time after the committee of the Senate to which a covered joint resolution was referred reports the joint resolution to the Senate or has been discharged from consideration of the joint resolution (even though a previous motion to the same effect has been disagreed to) to move to proceed to the consideration of the joint resolution, and all points of order against the joint resolution (and against consideration of the joint resolution) are waived. The motion to proceed is not debatable. The motion is not subject to a motion to postpone.
"(C) No amendments.--An amendment to a covered joint resolution, or a motion to postpone, or a motion to proceed to the consideration of other business, or a motion to recommit a covered joint resolution, is not in order.
"(D) Consideration.--
"(i) Limitation on debate.--Consideration in the Senate of a covered joint resolution shall be limited to not more than 10 hours, which shall be equally divided between, and controlled by, the majority leader and the minority leader, or by their designees.
"(ii) Vote on adoption.--Whenever all the time for debate on a covered joint resolution has been used or yielded back, the vote on the passage of the resolution shall occur without any intervening motion or amendment, except that a single quorum call at the conclusion of the debate if requested in accordance with the Rules of the Senate may occur immediately before such vote.
"(E) Rulings of the chair on procedure.--Appeals from the decisions of the Chair relating to the application of the rules of the Senate, as the case may be, to the procedure relating to a covered joint resolution shall be decided without debate.
"(F) Consideration of veto messages.--Debate in the Senate of any veto message with respect to a covered joint resolution, including all debatable motions and appeals in connection with the joint resolution, shall be limited to 10 hours, to be equally divided between, and controlled by, the majority leader and the minority leader or their designees.
"(5) Rules relating to senate and house of representatives.--
"(A) Treatment of senate joint resolution in house.--In the House of Representatives, the following procedures shall apply to a covered joint resolution received from the Senate (unless the House has already passed a joint resolution relating to the same proposed action):
"(i) The joint resolution shall be referred to the appropriate committees.
"(ii) If a committee to which a joint resolution has been referred has not reported the joint resolution within 2 calendar days after the date of referral, that committee shall be discharged from further consideration of the joint resolution.
"(iii) Beginning on the third legislative day after the committee to which a joint resolution has been referred reports the joint resolution to the House or has been discharged from further consideration thereof, it shall be in order to move to proceed to consider the joint resolution in the House. All points of order against the motion are
waived. Such a motion shall not be in order after the House has disposed of a motion to proceed on the joint resolution. The previous question shall be considered as ordered on the motion to its adoption without intervening motion. The motion shall not be debatable. A motion to reconsider the vote by which the motion is disposed of shall not be in order.
"(iv) The joint resolution shall be considered as read. All points of order against the joint resolution and against its consideration are waived. The previous question shall be considered as ordered on the joint resolution to final passage without intervening motion except 4 hours of debate equally divided and controlled by the sponsor of the joint resolution (or a designee) and an opponent. A motion to reconsider the vote on passage of the joint resolution shall not be in order.
"(B) Treatment of house joint resolution in senate.--
"(i) Receipt before passage.--If, before the passage by the Senate of a covered joint resolution, the Senate receives an identical joint resolution from the House of Representatives, the following procedures shall apply:
"(I) That joint resolution shall not be referred to a committee.
"(II) With respect to that joint resolution--
"(aa) the procedure in the Senate shall be the same as if no joint resolution had been received from the House of Representatives; but
"(bb) the vote on passage shall be on the joint resolution from the House of Representatives.
"(ii) Receipt after passage.--If, following passage of a covered joint resolution in the Senate, the Senate receives an identical joint resolution from the House of Representatives, that joint resolution shall be placed on the appropriate Senate calendar.
"(iii) No companion measure.--If a covered joint resolution is received from the House, and no companion joint resolution has been introduced in the Senate, the Senate procedures under this subsection shall apply to the House joint resolution.
"(C) Application to revenue measures.--The provisions of this paragraph shall not apply in the House of Representatives to a covered joint resolution that is a revenue measure.
"(6) Rules of house of representatives and senate.--This subsection is enacted by Congress--
"(A) as an exercise of the rulemaking power of the Senate and the House of Representatives, respectively, and as such is deemed a part of the rules of each House, respectively, and supersedes other rules only to the extent that it is inconsistent with such rules; and
"(B) with full recognition of the constitutional right of either House to change the rules (so far as relating to the procedure of that House) at any time, in the same manner, and to the same extent as in the case of any other rule of that House.".
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SA 5525. Mr. BENNET (for himself and Mr. Hickenlooper) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 5453 proposed by Mr. Graham to the bill S. 2, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
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SEC. ___. PROHIBITION ON THE ANTI-WEAPONIZATION FUND.
The "Anti-Weaponization Fund" established by the Attorney General on May 18, 2026, is terminated and on and after the date of enactment of this Act, no amounts may be paid into any fund that is substantially similar to the "Anti-Weaponization Fund".
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SA 5526. Mr. BENNET submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 2, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
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SEC. ___. LIMITATION ON OBLIGATION OF FUNDS.
None of the funds made available under this Act may be obligated until the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information makes available nondeployment funds associated with the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program established under section 60102 of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (47 U.S.C. 1702) to the States originally slated to receive those funds.
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SA 5527. Mr. BENNET submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 2, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
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SEC. __. PROHIBITION ON SETTLEMENT AGREEMENTS PROHIBITING TAX
AUDITS OF THE PRESIDENT.
(a) In General.--The Attorney General may not enter into any settlement agreement that prohibits, bars, or precludes the Internal Revenue Service from examining the tax returns of the President.
(b) Portion of Settlement Agreement Relating to the Taxes of President Trump.--The portion of the settlement agreement in Trump v. Internal Revenue Service, announced on May 19, 2026, that bars and precludes examinations of the tax returns of President Trump, and claims or actions resulting from such examinations, shall have no force and effect.
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SA 5528. Mr. BENNET submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 5453 proposed by Mr. Graham to the bill S. 2, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
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SEC. 202. GASOLINE PRICE REBATES.
(a) In General.--Subchapter B of chapter 65 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
"SEC. 6436. GASOLINE PRICE REBATES.
"(a) In General.--In the case of an eligible individual, there shall be allowed as a credit against the tax imposed by subtitle A for the taxable year beginning after December 31, 2025, an amount equal to the gasoline price rebate amount for such taxable year.
"(b) Gasoline Price Rebate Amount.--For purposes of this section--
"(1) In general.--The term `gasoline price rebate amount' means, with respect to any taxpayer, an amount, as determined by the Secretary not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this section, equal to the quotient of--
"(A) $31,075,000,000, divided by
"(B) the number of eligible individuals.
"(2) Special rule for joint returns.--In the case of an eligible individual filing a joint return, the gasoline price rebate amount shall be 150 percent of the amount determined under paragraph (1) with respect to other taxpayers.
"(3) Limitation based on adjusted gross income.--The amount of the credit allowed by subsection (a) (determined without regard to this subsection and subsection (e)) shall be reduced (but not below zero) by 5 percent of so much of the eligible individual's adjusted gross income as exceeds--
"(A) $150,000 in the case of a joint return,
"(B) $112,500 in the case of a head of household, and
"(C) $75,000 in any other case.
"(c) Eligible Individual.--For purposes of this section, the term `eligible individual' means any individual other than--
"(1) any nonresident alien individual,
"(2) any individual who is a dependent of another taxpayer for a taxable year beginning in the calendar year in which the individual's taxable year begins, and
"(3) an estate or trust.
"(d) Definitions and Special Rules.--
"(1) Dependent defined.--For purposes of this section, the term `dependent' has the meaning given such term by section 152.
"(2) Identification number requirement.--
"(A) In general.--In the case of a return other than a joint return, the gasoline price rebate amount in subsection (b)(1) shall be treated as being zero unless the taxpayer includes the valid identification number of the taxpayer on the return of tax for the taxable year.
"(B) Joint returns.--In the case of a joint return, the gasoline price rebate amount in subsection (b)(1) shall be treated as being--
"(i) 50 percent of the amount otherwise determined without regard to this paragraph if the valid identification number of only 1 spouse is included on the return of tax for the taxable year, and
"(ii) zero if the valid identification number of neither spouse is so included.
"(C) Valid identification number.--For purposes of this paragraph, the term `valid identification number' means a social security number issued to an individual by the Social Security Administration on or before the due date for filing the return for the taxable year.
"(D) Special rule for members of the armed forces.--Subparagraph (B) shall not apply in the case where at least 1 spouse was a member of the Armed Forces of the United States at any time during the taxable year and the valid identification number of at least 1 spouse is included on the return of tax for the taxable year.
"(E) Coordination with certain advance payments.--In the case of any payment determined pursuant to subsection (f)(6), a valid identification number shall be treated for purposes of this paragraph as included on the taxpayer's return of tax if such valid identification number is available to the Secretary as described in such subsection.
"(F) Mathematical or clerical error authority.--Any omission of a correct valid identification number required under this paragraph shall be treated as a mathematical or clerical error for purposes of applying section 6213(g)(2) to such omission.
"(3) Credit treated as refundable.--The credit allowed by subsection (a) shall be treated as allowed by subpart C of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1.
"(e) Regulations.--The Secretary shall prescribe such regulations or other guidance as may be necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of this section.
"(f) Outreach.--The Secretary shall carry out a robust and
comprehensive outreach program to ensure that all taxpayers
learn of their eligibility for the credits allowed under this
section and are provided assistance in claiming such
credits.".
(b) Treatment of Certain Possessions.--
(1) Payments to possessions with mirror code tax systems.--
The Secretary of the Treasury shall pay to each possession of
the United States which has a mirror code tax system amounts
equal to the loss (if any) to that possession by reason of
the amendments made by this section. Such amounts shall be
determined by the Secretary of the Treasury based on
information provided by the government of the respective
possession.
(2) Payments to other possessions.--The Secretary of the
Treasury shall pay to each possession of the United States
which does not have a mirror code tax system amounts
estimated by the Secretary of the Treasury as being equal to
the aggregate benefits (if any) that would have been provided
to residents of such possession by reason of the amendments
made by this section if a mirror code tax system had been in
effect in such possession. The preceding sentence shall not
apply unless the respective possession has a plan, which has
been approved by the Secretary of the Treasury, under which
such possession will promptly distribute such payments to its
residents.
(3) Inclusion of administrative expenses.--The Secretary of
the Treasury shall pay to each possession of the United
States to which the Secretary makes a payment under paragraph
(1) or (2) an amount equal to the increase (if any) of the
administrative expenses of such possession--
(A) in the case of a possession described in paragraph (1),
by reason of the amendments made by this section, and
(B) in the case of a possession described in paragraph (2),
by reason of carrying out the plan described in such
paragraph, or
the amount described in subparagraph (A) shall be determined
by the Secretary of the Treasury based on information
provided by the government of the respective possession.
(4) Coordination with credit allowed against united states
income taxes.--No credit shall be allowed against United
States income taxes under section 6434 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 (as added by this section) to any
person--
(A) to whom a credit is allowed against taxes imposed by
the possession by reason of the amendments made by this
section, or
(B) who is eligible for a payment under a plan described in
paragraph (2).
(5) Mirror code tax system.--For purposes of this
subsection, the term "mirror code tax system" means, with
respect to any possession of the United States, the income
tax system of such possession if the income tax liability of
the residents of such possession under such system is
determined by reference to the income tax laws of the United
States as if such possession were the United States.
(6) Treatment of payments.--For purposes of section 1324 of
title 31, United States Code, the payments under this
subsection shall be treated in the same manner as a refund
due from a credit provision referred to in subsection (b)(2)
of such section.
(c) Administrative Provisions.--
(1) Definition of deficiency.--Section 6211(b)(4)(A) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking "and
6433" and inserting "6433, and 6436,".
(2) Conforming amendments.--
(A) Paragraph (2) of section 1324(b) of title 31, United
States Code, is amended by inserting "6436," after
"6433,".
(B) The table of sections for subchapter B of chapter 65 of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the
end the following new item: "Sec. 6436. Gasoline price rebates.".
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SA 5529. Mr. BENNET submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 2, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows: At the end of the bill, add the following:
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SEC. 301. SHORT TITLES.
This title may be cited as the "Keeping Immigrants and Destinations Safe Act" or the "KIDS Act".
SEC. 302. DEFINITIONS.
In this title:
(1) Child.--The term "child" has the meaning given such term in section 101(b)(1) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(b)(1)).
(2) Cognitive disability.--The term "cognitive disability" means a mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities of an individual involving learning, reading, concentrating, thinking, or communicating, or the operation of a neurological or brain function, consistent with the meaning of "disability" under section 3(1) of the Americans with Disabilities Act (42 U.S.C. 12102(1)).
(3) Department.--The term "Department" means the Department of Homeland Security.
(4) Primary caregiver.--The term "primary caregiver" means a noncitizen parent or legal guardian who is the primary caretaker of 1 or more minor children in the United States, including a noncitizen parent or legal guardian with a direct interest in family court, probate court, guardianship, or child welfare proceedings involving a minor child.
(5) Secretary.--The term "Secretary" means the Secretary of Homeland Security.
(6) Sensitive location.--The term "sensitive location" includes any physical space located within 1,000 feet of--
(A) any medical or mental health care facility, including any hospital, health care practitioner's office, accredited health clinic, vaccination or testing site, emergent or urgent care facility, or community health center;
(B) any public or private school (including preschools, primary schools, secondary schools, and postsecondary schools (including colleges and universities)), any site of an early childhood education program, any other institution of learning, such as vocational or trade schools, and any other site where individuals who are unemployed or underemployed may apply for or receive workforce training;
(C) any scholastic or education-related activity or event, including field trips and interscholastic events;
(D) any school bus or school bus stop during periods when school children are present on the bus or at the stop;
(E) any recreational facility for children, such as playgrounds and formal recreational facilities;
(F) any child care focused facility, including child care centers, before or after school care centers, foster care facilities, and group homes for children;
(G) any location where disaster or emergency response and relief is being provided by Federal, State, or local entities, such as--
(i) the distribution of emergency supplies, food, and water;
(ii) any place of temporary shelter;
(iii) any place along an evacuation route; and
(iv) any site where registration for disaster-related assistance or family reunification is taking place;
(H) any location of any organization that--
(i) assists children, pregnant women, victims of crime or abuse, or individuals with significant mental or physical disabilities, including domestic violence shelters, child advocacy centers, facilities that serve disabled persons, drug or alcohol counseling and treatment facilities, rape crisis centers, supervised visitation centers, family justice centers, victims' services providers, and community-based organizations providing social services; or
(ii) provides disaster or emergency social services and assistance, or services for individuals experiencing homelessness, including food banks, pantries, or other establishments distributing food, and shelters;
(I) any church, synagogue, mosque, or other place of worship or religious study, such as buildings rented for the purpose of religious services or a temporary facility or location where such activities are taking place;
(J) any site of a funeral, graveside ceremony, wedding, or any site where other religious or civil ceremonies or observances are occurring;
(K) any site during a public demonstration, such as a march, rally, or parade;
(L) any Federal, State, or local courthouse, including immigration courts operated by the Executive Office for Immigration Review, the office of an individual's legal counsel or representative, probation offices, and any facility where programs or services are provided in relation to a court proceeding;
(M) any congressional district office;
(N) any office of the Social Security Administration;
(O) any public assistance office, including locations at which individuals may apply for or receive unemployment compensation or report violations of labor and employment laws;
(P) the indoor or outdoor premises of a department of motor vehicles;
(Q) a polling place, including any building or infrastructure at which voting takes place during an election;
(R) a labor union hall or any other union-operated building or office at which registered applicants are referred in rotation to jobs;
(S) any public library; or
(T) any other location specified by the Secretary.
SEC. 303. DETENTION OF CHILDREN.
(a) Limitation.--Except as provided in section 305, the Department may not detain a child, an individual with a cognitive disability, or a primary caregiver of a child or individual with a cognitive disability.
(b) Parental Notice and Reporting.--If a detention is permitted under section 305, the Department may not detain any child or individual with a cognitive disability without the confirmed notification of a parent or legal guardian of such child or individual. All such detentions shall be reported to Congress not later than 24 hours after the Department takes such a child or individual into custody.
(c) Limitation on Detention of Primary Caregivers.--There shall be a presumption that a primary caregiver of a child or an individual with a cognitive disability may not be detained unless the Department Secretary documents, based on clear and convincing evidence that has been provided to the primary caregiver of such child or individual, that release of the primary caregiver is unreasonable or impracticable.
(d) Release to Designated Caregiver or Child Welfare Authority.--
(1) In general.--If a child or an individual with a cognitive disability is detained by the Department in violation of subsection (a), the Department shall prioritize the prompt release of such child or individual to--
(A) a parent or legal guardian;
(B) a designated caregiver identified by a parent or legal guardian of such child or individual;
(C) the appropriate State or local child or adult protective services agency; or
(D) appropriate officials of the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Refugee Resettlement, if appropriate and practicable.
(2) Recognition of delegated parental authority.--For purposes of paragraph (1)(B), the Department shall recognize and give effect to any written instrument executed by a parent or legal guardian that delegates temporary caregiving authority or parental authority to another individual, including a power of attorney or other document authorized under applicable State law.
(3) Verification.--The Department may take reasonable steps to verify the identity of the designated caregiver or the authenticity of the written instrument described in paragraph (2), but such verification shall not unreasonably delay the release of the child or individual with a cognitive disability.
(4) Best interests of the child.--All determinations made under this subsection shall be guided by the best interests of the child or individual with a cognitive disability.
SEC. 304. LIMITATION ON ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS AT SENSITIVE
LOCATIONS.
(a) In General.--Except as provided in section 305, the Department may not conduct, engage in, or execute any immigration enforcement action that takes place at, is focused on, or occurs within 1,000 feet of, a sensitive location.
(b) Travel to and From Sensitive Locations.--For purposes of this section, an immigration enforcement action shall be considered to occur at a sensitive location if such action is taken while an individual is traveling to, attending, or returning from a sensitive location.
SEC. 305. EXCEPTION FOR CRIMINAL WARRANTS.
The restrictions under sections 303 and 304 may not be construed to prohibit or restrict enforcement actions conducted pursuant to a criminal arrest warrant or a criminal search warrant issued by a court of competent jurisdiction.
SEC. 306. REMEDIES FOR VIOLATIONS.
In the event of a violation of section 304--
(1) any information obtained as a result of such enforcement action for purposes of establishing alienage or chargeability may not be--
(A) entered into the record or received into evidence in a removal proceeding; or
(B) used by the Department to effectuate any type of removal;
(2) the noncitizen who was the subject of such removal proceedings may file a motion to enforce the prohibition under section 304, including through a motion to terminate such proceedings;
(3) any individual who was detained in violation of such section shall be released from detention; and
(4) any person wrongfully detained shall be placed in proceedings under section 240 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1229a), which require the Department to rebut the presumption of the individual's eligibility for release by clear and convincing evidence.
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SA 5530. Mr. BENNET submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 2, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
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TITLE III--IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT OFFICER HIRING AND SCREENING
STANDARDS
SEC. 301. SHORT TITLES.
This title may be cited as the "Training, Responsibility, Uniforms, and Standards for Transparency Act" or the "TRUST Act".
SEC. 302. STRENGTHENED HIRING AND SCREENING STANDARDS FOR
IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS.
(a) Minimum Eligibility Requirements.--The Secretary of Homeland Security shall enhance the performance, professionalism, and integrity of immigration enforcement officers and agents by establishing strengthened hiring and screening standards for all newly hired officers and agents.
(b) Standards.--The standards required under subsection (a) shall require each applicant--
(1) to be at least 20 years of age at the time of application and at least 21 years of age at the start of the next scheduled basic training academy;
(2) to possess a high school diploma or equivalent credential at the time of application;
(3) to possess authorization to live and work in the United States, as demonstrated by documentation sufficient to satisfy employment eligibility verification requirements under Federal law; and
(4) to undergo comprehensive background investigations that include--
(A) criminal history checks;
(B) reviews of prior law enforcement or military service, including disciplinary records and sustained complaints;
(C) screening for any history of domestic violence, sexual assault, or other violent conduct;
(D) drug use screening consistent with Federal law;
(E) reviews for affiliations with terrorist organizations, violent extremist groups, or hate-based organizations;
(F) reviews of publicly available social media and online activity for evidence of bias, extremism, discriminatory conduct, or advocacy of violence; and
(G) psychological suitability assessments to ensure fitness for duty, sound judgment, and the ability to safely interact with the public.
SEC. 303. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY UNIFORM AND
IDENTIFICATION REGULATIONS.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that Department of Homeland Security law enforcement personnel, including U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers and agents (including Enforcement and Removal Operations and Homeland Security Investigations) and U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers, agents, and specialists, wear a uniform that identifies such personnel--
(1) as Federal immigration law enforcement authorities; and
(2) as authorized personnel of a specific directorate within the Department of Homeland Security and not as "Police".
(b) Uniform Requirements.--
(1) In general.--All uniformed Department of Homeland Security law enforcement personnel, including sworn U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers and agents and U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers, agents, and specialists--
(A) shall possess and maintain at all times a serviceable uniform and the necessary equipment to perform uniformed field duty;
(B) shall maintain their uniforms and equipment in a serviceable condition in order to be ready at any time for immediate use;
(C) shall keep their uniforms neat, clean, and having the appearance of being professionally pressed;
(D) may only wear the uniform specified for their rank, assignment, and component within the Department of Homeland Security;
(E) may not loan any portion of the uniform to others; and
(F) may not permit the uniform, badge, insignia, or markings to be reproduced or duplicated.
(2) Inspections.--All supervisors shall perform periodic inspections of Department of Homeland Security law enforcement personnel to ensure conformance with Department of Homeland Security uniform specifications and procedures.
(3) Civilian attire.--Civilian attire may not be worn in combination with any distinguishable part of the official Department of Homeland Security uniform.
(4) Time and place restrictions.--Department of Homeland Security law enforcement personnel may only wear a uniform while on duty, while in transit to or from duty, for court appearances, or at other official Department of Homeland Security functions or events.
(5) Limitation on purchase or consumption of alcoholic beverages.--Department of Homeland Security law enforcement personnel may not purchase or consume alcoholic beverages while wearing any part of their uniform.
SEC. 304. DEPARTMENT-ISSUED IDENTIFICATION.
(a) In General.--The Department of Homeland Security shall issue to each U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer or agent and each U.S. Customs and Border Patrol officer, agent, or specialist an official identification card bearing the employee's name, identifying information, photograph, and a unique serial number. All such personnel shall be in possession of such identification card while on duty or when carrying a concealed firearm under Federal authority.
(b) Display.--Except as provided in subsection (c)(2), Department of Homeland Security officers and agents shall clearly display their Department-issued identification and badge in a courteous manner to any person upon request and as soon as practical while on duty or acting in an official capacity.
(c) Visibility Requirement.--
(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2) and section 305(b), every Department of Homeland Security immigration enforcement officer or agent conducting an immigration enforcement function shall visibly display--
(A) the individual's last name and a unique identifier;
(B) the name of the employing agency; and
(C) the face of such officer or agent.
(2) Exceptions.--
(A) In general.--The requirement under paragraph (1) shall not apply to any individual who is engaged in an undercover assignment involving the use of an assumed name or a cover identity.
(B) Face covering.--The requirement under paragraph (1)(C) shall not apply if the officer or agent--
(i) is engaged in a specialized tactical assignment;
(ii) is working in a hazardous or high-risk environment;
(iii) is wearing a face covering as a protection from weather-related conditions; or
(iv) has received prior approval to wear a face covering due to a medical condition.
(d) Specialized and Undercover Exceptions.--
(1) Defined term.--In this section and in section 306, the term "undercover assignment" only means an authorized investigative operation in which--
(A) an agent is assuming a covert identity or persona to infiltrate a specific criminal enterprise;
(B) the mission is conducted for the primary purpose of gathering evidence regarding felony violations of Federal law, such as human trafficking or narcotics smuggling; and
(C) the revelation of the agent's identity would pose an immediate and demonstrable threat to the safety of the agent or the integrity of the investigation.
(2) Arrest team requirements.--Notwithstanding any undercover assignment, all agents involved in the physical arrest, transport, or processing of a detained individual must be clearly identifiable in accordance with the standards described in subsections (a) and (b).
SEC. 305. BADGE AND DISTINCTIVE IDENTIFICATION.
(a) Issuance.--The Secretary of Homeland Security shall issue to each U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer or agent, each U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer, agent, or specialist, and each other Department of Homeland Security sworn enforcement officer a badge of authority bearing the seal of the Department of Homeland Security and the title of the directorate for which they are employed encircling such seal, along with the designation of the position held by the officer. Each such badge shall be serially numbered and each officer shall display a distinctive identifying number.
(b) Display.--All Department of Homeland Security officers and agents and other uniformed Department of Homeland Security immigration enforcement personnel, while on duty, shall be dressed in full distinctive uniform and shall display the official badge and visible identification of their office, except when authorized by the Secretary or designee to operate in plain clothes.
(c) Restriction.--Neither the Secretary of Homeland Security nor any other person may issue a badge, uniform, insignia, or identification to any individual who is not a duly authorized, classified, and regularly appointed officer or employee of the Department of Homeland Security.
(d) Criminal Penalties for Misrepresentation.--Any person who, without authority, wears or duplicates a Department of Homeland Security badge, uniform, or equipment with intent to represent himself or herself as a Federal immigration officer shall be subject to Federal criminal penalties.
SEC. 306. BODY-WORN CAMERAS.
(a) Provision of Body-worn Cameras.--The Secretary of Homeland Security shall ensure that each immigration enforcement officer or agent who interacts with members of the public is equipped with a body-worn camera. All such cameras shall be worn in a location and manner that maximizes the camera's ability to capture video footage of the officer's activities.
(b) Required Activation.--Except as provided under subsections (c) and (d), an immigration enforcement officer or agent shall wear and activate a body-worn camera, and a dash camera if the officer's vehicle is equipped with such a camera, while--
(1) responding to a call for an enforcement action;
(2) entering any premises for the purpose of enforcing the law or investigating possible violations of law; or
(3) engaging in any interaction with a member of the public initiated by an officer or agent, whether consensual or nonconsensual, for the purpose of enforcing the law or investigating possible violations of law.
(c) Exceptions; Privacy Notifications.--
(1) En route.--A body-worn camera need not be activated while an officer or agent is traveling to a call for an enforcement action, but shall be activated shortly before the officer or agent arrives at the scene.
(2) Undercover.--An officer or agent working in an undercover assignment is not required to wear a body-worn camera.
(3) Notification.--An officer or agent wearing a body-worn camera shall notify all subjects of the recording that they are being recorded as close to the commencement of the encounter as is reasonably possible.
(d) Permissible Deactivation; Civilian Request.--
(1) Deactivation.--An immigration enforcement officer or agent may deactivate a body-worn camera--
(A) while working on an unrelated assignment or during a prolonged break in an incident; or
(B) during administrative, tactical, or management discussions when members of the public are not present.
(2) Civilian request.--Before entering a private residence without a warrant, or when interacting with an apparent crime victim or anonymous source, an officer shall ask if the individual wants the camera to be deactivated. If the individual responds affirmatively, the officer shall deactivate the camera.
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The offer to deactivate and the response from the victim or source shall be recorded by the camera before such deactivation.
(e) Failure to Activate or Tampering.--
(1) In general.--If an officer or agent fails to activate a body-worn camera in accordance with the requirements under this section or tampers with camera footage when activation is required--
(A) there shall be a permissive inference, in any investigation or legal proceeding (excluding criminal proceedings against the officer or agent), that the missing footage would have reflected misconduct;
(B) any statements or conduct that was not recorded by other means shall be subject to a rebuttable presumption of inadmissibility; and
(C) a rebuttable evidentiary presumption shall be adopted in favor of criminal defendants or civil plaintiffs who reasonably assert that exculpatory evidence was destroyed or not captured.
(2) Proof compliance was impossible.--The disciplinary action requirement and rebuttable presumptions described in subparagraphs (B) and (C) of paragraph (1) may be overcome by contrary evidence or proof of exigent circumstances that made compliance impossible.
(f) Discipline; Certification Consequences.--In addition to any criminal liability--
(1) if an adjudicative body or final agency determination finds that an officer or agent intentionally failed to activate or tampered with a camera (except as permitted under this section), the employing agency shall impose discipline upon the officer or agent, up to and including termination, consistent with applicable law;
(2) unless otherwise permitted under this section, if the conduct of the officer or agent was undertaken with the intent to conceal unlawful or inappropriate actions or obstruct justice, the officer's or agent's certification or authority to perform enforcement duties shall be suspended for not less than 1 year, subject to reinstatement only upon exoneration; and
(3) if such conduct occurred in an incident resulting in the death or serious bodily injury of a civilian, the officer's or agent's certification or authority to perform enforcement duties shall be permanently revoked, subject to reinstatement only upon exoneration.
(g) Integrity of Reports.--No officer or agent may review or receive an accounting of any body-worn camera footage related to a use of force or misconduct complaint before completing all required initial reports, statements, and interviews regarding the recorded event.
(h) Retention of Recordings.--The Secretary of Homeland Security shall establish a retention schedule for body-worn camera recordings that requires--
(1) standard footage to be retained for a period of not less than 6 months; and
(2) footage involving the use of force or a complaint to be retained for a period of not less than 3 years.
(i) Public Release; Privacy Protections.--
(1) Misconduct.--Not later than 21 days after receiving a complaint alleging misconduct by an immigration enforcement officer or agent, the Department of Homeland Security shall release all unedited audio and video recordings of the incident to the public, subject to privacy protections and delayed release provisions under subsection (j).
(2) Death or serious injury.--Not later than 5 days after an immigration enforcement incident resulting in death or serious injury, the Department of Homeland Security shall release all unedited audio and video recordings of the incident to the public, subject to privacy protections and delayed release provisions under subsection (j).
(3) Prohibition on secondary use during retention period.--During any retention period established under this subsection, body-worn camera footage shall be stored in an isolated system that is not accessible to, and may not be queried by, any immigration enforcement targeting system, fusion center, or interagency intelligence platform. Access to retained footage shall be limited to personnel directly involved in accountability review or legal proceedings arising from the recorded interaction.
(j) Privacy Protections and Delayed Release.--
(1) Death.--Recordings depicting death shall be made available to a victim's immediate family or lawful representative before being publicly released.
(2) Privacy interests.--
(A) In general.--Recordings implicating substantial privacy interests may be blurred to protect such interests without removing any portion of the recording.
(B) Limited release.--If blurring a recording is insufficient--
(i) the recording shall be released to affected individuals or their lawful representatives; and
(ii) the Department of Homeland Security shall notify affected persons of their right to waive the restrictions under this subsection.
(3) Investigations.--A recording of alleged misconduct may be temporarily withheld if the release of such recording would substantially interfere with an ongoing investigation. Such recording shall be publicly released not later than 45 days after the allegation of misconduct, accompanied by a written justification for the delay.
SEC. 307. SPECIALIZED TRAINING REQUIREMENTS.
The Secretary of Homeland Security shall require all immigration enforcement officers and agents to complete specialized training, in addition to basic training required by the Department, before conducting enforcement operations, including training on--
(1) identity verification procedures and documentation review designed to prevent the wrongful detention of United States citizens, lawful permanent residents, Native
Americans, and other individuals who are lawfully present in the United States;
(2) deescalation techniques and safe civilian engagement practices to ensure immigration enforcement operations are conducted in a manner that protects public safety and reduces the risk of unnecessary force;
(3) language access and interpretation procedures to ensure effective communication during enforcement encounters with individuals who have limited English proficiency;
(4) recognizing medical distress, disabilities, and mental health conditions, and responding appropriately during enforcement encounters to individuals experiencing medical emergencies or requiring disability-related accommodations;
(5) constitutional protections and civil rights laws governing immigration enforcement activities, including protections against unlawful searches, seizures, and discriminatory enforcement; and
(6) preventing discriminatory enforcement practices, including profiling based on race, ethnicity, national origin, religion, or language proficiency.
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SA 5531. Mr. BENNET submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 2, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
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SEC. 301. SHORT TITLES.
This title may be cited as the "Oversight, Protection, and Enforcement Notification Act" and "OPEN Act".
SEC. 302. DEFINITIONS.
In this title:
(1) Chokehold or carotid hold.--The term "chokehold or carotid hold" means the application of any pressure to the throat or windpipe, the use of maneuvers that restrict blood or oxygen flow to the brain, or carotid artery restraints that prevent or hinder breathing or reduce intake of air of an individual.
(2) Conduct exceeding authorized authority.--The term "conduct exceeding authorized authority" means any action taken without legal authorization, outside the scope of assigned duties, or in violation of Federal law, regulation, or Department of Homeland Security policy, including--
(A) conducting a stop, search, entry, arrest, or detention without legal authority, a valid warrant, or required supervisory approval;
(B) misrepresenting identity, authority, or purpose to gain compliance or entry;
(C) conducting enforcement activity outside an assigned geographic area, mission scope, or operational plan;
(D) using unapproved tactics, equipment, or vehicles, including failure to comply with identification or uniform requirements;
(E) acting in violation of constitutional protections, civil rights laws, or court orders; and
(F) any action involving sexual violence.
(3) Excessive force.--The term "excessive force" means the use of physical force or weapons beyond what is objectively reasonable and necessary, including--
(A) discharging or brandishing a firearm at any individual or vehicle;
(B) using a chemical agent, a conducted energy device, a baton, or an impact weapon;
(C) any action involving a physical takedown, a chokehold, or the placement of an individual on the ground;
(D) using restraints or force resulting in bodily injury, hospitalization, or death; and
(E) using deadly force to incapacitate a subject.
(4) Member of congress.--The term "Member of Congress" includes any Senator, Representative, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner of the United States Congress.
SEC. 303. IMPROVING IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT TRANSPARENCY.
(a) Access to Immigration Detention Facilities.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of Homeland Security shall ensure that all Members of Congress are given unrestricted access, without advance notice, to all immigration detention facilities used or operated by the Department of Homeland Security, including facilities operated by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement or U.S. Customs and Border Protection, regional processing centers, field offices, State-run facilities, and privately operated or contracted facilities, regardless of the source of funding for such facilities.
(2) Scope of access.--Access to immigration detention facilities required under paragraph (1) shall include--
(A) access to all of the areas in such facilities;
(B) the ability to speak privately with detained individuals and facility personnel on the same day as the visit and without prior authorization;
(C) the ability to observe conditions of confinement and compliance with applicable Federal law, regulations, and standards; and
(D) the ability of a Member of Congress, a State or local elected official, or a representative of a local health and safety agency to be accompanied by congressional staff and, at the discretion of the Member, official, or representative, subject matter experts, including medical professionals, legal experts, interpreters, and other individuals who such Member, official, or representative considers necessary to assist in evaluating facility conditions and compliance with applicable laws and standards.
(3) Access for legal counsel, faith leaders, and family members.--The Secretary of Homeland Security shall ensure that detained individuals have timely and reasonable access to legal counsel, faith leaders, and family members, including the ability to communicate privately and in person whenever practicable, subject only to narrowly tailored limitations that are necessary to protect the safety and security of the facility in which such individuals are detained.
(4) Prohibition on delay or denial.--
(A) In general.--The operator of an immigration detention facility may not delay, condition, restrict, or deny access to such facility to a Member of Congress on the basis of staffing limitations, operational considerations, contractual arrangements, or facility designation.
(B) Notice.--Not later than 72 hours after discovering that a Member of Congress' access to an immigration detention facility was delayed or denied for any reason, the Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement or the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection shall submit a detailed report identifying the reasons for such delay and denial and describing the steps that will be taken to prevent future delays or denials to--
(i) the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate;
(ii) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate;
(iii) the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate;
(iv) the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives;
(v) the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives;
(vi) the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives; and
(vii) the Office of Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Security.
(5) Consequences for repeated noncompliance.--
(A) In general.--If access to an immigration detention facility is delayed or denied to 2 or more Members of Congress in violation of this subsection during any fiscal year, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall ensure that any officer, employee, or contractor of the Department of Homeland Security who knowingly delays, restricts, or denies access to such a facility in violation of this subsection is subject to appropriate administrative or contractual disciplinary action.
(B) Notification.--The Secretary shall notify the committees listed in paragraph (4)(B) not later than 48 hours after determining a violation described in subparagraph (A) has occurred.
(6) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this subsection may be construed to limit the authority of Congress to impose additional requirements or restrictions through appropriations Acts or other legislation.
(b) Public Reporting Requirements.--The Secretary of Homeland Security shall track and publicly report, on an aggregated basis without including personally identifiable information of those involved, all allegations and incidents in which immigration enforcement officers or agents, during an immigration enforcement operation or while an individual is detained by the Department of Homeland Security--
(1) used excessive force to carry out their objective;
(2) engaged in conduct exceeding authorized authority;
(3) detained a United States citizen; or
(4) mistakenly detained or arrested an individual who should not have been detained or arrested;
(5) perpetrated sexual assault, abuse, or harassment; or
(6) engaged in other misconduct.
(c) Detention Accountability and Grievance Procedures.--
(1) Grievance process.--The Secretary of Homeland Security shall ensure that each immigration detention facility used or operated by the Department of Homeland Security or its contractors maintains a confidential and accessible grievance process through which detained individuals may report grievances regarding--
(A) the use of excessive force;
(B) violations of Federal law, detention standards, or Department policy;
(C) threats, intimidation, retaliation, or abuse by facility personnel; or
(D) sexual assault, abuse, or harassment.
(2) Accessibility requirements.--The grievance process required under paragraph (1) shall--
(A) be available in all languages commonly spoken by detained individuals;
(B) permit grievances to be filed orally or in writing;
(C) allow detained individuals to submit grievances without interference or retaliation; and
(D) provide timely review and resolution of such grievances.
(3) Accountability for excessive force or misconduct.--If an investigation conducted by the Department of Homeland Security, the Office of Inspector General of the Department, the Office of Professional Responsibility of the Department, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, a local field office, or any other authorized investigative entity determines that an officer, employee, or contractor used excessive force against a detained individual, the head of the
agency with jurisdiction over the facility shall ensure that such individual--
(A) is immediately removed from duties involving the supervision, custody, or transport of detained individuals at the facility at which the incident occurred; and
(B) is not permitted to return to perform such duties.
(4) Sexual abuse and assault prevention and intervention program.--Not less frequently than annually, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall publish facility-specific information for each immigration detention facility regarding each facility's compliance with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Sexual Abuse and Assault Prevention and Intervention Program, including--
(A) the number of allegations of sexual abuse or harassment reported at such facility;
(B) the status and outcome of investigations into such allegations;
(C) whether the facility was found compliant with applicable standards under the Sexual Abuse and Assault Prevention and Intervention Program; and
(D) any corrective actions required and the status of such actions.
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PRESERVING CIVIL RIGHTS.
(a) Use of Force.--In carrying out immigration enforcement operations, immigration enforcement officers and agents may not use excessive force.
(b) Detainee Rights.--The Secretary of Homeland Security shall ensure, after an immigration enforcement officer or agent detains any individual--
(1) a member of such individual's immediate family, as determined by the detained individual, is notified of such detention by the Department of Homeland Security not later than 5 hours after the commencement of such detention;
(2) such individual is guaranteed access to at least 1 phone call within 5 hours after the commencement of the detention;
(3) such individual is guaranteed reasonable access to legal counsel and a faith leader not later than 12 hours after the commencement of the detention and periodically thereafter, either in person or through telephonic communication; and
(4) such individual is guaranteed reasonable accommodations to facilitate the signing of any necessary legal documentation.
(c) Medical and Mental Health Services.--The Secretary of Homeland Security shall ensure that--
(1) after an immigration enforcement officer or agent detains any individual, such individual is provided timely medical and mental health services, including access to emergency care and chronic condition management, in accordance with the standards established under the National Detention Standards and the Performance-Based National Detention Standards;
(2) any individual in detention with care provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs should have access to health care services provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs;
(3) if an individual described in paragraph (1) is transferred to a hospital or emergency room--
(A) the individual's legal counsel or designated representative is immediately notified; and
(B) family members or a designated emergency contact are notified of the location of such hospital or emergency room as soon as practicable; and
(4) procedures are implemented to allow family members or legal representatives of such individuals to drop off valid prescription medications and necessary medical devices for use in detention facilities, including CPAP machines, mobility aids, and glucose monitors, for the individual's use after such items are cleared through standard security and medical review.
(d) Transportation and Transfers.--
(1) Notice of transfer.--Not later than 24 hours after any detained individual is transferred to another detention facility, the head of the facility housing the individual shall notify the individual's legal counsel, designated representative, and next of kin, as applicable, of--
(A) the specific name and address of the facility to which the individual has been transferred; and
(B) the direct contact information for such facility, including a primary phone number and a point of contact for inquiries from the family and legal representative of such individual.
(2) Justification for transfer.--
(A) In general.--Before any transfer described in paragraph (1), the Director of the facility or the field office shall provide a written justification to the detained individual and such individual's legal counsel detailing the specific administrative or safety reason for such transfer, such as medical necessity, facility capacity, or specialized housing requirements.
(B) Medical transfer summaries.--The Director of the facility from which a detained individual is being transferred shall provide a medical transfer summary with respect to such individual to the receiving facility.
(C) Observations.--Officers involved in the transfer of detained individuals between detention facilities shall share with the receiving facility any observations suggesting the detained individual--
(i) has engaged in self-injurious behavior; or
(ii) has expressed a desire to harm himself or herself during such transfer.
(D) Specialty care.--A detained individual in need of specialty care may not be transferred to a detention facility that lacks the resources to provide such care unless such resources may be easily procured from a nearby hospital, clinic, or doctors' office.
(3) Bed availability and facility standards.--A transfer described in paragraph (1) may not occur unless the Director of both the originating and receiving detention facilities attest that--
(A) a dedicated bed and appropriate housing space are available at the destination facility to which the individual is being transferred; and
(B) such destination facility meets all applicable Federal detention standards, including having the medical and mental health resources to maintain the individual's continuity of care.
(4) Additional detention standards.--All transfers of detained individuals shall comply with all applicable standards established by the Secretary of Transportation, including--
(A) minimum protections during transport, including--
(i) the use of seatbelts or secure seating for all individuals during vehicle movement;
(ii) prohibition on transport in overcrowded conditions or standing-room configurations; and
(iii) access to adequate ventilation, temperature control, food, drinking water, and necessary medications; and
(iv) for individuals who are restrained or shackled--
(I) the application or adjustment of such restraints shall allow the individual the physical range of motion necessary to safely drink water and consume food without assistance; or
(II) if the security level of the restraint prevents the individual from self-feeding or self-drinking, the provision of direct, safe assistance to ensure the individual is able to eat and drink fully and comfortably;
(B) regular bathroom breaks, including--
(i) access to restroom facilities not less frequently than once every 2 hours during transport;
(ii) reasonable accommodations for children, elderly individuals, pregnant women, and individuals with medical conditions; and
(iii) mandatory reasonable accommodations for individuals with physical, sensory, intellectual, or mental health disabilities, including the provision of vehicles and communication assistance in full compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.); and
(C) safety protocols, including--
(i) medical screening before transport to identify health risks, disabilities, or special needs;
(ii) continuous monitoring of individuals during transport by trained personnel;
(iii) prohibiting the use of restraint methods that impede breathing, circulation, or safe seating during transport;
(iv) maintaining written transport logs documenting the duration, conditions, stops, and personnel involved;
(v) operating audio or video recording equipment, where available, for the duration of transport; and
(vi) protecting mobility and medical devices by ensuring such items are transported with the individual and are not separated or damaged during the transfer process;
(5) Documentation and reporting.--Not later than 24 hours after each incident involving a violation by a transporting officer or agent of any standard described in paragraph (4), such incident shall be--
(A) documented by the supervisor of such officer or agent, which documentation shall include--
(i) the nature of the violation;
(ii) the duration of the transport during which such violation occurred;
(iii) the individuals affected by such violation;
(iv) any corrective actions taken to prevent future violations; and
(v) any disciplinary or remedial measures imposed on the violator; and
(B) reported to--
(i) the Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties of the Department of Homeland Security;
(ii) the Office of Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Security; and
(iii) the appropriate congressional committees.
(e) Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties.--The Secretary of Homeland Security shall--
(1) reconstitute the Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties of the Department of Homeland Security; and
(2) ensure such Office has an independent reporting structure, including direct reporting authority to the Secretary of Homeland Security, for purposes of investigating, reviewing, and reporting on civil rights and civil liberties violations related to immigration enforcement or detention.
SEC. 305. LIMITATIONS ON CONVERSIONS OF EXISTING BUILDINGS
INTO IMMIGRANT DETENTION CENTERS.
(a) In General.--U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement or U.S. Customs and Border Protection may not acquire and repurpose any warehouse, State-run facility, or correctional facility as a detention center for individuals who are awaiting removal proceedings or are in Federal custody absent full compliance with the requirements set forth in subsection (b).
(b) Requirements for Conversion of Existing Facilities.--
(1) Compliance and financial accountability.--
(A) In general.--The new immigrant detention center shall be operated in full compliance with all applicable Federal detention and safety standards.
(B) Contractual penalties.--The Secretary of Homeland Security shall ensure all contracts for the operation of immigration detention centers include enforceable financial clawbacks and liquidated damages provisions to be triggered by a persistent or systemic failure to adhere to all applicable Federal detention and safety standards.
(2) Guaranteed access.--All individuals housed at any immigration detention center shall be guaranteed regular access to legal counsel, faith leaders, and family members, either in person or through telephonic communication, in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3) of section 303(a).
(3) Independent inspections and timeline.--
(A) In general.--Each immigration detention center shall be subject to a rigorous inspection schedule.
(B) Pre-operational audit.--An independent inspection of each new immigration detention facility shall be completed and published not later than 30 days before any contract is executed for the operation of such facility.
(C) Recurring access.--State Attorneys General, the Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties of the Department of Homeland Security, and a court-appointed independent monitor shall have unrestricted, unannounced access to each immigration detention facility at any time.
(D) Reporting.--Not later than 14 days after conducting an inspection of an immigration detention facility, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit a report containing the results of such inspection to--
(i) the appropriate congressional committees; and
(ii) the Governor of the State in which such facility is located.
(4) Commencement of operations.--A new immigration detention center may not commence operations without full transparency and oversight in accordance with this subsection.
(5) Notice; briefings.--The Secretary of Homeland Security shall provide advance written notice and ongoing coordination to the Governor, State attorney general, and appropriate local government officials in the jurisdiction in which any new immigration detention center is located, including--
(A) notice of the intent to establish, expand, or materially modify operations at the facility; and
(B) regular briefings regarding population levels, medical capacity, emergency protocols, and public safety impacts.
(6) Intergovernmental consultation.--
(A) In general.--The Secretary of Homeland Security shall establish procedures for consulting with appropriate State and local government officials regarding any new immigration detention center's impact on local infrastructure.
(B) Certification requirement.--The Secretary shall certify that each new immigration detention center adheres to all applicable State health and safety standards unless such standards directly conflict with the execution of Federal immigration law.
(c) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section may be construed to waive the supremacy of Federal law.
SEC. 306.
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WARRANT REQUIREMENTS.
(a) Judicial Warrants.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, including the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.) and any regulation or policy issued by the Department of Homeland Security, an officer or agent of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement or U.S. Customs and Border Protection may not arrest or detain an individual without a judicially enforceable warrant issued by a magistrate judge or a judge appointed under article III of the Constitution of the United States who has been duly confirmed by the Senate.
(b) Administrative Warrants.--
(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), an administrative warrant, including a warrant of arrest or removal issued by an officer or employee of the Department of Homeland Security, may not--
(A) authorize entry into a private residence or dwelling; or
(B) be used to justify forced entry, coercive entry, or entry without consent.
(2) Exceptions.--The restrictions set forth in paragraph (1) shall not apply with respect to an individual who is determined to be a flight risk or a danger to the public.
(c) Remedies for Violations.--If an immigration enforcement action is conducted in violation of this section--
(1) any information obtained as a result of such action shall be prohibited from being entered into the record or received into evidence in a removal proceeding for purposes of establishing alienage or chargeability; and
(2) the noncitizen who is the subject of such removal proceedings may file a motion to enforce the prohibition described in paragraph (1), including through a motion to terminate such proceedings.
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Pages S2527–S2528 · Official textSA 5453. Mr. GRAHAM proposed an amendment to the bill S. 2, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33.; as follows:
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the "Secure America Act".
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
TITLE I--COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY AND GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
Sec. 101. U.S. Customs and Border Protection personnel. Sec. 102. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Sec. 103. Border security, technology, and screening. Sec. 104. Additional Department of Homeland Security appropriations.
Sec. 201. U.S. Customs and Border Protection. Sec. 202. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Sec. 203. Additional Department of Homeland Security appropriations.
TITLE I--COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY AND GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
SEC. 101. U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION PERSONNEL.
(a) Personnel.--In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection for fiscal year 2026, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $9,550,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2029, to hire, pay, train, and equip Border Patrol agents and Border Patrol support personnel to conduct functions other than immigration enforcement and customs functions.
(b) Restriction.--None of the funds made available by subsection (a) may be used to recruit, hire, or train personnel for the duties of processing coordinators after October 31, 2028.
SEC. 102. U.S. IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT.
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement for fiscal year 2026, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $7,450,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2029, to hire, pay, train, and equip Homeland Security Investigations agents and support personnel and to provide other necessary expenses for Homeland Security Investigations' mission support and operations and maintenance, of which $108,500,000 shall be used to hire, pay, and equip additional child exploitation investigators and forensics analysts at the Victim Identification Laboratory of the Child Exploitation Investigations Unit of Homeland Security Investigations and at the Homeland Security Investigations offices of the Special Agent in Charge to support the identification and rescue of victims of child sexual exploitation and abuse, and to train such personnel and State and local law enforcement regarding identifying victims of child sexual exploitation and abuse within the Homeland Security Investigations Cyber Crimes Center, except that funds provided in this section shall be used for functions other than those related to Homeland Security Investigations' immigration enforcement and customs enforcement missions.
SEC. 103. BORDER SECURITY, TECHNOLOGY, AND SCREENING.
(a) In General.--In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection for fiscal year 2026, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to remain available until September 30, 2029, $3,450,000,000 for the following:
(1) Procurement and integration of new nonintrusive inspection equipment and associated civil works, including artificial intelligence, machine learning, and other innovative technologies, as well as other mission support, to combat the entry or exit of illicit narcotics at ports of entry and along the southwest, northern, and maritime borders.
(2) Air and Marine operations' upgrading and procurement of new platforms for rapid air and marine response capabilities.
(3) Upgrades and procurement of border surveillance technologies along the southwest, northern, and maritime borders.
(4) Necessary expenses, including the deployment of technology, relating to the biometric entry and exit system under section 7208 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (8 U.S.C. 1365b).
(5) Enhancing border security by combating drug trafficking, including fentanyl and its precursor chemicals, at the southwest, northern, and maritime borders.
(6) Necessary expenses for U.S. Customs and Border Protection's mission support and operations and maintenance for functions other than those related to its immigration enforcement and customs missions.
(b) Restrictions.--None of the funds made available under subsection (a) may be used for the procurement or deployment of surveillance towers along the southwest border and northern border that have not been tested and accepted by U.S. Customs and Border Protection to deliver autonomous capabilities.
(c) Definition of Autonomous.--In this section, with respect to capabilities, the term "autonomous" means a system designed to apply artificial intelligence, machine learning, computer vision, or other algorithms to accurately detect, identify, classify, and track items of interest in real time such that the system can make operational adjustments without the active engagement of personnel or continuous human command or control.
SEC. 104. ADDITIONAL DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
APPROPRIATIONS.
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there are appropriated to the Secretary of Homeland Security for fiscal year 2026, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $2,500,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2029, for the purposes provided in this title.
SEC. 201. U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION.
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection for fiscal year 2026, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $13,020,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2029, for hiring, paying, training, and equipping U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents, and the necessary support staff, and to provide other necessary expenses for U.S. Customs and Border Protection mission support and operations and maintenance, in order to carry out immigration enforcement activities.
SEC. 202. U.S. IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT.
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement for fiscal year 2026, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $31,075,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2029, for the following purposes:
(1) Hiring, paying, and training.--Hiring, paying, training, and equipping U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement personnel and the personnel for all its directorates, including officers, agents, investigators, attorneys and support staff, to carry out immigration enforcement activities.
(2) Transportation.--Funding for transportation costs and related costs associated with alien departure or removal operations.
(3) Information technology.--Funding for information technology maintenance and sustainment to support enforcement and removal operations, including improvements to fee collections and body-worn cameras.
(4) Facility maintenance and sustainment.--Funding for facility maintenance and sustainment to support enforcement and removal operations.
(5) Fleet maintenance and sustainment.--Funding for fleet maintenance and sustainment to support enforcement and removal operations.
(6) 287(g) agreements.--Supporting coordination with state and local authorities by expanding, facilitating, and implementing agreements under section 287(g) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1357(g)).
(7) Office of the principal legal advisor.--Hiring and paying attorneys and the necessary support staff within the Office of the Principal Legal Advisor to represent the Department in immigration enforcement and removal proceedings.
(8) Operation and maintenance.--Necessary expenses for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's mission support, including awards, and operations and maintenance for its immigration enforcement functions.
(9) Operations by u.s. immigration and customs enforcement to arrest released covered unlawful aliens.--
(A) In general.--Not less than $350,000,000 for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement for necessary expenses, in accordance with existing law, of detainer management, detainer issuance, custodial transfer, release monitoring, transportation, and arrests of covered unlawful aliens encountered in jurisdictions that are not qualified cooperating jurisdictions, except that no Indian tribal government shall be treated as a jurisdiction that is not a qualified cooperating jurisdiction for purposes of this subparagraph.
(B) Qualified cooperating jurisdiction defined.--In this paragraph, the term "qualified cooperating jurisdiction" means a State or political subdivision of a State that, as of the date of the enactment of this Act--
(i) is party to a written agreement in effect under section 287(g) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1357(g)); or
(ii) has in effect, and has filed with the Secretary in such form and manner as the Secretary may prescribe, a certification that such State or political subdivision is in compliance with section 642 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1373) and section 434 of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1644).
(C) Limitation on use of funds.--None of the funds appropriated pursuant to this paragraph may be used, except as required by existing law, to release, parole, place on alternatives to detention, transport for purposes of release, or otherwise facilitate the release into the community of any covered unlawful alien encountered.
(D) Covered unlawful alien defined.--In this paragraph, the term "covered unlawful alien" means an adult alien who--
(i) is described in section 236(c)(1) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1226(c)(1));
(ii) is inadmissible under section 212(a)(2) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(2));
(iii) is deportable under section 237(a)(2) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1227(a)(2));
(iv) following an arrest, charge, booking, or conviction for a criminal offense under Federal, State, or local law, other than a minor traffic offense, is the subject of an immigration detainer, notice request, or custody-transfer request issued by the Department of Homeland Security pursuant to section 236, 241(a), or 287 of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1226, 1231(a), or 1357); or
(v) has been charged with or convicted of an offense described in section 275 or 276 of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1325 or 1326).
SEC. 203. ADDITIONAL DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
APPROPRIATIONS.
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Secretary of Homeland Security for fiscal year 2026, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $2,500,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2029, for the purposes provided in this title or in paragraph (3) or (7) of section 100051 of Public Law 119-21.
Text of Senate Amendment 5454
Pages S2528–S2529 · Official textSA 5454. Mr. TILLIS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 2, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
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SEC. ___. NONIMMIGRANT VISAS FOR MOBILE ENTERTAINMENT
WORKERS.
(a) Short Titles.--This section may be cited as the "Restoring Industry Development in Entertainment Act" or the "RIDE Act".
(b) Authorization of New P-4 Nonimmigrant Visa.--Section 101(a)(15)(P) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(P)) is amended--
(1) in clause (iii)(II) by striking "or" at the end; and
(2) by striking clause (iv) and inserting the following:
"(iv) is a mobile entertainment worker described in section 214(c)(4)(I) and for which mobile entertainment position the Department of Labor has certified that if--
"(I) there are not sufficient workers who are able, willing, and qualified, and who will be available at the time and place needed, to perform the labor or services required; and
"(II) the employment of the alien in such labor or services will not adversely affect the wages and working conditions of workers in the United States similarly employed; or
"(v) is the spouse or child of an alien described in clause (i), (ii), (iii), or (iv) and is accompanying, or following to join, such alien.".
(c) Mobile Entertainment Workers.--Section 214(c)(4) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1184(c)(4)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
"(I)(i) For purposes of section 101(a)(15)(P)(iv), an alien is a mobile entertainment worker described in this subparagraph if the alien seeks to enter the United States temporarily and solely for the purpose of performing functions that are integral and essential to the operation of a mobile entertainment provider, including--
"(I) transporting, assembly, operation, disassembly, and maintenance of mobile entertainment attractions, structures, and equipment, including rides, games, novelties, and food or beverage concessions; and
"(II) other functions that are common in the mobile entertainment industry and are necessary for the safe and efficient operation of the mobile entertainment provider.
"(ii) In this subparagraph, the term `mobile entertainment provider' means--
"(I) a carnival or circus that travels around the United States on a temporary or seasonal basis; or
"(II) a provider of services normally affiliated with a carnival or circus, such as food and game concessions, that travels around the United States on a seasonal or temporary basis to provide services to--
"(aa) State, county, and local fairs and festivals; or
"(bb) support events sponsored by not-for-profit organizations for fundraising.".
(d) Rulemaking.--The Secretary of Homeland Security and the Secretary of Labor shall each publish in the Federal Register--
(1) not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, proposed rules implementing the amendments made by subsections (b) and (c); and
(2) not later than 1 year after such date of enactment, final rules implementing the amendments made by subsections (b) and (c).
Text of Senate Amendment 5455
Page S2529 · Official textSA 5455. Mr. SANDERS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 2, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
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SEC. ____. REPEAL OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR U.S. IMMIGRATION AND
CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT AND CHANGES TO THE MEDICAID
PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--
(1) OBBBA funding.--Sections 90003 and 100052 of Public Law 119-21 (139 Stat. 358, 387) (commonly known as the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act") are repealed and the unobligated balances of amounts made available under those sections (as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of this Act) are rescinded.
(2) Other funding.--Amounts made available under section 102 or any other provision of this Act to the Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement for fiscal year 2026 are rescinded.
(b) Repeal of Changes to Eligibility Determinations.--
(1) Repeal.--Section 71107 of the Act titled "An Act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14" (Public Law 119-21) is repealed and title XIX of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.) shall be applied as if such section and the amendments made by such section had not been enacted.
(2) Rescission.--The amounts appropriated under section 71107(c) of the Act titled "An Act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14" (Public Law 119-21) are hereby rescinded.
(c) Repeal of Changes to Medicaid Cost Sharing Requirements.--
(1) Repeal.--Section 71120 of the Act titled "An Act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14" (Public Law 119-21) is repealed and title XIX of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.) shall be applied as if such section and the amendments made by such section had not been enacted.
(2) Rescission.--The amounts appropriated under section 71120(c) of the Act titled "An Act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14" (Public Law 119-21) are hereby rescinded.
Text of Senate Amendment 5456
Page S2529 · Official textSA 5456. Ms. HASSAN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill S. 2, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
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SEC. _____. HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIPS PROGRAM.
Of the amounts made available to fund the Anti-Weaponization Fund established by the Attorney General on May 18, 2026 (referred to in this section as "the Fund"), including any amounts that may be used to provide payment of claims related to the Fund or any successor program derived from the purported settlement agreement dated May 18, 2026, related to Trump v. Internal Revenue Service, No. 1:26-cv-20609, or any successor version of the Fund, $1,776,000,000 shall be made available to the HOME Investment Partnerships program under subtitle A of title II of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 12741 et seq.) for the purpose of helping to build 100,000 new homes.
Text of Senate Amendment 5457
Page S2529 · Official textSA 5457. Mr. COONS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 2, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
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SEC. _____. PROHIBITION ON DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE FROM USING
TAXPAYER FUNDS TO MAKE SETTLEMENT PAYMENTS TO
INDIVIDUALS CONVICTED OF ASSAULTING LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS ON JANUARY 6, 2021.
The Department of Justice may not use taxpayer funds to make settlement payments to individuals convicted of assaulting law enforcement officers at or around the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021.
Text of Senate Amendment 5458
Page S2529 · Official textSA 5458. Mr. COONS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 2, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
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SEC. _____. PROHIBITION ON DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE FROM USING
TAXPAYER FUNDS TO MAKE PAYMENTS FROM THE
"ANTI-WEAPONIZATION FUND" ANNOUNCED ON MAY
18, 2026.
The Department of Justice may not use taxpayer funds to make payments from the "Anti-Weaponization Fund" announced on May 18, 2026, or to make any payment from any other fund formed as part of an agreement to settle claims brought by a sitting President.
Text of Senate Amendment 5459
Page S2529 · Official textSA 5459. Mr. COONS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 2, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
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SEC. ___. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS TO REMOVE VETTED AFGHAN
NATIONALS WHO SUPPORTED THE ARMED FORCES OF THE
UNITED STATES IN AFGHANISTAN.
None of the funds made available under this Act may be used to remove from the United States any vetted national of Afghanistan who supported the Armed Forces of the United States in Afghanistan.
Text of Senate Amendment 5460
Page S2529 · Official textSA 5460. Mr. COONS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 2, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
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SEC. _____. NULLIFICATION OF ORDER OF ATTORNEY GENERAL
RELATING TO THE RELEASE OF CLAIMS IN TRUMP V.
INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE.
The order of the Attorney General relating to the Settlement Agreement in Trump v. Internal Revenue Service, No. 1:26-cv-20609 (S.D. Fla.), issued on May 19, 2026, shall have no force or effect.
Text of Senate Amendment 5461
Page S2529 · Official textSA 5461. Mr. COONS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 2, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
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SEC. ___. QUARTERLY DOJ REPORT ON ANTI-WEAPONIZATION FUND.
The Attorney General shall publish a quarterly report detailing all payments made from the Anti-Weaponization Fund announced by the Department of Justice on May 18, 2026, that includes--
(1) the name of each individual receiving taxpayer funds from the Anti-Weaponization Fund;
(2) the amount of taxpayer funds each individual described in paragraph (1) received; and
(3) the justification for the disbursement of taxpayer funds to each individual described in paragraph (1).
Text of Senate Amendment 5462
Page S2529 · Official textSA 5462. Mr. COONS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 2, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
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SEC. ___. PRIORITIZATION FOR REMOVAL OF INDIVIDUALS CONVICTED
OF SERIOUS CRIMES OR INDIVIDUALLY ASSESSED TO
BE DANGERS TO THE COMMUNITY.
The Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement shall prioritize, over the removal of longtime residents without criminal records, the removal of individuals who have been convicted of serious crimes or who pose a danger to the community based on individualized threat assessments.
Text of Senate Amendment 5463
Pages S2529–S2530 · Official textSA 5463. Ms. CORTEZ MASTO submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 5453 proposed by Mr. Graham to the bill S. 2, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
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SEC. 202. APPROPRIATION FOR COPS HIRING PROGRAM.
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Attorney General for fiscal year 2026, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $31,075,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2029, for grants under paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 1701(b) of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10381(b)).
Text of Senate Amendment 5464
Page S2530 · Official textSA 5464. Ms. CORTEZ MASTO (for herself and Mr. Wyden) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill S. 2, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
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SEC. ____. EXCISE TAX ON COVERED SETTLEMENT PAYMENTS.
(a) In General.--Subtitle D of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new chapter:
"Sec. 5000E. Covered settlement payments.
"SEC. 5000E. COVERED SETTLEMENT PAYMENTS.
"(a) In General.--In the case of any covered individual, there is imposed a tax equal to the amount of any covered settlement payment received by such individual.
"(b) Payment of Tax.--The tax imposed by subsection (a) shall be paid by the covered individual who received the covered settlement payment.
"(c) Definitions.--In this section--
"(1) Covered fund.--The term `covered fund' means any fund, trust, account, escrow, or similar arrangement the assets of which are derived, in whole or substantial part, from amounts paid by the United States in satisfaction, compromise, or settlement of a civil action commenced by--
"(A) an individual who at any time held the office of President, or
"(B) a corporate entity wholly or partially owned or controlled by an individual described in subparagraph (A).
"(2) Covered individual.--The term `covered individual' means any individual convicted of a serious violent felony (as defined in section 3559(c)(2) of title 18, United States Code) under any Federal, State, tribal, territorial, or military law--
"(A) at any time prior to the last day of the taxable year in which the covered settlement payment was received, and
"(B) without regard to whether the conviction has been pardoned, expunged, vacated, or set aside.
"(3) Covered settlement payment.--The term `covered settlement payment' means any distribution or payment which is received (directly or indirectly) by an individual from a covered fund.
"(d) No Deduction for Taxes Paid.--No deduction shall be allowed under any provision of this title with respect to the payment of the tax imposed under this section.
"(e) Special Rules.--
"(1) Administrative provisions.--For purposes of subtitle F, any tax imposed by this section shall be treated as a tax imposed by subtitle A.
"(2) Exclusion from gross income.--For purposes of chapter 1, the gross income of any covered individual for any taxable year shall not include any covered settlement payment received by such taxpayer during such taxable year.
"(f) Regulations and Guidance.--The Secretary shall issue such regulations or other guidance as may be necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of this section, including any regulations or guidance which may be necessary or appropriate to prevent avoidance of the tax imposed under subsection (a) through nominees, intermediaries, assignments, successor trusts, gifts, or similar arrangements.".
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of chapters for subtitle D of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting after the item relating to chapter 50A the following new item:
(c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall apply to any covered settlement payment received on or after the date of enactment of this Act, without regard to the date on which the covered fund from which the payment was made was established.
Text of Senate Amendment 5465
Page S2530 · Official textSA 5465. Ms. WARREN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill S. 2, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
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SEC. ___. RELEASE OF CONFIDENTIAL SUPERVISORY INFORMATION
RELATING TO JEFFREY EPSTEIN.
(a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law or regulation, not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Comptroller of the Currency, and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation shall publicly release all confidential supervisory information within the possession of the respective agency relating to Jeffrey Epstein and the co-conspirators of Jeffrey Epstein.
(b) Limitation.--In carrying out subsection (a), the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Comptroller of the Currency, and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation may withhold or redact the segregable portion of records that contain personally identifiable information of victims (or the personal or medical files of victims) and any similar records, the disclosure of which would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.
Text of Senate Amendment 5466
Page S2530 · Official textSA 5466. Mr. CASSIDY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 2, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
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Sec. ___. Notwithstanding sections 8336(c) and 8412(d) of title 5, United States Code, a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer is not entitled to an annuity under subpart G of part III of title 5, United States Code, unless the officer is separated from the service, other than by removal for cause on charges of misconduct or delinquency, after becoming 55 years of age and completing 20 years of service in such position.
Text of Senate Amendment 5467
Page S2530 · Official textSA 5467. Mr. CASSIDY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 2, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
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SEC. __. VITIATION OF SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT RELATING TO THE
TAXES OF PRESIDENT TRUMP.
The settlement agreement in Trump v. Internal Revenue Service, announced on May 18, 2026, (including the addendum announced on May 19, 2026) is vitiated and shall have no force and effect.
Text of Senate Amendment 5468
Page S2530 · Official textSA 5468. Mr. CASSIDY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 2, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
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Sec. ___. Notwithstanding the policy memorandum issued by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services on May 21, 2026, and publicly released the following day, and any statutes and judicial opinions referenced therein, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services may not require an individual who is lawfully present in the United States and is seeking to adjust his or her immigration status to that of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence to return to his or her country of nationality in order to apply for such status through consular processing by the Department of State.
Text of Senate Amendment 5469
Page S2530 · Official textSA 5469. Mr. CASSIDY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 2, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
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SEC. __. PROHIBITION ON SETTLEMENT AGREEMENTS PROHIBITING TAX
AUDITS OF THE PRESIDENT.
Neither the Secretary of the Treasury (or the Secretary's delegate) nor the Attorney General may enter any settlement agreement that prohibits, bars, or precludes the Internal Revenue Service from examining the tax returns of the President.
Text of Senate Amendment 5470
Pages S2530–S2531 · Official textSA 5470. Mr. CASSIDY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 2, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
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SEC. ___. CAPITOL DEFENDERS FUND.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Collateral source of compensation.--The term "collateral source of compensation"--
(A) means a source of compensation, other than compensation under this section, relating to the events that occurred at or near the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021; and
(B) includes compensation from life insurance, pension funds, a death benefit program, and any payment by the Federal Government or a State or local government.
(2) Economic loss.--The term "economic loss"--
(A) means any pecuniary loss, the recovery of which is allowed under the laws of the District of Columbia; and
(B) includes--
(i) a loss of earnings or other benefits relating to employment;
(ii) a medical expense loss;
(iii) a replacement service loss;
(iv) loss due to death, including suicide or any other death;
(v) burial costs; and
(vi) the loss of a business or employment opportunity.
(3) Eligible claimant.--The term "eligible claimant" means an individual who--
(A)(i) served as an active duty law enforcement officer in defense of the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021; and
(ii) suffered economic loss, noneconomic loss, or death as a result of the attack on the United States Capitol, including suicide or other death that is reasonably attributable to the service of the individual on January 6, 2021; or
(B)(i) is the personal representative of a decedent who is an individual described in subparagraph (A); and
(ii) files a claim on behalf of the decedent described in clause (i).
(4) Fund.--The term "Fund" means the January 6th Law Enforcement Heroes Compensation Fund established under subsection (b)(1).
(5) Noneconomic loss.--The term "noneconomic loss" means a loss for--
(A) physical, emotional, or psychological pain;
(B) suffering;
(C) a physical impairment;
(D) mental anguish;
(E) post-traumatic stress disorder;
(F) disfigurement;
(G) a loss of enjoyment of life;
(H) a loss of society and companionship;
(I) a loss of consortium (other than loss of domestic service);
(J) hedonic damages;
(K) an injury to reputation; and
(L) any other nonpecuniary loss of any kind or nature.
(6) Special master.--The term "Special Master" means the Special Master appointed under subsection (d)(1).
(7) United states capitol.--The term "United States Capitol" means the United States Capitol Building and the surrounding congressional office buildings and Library of Congress buildings.
(b) Establishment.--There is established within the Treasury a fund to be known as the "January 6th Law Enforcement Heroes Compensation Fund".
(c) Appropriations.--
(1) In general.--There are appropriated to the Fund, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to remain available until expended, $100,000,000.
(2) Administrative expenses.--The Special Master may use amounts from the Fund to pay the administrative and support costs for the Special Master to carry out this Act.
(d) Administration.--
(1) Special master.--Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall appoint a Special Master to administer the Fund.
(2) Duties.--The Special Master shall--
(A) administer the compensation program established under this section;
(B) promulgate all procedural and substantive rules for the administration of this section; and
(C) employ and supervise hearing officers and other administrative personnel to perform the duties of the Special Master under this section.
(e) Determination of Eligibility for Compensation.--
(1) Filing of claim.--
(A) In general.--An eligible claimant may file a claim for compensation under this section with the Special Master that states--
(i) the factual basis for eligibility for compensation; and
(ii) the amount of compensation sought.
(B) Limitation.--Not more than 1 claim may be submitted under this Act by an individual or on behalf of a deceased individual.
(C) Claim form.--
(i) In general.--The Special Master shall develop a claim form that--
(I) eligible claimants shall use when submitting claims under subparagraph (A); and
(II) can be filed electronically.
(ii) Contents.--The form developed under clause (i) shall request--
(I) information from the eligible claimant concerning the service of the eligible claimant or an applicable decedent as an active duty law enforcement officer in defense of the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021;
(II)(aa) information from the eligible claimant concerning the physical, emotional, and psychological harm that the eligible claimant suffered; or
(bb) in the case of a claim filed on behalf of a decedent, information confirming the decedent's death, as a result of the events that occurred at or near the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021, including suicide or any other death that is reasonably attributable to the eligible claimant's service on January 6, 2021;
(III) information from the eligible claimant concerning any possible economic loss or non-economic loss that the eligible claimant or the decedent suffered as a result of the events that occurred at or near the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021; and
(IV) information relating to any collateral source of compensation the eligible claimant has received or is entitled to receive.
(2) Time limit.--No claim may be filed under paragraph (1) after the date that is 3 years after the date on which regulations are promulgated under subsection (l).
(f) Review and Determination.--
(1) Review.--Not later than 90 days after the date on which an individual submits a claim under subsection (e)(1), the Special Master shall--
(A) review the claim;
(B) determine--
(i) whether the individual submitting the claim qualifies as an eligible claimant; and
(ii) with respect to an individual determined to be an eligible claimant under clause (i)--
(I) the extent of the harm to the eligible claimant that is reasonably attributable to the service of the applicable law enforcement officer at or near the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021, including any economic and non-economic losses; and
(II) the amount of compensation to which the eligible claimant is entitled based on the harm to the eligible claimant, the facts of the claim, and the individual circumstances of the eligible claimant; and
(C) provide written notice to the individual with respect to the matters that were the subject of the claim.
(2) Rights of eligible claimant.--An individual who submits a claim under subsection (e)(1) shall have--
(A) the right to be represented by an attorney;
(B) the right to present evidence, including the presentation of witnesses and documents; and
(C) any other due process rights determined appropriate by the Special Master.
(3) No punitive damages.--The Special Master may not include amounts for punitive damages in any compensation paid under a claim under this section.
(4) Collateral compensation.--The Special Master shall reduce the amount of compensation determined under paragraph (1)(B)(ii)(II) by the amount of each collateral source of compensation the eligible claimant has received or is entitled to receive.
(g) Payments to Eligible Individuals for Death or Injury.--Not later than 60 days after the date on which the Special Master determines an amount of compensation owed to an eligible claimant under subsection (f)(1)(B)(ii)(II), the Special Master shall authorize payment from the Fund to the eligible claimant in that amount.
(h) Minimum Payment Amounts for Death.--The payment for a claim under this section for death, including suicide or any other death that is reasonably attributable to the service of an individual on January 6, 2021, shall be the maximum amount allowed under subsection (i)
(i) Maximum Payment Amount for Each Claimaint.--The amount payable to each eligible claimant under this section shall not exceed $1,000,000.
(j) Attorneys' Fees and Costs.--
(1) In general.--No attorney representing an eligible claimant shall charge, receive, or collect, and the Special Master shall not approve, any payment of fees and costs that, in the aggregate, exceeds 10 percent of any payment made under this section.
(2) Penalty.--An attorney who violates paragraph (1) shall be fined under title 18, imprisoned for not more than 1 year, or both.
(k) Judicial Review.--
(1) Appeal.--Not later than 30 days after the date on which an eligible claimant receives a written decision by the Special Master with respect to the whole or partial denial of a claim made under this section, the eligible claimant may appeal the decision to the United States Court of Federal Claims, which shall have exclusive jurisdiction to review decisions issued by the Special Master under this section.
(2) No decision issued.--If the Special Master fails to issue a written decision with respect to a claim filed by an eligible claimant under this section by the date required under subsection (f)(1), not later than 60 days after that date, the eligible claimant may seek relief before the United States Court of Federal Claims, which shall adjudicate the claim in the first instance.
(3) No application process.--If the Special Master fails to develop an application process for the submission of claims in accordance with this section, an eligible claimant may seek relief before the United States Court of Federal Claims, which shall adjudicate the claim in the first instance.
(l) Regulations.--Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney General, in consultation with the Special Master, shall promulgate regulations to carry out this section, including regulations with respect to--
(1) forms to be used in submitting claims under this section;
(2) procedures for hearing and the presentation of evidence;
(3) procedures to assist an individual in filing and pursuing claims under this section; and
(4) other matters determined appropriate by the Attorney General.
(m) Right of Subrogation.--The United States shall have the right of subrogation with respect to any claim paid by the United States under this section.
(n) Termination.--
(1) In general.--Amounts in the Fund may not be obligated on or after January 1, 2036.
(2) Closing of fund.--Effective on the date that is 1 day after the date on which all amounts authorized to be paid from the Fund under this section obligated before January 1, 2036 are expended, any unobligated balances in the Fund shall be transferred to the Judgment Fund of the Department of Justice.
Text of Senate Amendment 5471
Pages S2531–S2532 · Official textSA 5471. Mr. WHITEHOUSE (for himself and Mr. Padilla) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 2, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
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SEC. ___. LIMITATION ON FEDERAL FUNDS BEING USED TO MAKE A
PAYMENT TO ANY INDIVIDUAL CONVICTED OF
ASSAULTING A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER IN
CONNECTION WITH BREACHING THE CAPITOL ON
JANUARY 6, 2021.
(a) Definition.--In this section, the term "covered individual" means an individual
who has been convicted of an offense involving assaulting a law enforcement officer, including a violation of section 111 of title 18, United States Code, or a violation of section 432 of the Revised Statutes of the District of Columbia (sec. 22-405, D.C. Official Code), in connection with the events that occurred at or near the Capitol on January 6, 2021.
(b) Limitation.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no Federal funds, including amounts appropriated under section 1304 of title 31, United States Code (commonly known as the "Judgment Fund"), may be obligated or expended to make any payment to a covered individual if the claims giving rise to the payment are based on alleged harm suffered by the covered individual--
(1) during the events that occurred at or near the Capitol on January 6, 2021; or
(2) from prosecution for an offense relating to such events.
Text of Senate Amendment 5472
Page S2532 · Official textSA 5472. Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself and Ms. Smith) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill S. 2, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
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Sec. ___. Of the funds made available for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement under this title, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall reserve such amounts as may be necessary to reimburse the State of Minnesota and the cities and counties in the Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan area that were impacted by Operation Metro Surge for the expenses incurred by the governments of such jurisdictions, including law enforcement overtime costs, in response to the surge in Federal immigration enforcement operations during the 10-week period beginning on December 1, 2025.
Text of Senate Amendment 5473
Page S2532 · Official textSA 5473. Ms. SLOTKIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill S. 2, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
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SEC. ___. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS.
None of the funds made available under this Act may be used to send armed employees or contractors of the Department of Homeland Security to polling places.
Text of Senate Amendment 5474
Page S2532 · Official textSA 5474. Ms. SLOTKIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill S. 2, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
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SEC. ___. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS.
None of the funds made available under this Act may be used for employees or contractors of the Department of Homeland Security to seize ballots or other election records that are retained and preserved under section 301 of the Civil Rights Act of 1960 (52 U.S.C. 20701).
Text of Senate Amendment 5475
Page S2532 · Official textSA 5475. Ms. SLOTKIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill S. 2, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
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SEC. ___. INVESTIGATION OF CERTAIN STOCK TRADES BY PRESIDENT
TRUMP.
(a) Investigation.--Of the amounts appropriated to the Department of Homeland Security under this title, $1,000,000 shall be allocated to the Office of Government Ethics to investigate whether any of the stock trades reported in the Form 278 Transaction Report filed by President Donald Trump on May 14, 2026, violate any statutory prohibition on insider trading, including any prohibition under the STOCK Act (5 U.S.C. 13101 note; Public Law 112-105).
(b) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of Government Ethics shall submit the results of the investigation carried out under subsection (a) to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate and the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives.
Text of Senate Amendment 5476
Page S2532 · Official textSA 5476. Ms. SLOTKIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill S. 2, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
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SEC. __. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS TO CONVERT CERTAIN
FACILITIES FOR IMMIGRATION DETENTION PURPOSES.
None of the funds made available under this Act may be used to retrofit or convert any facility for immigration detention purposes if the facility--
(1) was originally constructed for commercial or industrial use;
(2) was never intended for human habitation;
(3) does not contain adequate sewage capacity;
(4) is located within \1/4\ mile of a residential neighborhood;
(5) is located within 1 mile of an elementary school;
(6) does not have the support of local elected officials for the retrofitting or conversion; or
(7) is located in the same State as another existing facility with open detention beds.
Text of Senate Amendment 5477
Page S2532 · Official textSA 5477. Mr. HICKENLOOPER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 2, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
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SEC. 102. REIMBURSEMENT OF CONSUMERS AND SMALL BUSINESSES FOR
INCREASED COSTS AS A RESULT OF TARIFFS IMPOSED
BY THE PRESIDENT.
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Secretary of Homeland Security for fiscal year 2026, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $2,500,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2029, to reimburse consumers and small businesses for increased costs caused by tariffs imposed by the President.
Text of Senate Amendment 5478
Page S2532 · Official textSA 5478. Mr. HICKENLOOPER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 2, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
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SEC. ___. FARMER FERTILIZER ASSISTANCE FUNDING.
Of the unobligated funds made available by Public Law 119-21 (commonly known as the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act"), there is rescinded $1,000,000,000, and such amount is appropriated to the Secretary of Agriculture to provide assistance to farmers in purchasing fertilizer at higher prices due to the war in Iran.
Text of Senate Amendment 5479
Page S2532 · Official textSA 5479. Mr. HICKENLOOPER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 2, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
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SEC. ___. TRANSFER OF ONE BIG BEAUTIFUL BILL ACT AMOUNTS TO
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY FOR ESSENTIAL
CARE FOR CHILDREN IN DETENTION.
Effective on the date of the enactment of this Act, $1,000,000,000 of the unobligated balances of amounts made available under the Act entitled "An Act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14", approved July 4, 2025 (Public Law 119-21; 139 Stat. 72) (commonly known as the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act") shall be transferred to the Department of Homeland Security to ensure essential care and attention are provided to children in immigration detention.
Text of Senate Amendment 5480
Page S2532 · Official textSA 5480. Mr. HICKENLOOPER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 2, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
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SEC. 202. REIMBURSE AMERICANS FOR HIGH GAS PRICES CAUSED BY
THE WAR IN IRAN.
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Secretary of Homeland Security for fiscal year 2026, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $31,075,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2029, for immediate consumer refunds for high gas prices caused by the war in Iran.
Text of Senate Amendment 5481
Pages S2532–S2533 · Official textSA 5481. Mr. HICKENLOOPER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 2, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
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SEC. _. FULLY FUNDING THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC
RESEARCH.
(a) Reduction of Funds for ICE.--Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the amount appropriated under section 202 to the Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement for fiscal year 2026 shall be reduced by $1,000,000,000.
(b) Appropriation for National Center for Atmospheric Research.--In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Director of the National Science Foundation for fiscal year 2026, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $1,000,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2031, for the purposes of fully funding the National Center
for Atmospheric Research for not less than 5 years, thereby supporting modeling and prediction of severe weather events, space weather, and wildfire impacts.
Text of Senate Amendment 5482
Page S2533 · Official textSA 5482. Mr. HICKENLOOPER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 2, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
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Sec. ___. No funds made available by this title may be obligated or expended unless the Department of Homeland Security rescinds all restrictions limiting Members of Congress and their staff from exercising their constitutional oversight authority by visiting immigration detention facilities.
Text of Senate Amendment 5483
Page S2533 · Official textSA 5483. Mr. HICKENLOOPER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 2, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
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SEC. 202. WILDFIRE DETECTION, MITIGATION, SUPPRESSION, AND
RECOVERY ACTIVITIES.
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Secretary of Homeland Security for fiscal year 2026, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $31,075,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2029, for wildfire detection, mitigation, suppression, and recovery activities of the Department of Homeland Security.
Text of Senate Amendment 5484
Page S2533 · Official textSA 5484. Ms. BALDWIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill S. 2, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
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SEC. ___. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR U.S. IMMIGRATION
AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT OR NATIONAL GUARD
PRESENCE NEAR VOTING POLLING PLACES.
None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to allow agents or officers of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement or U.S. Customs and Border Protection, or members of the National Guard, who are on duty or in uniform, during any voting period, to enter any location within \1/4\ mile of an active polling place, set up a checkpoint along any route to an active polling place, or interfere in any way with the ability of any eligible voter to access his or her assigned polling place.
Text of Senate Amendment 5485
Page S2533 · Official textSA 5485. Ms. BALDWIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 5453 proposed by Mr. Graham to the bill S. 2, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
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SEC. __. TRANSFER OF FUNDING TO THE CHILD CARE AND
DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, of the amounts made available to the Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement under section 202, $14,270,000,000 shall be transferred to the Secretary of Health and Human Services to carry out the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9857 et seq.).
Text of Senate Amendment 5486
Page S2533 · Official textSA 5486. Ms. BALDWIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 5453 proposed by Mr. Graham to the bill S. 2, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
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SEC. __. TRANSFER OF FUNDING TO THE HEAD START PROGRAM.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, of the amounts made available to the Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement under section 202, $14,270,000,000 shall be transferred to the Secretary of Health and Human Services to carry out the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9831 et seq.).
Text of Senate Amendment 5487
Page S2533 · Official textSA 5487. Ms. BALDWIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 5453 proposed by Mr. Graham to the bill S. 2, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
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SEC. __. TRANSFER OF FUNDING TO NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF
HEALTH.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, of the amounts made available to the Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement under section 202, $1,776,000,000 shall be transferred to the National Cancer Institute of the National Institutes of Health.
Text of Senate Amendment 5488
Page S2533 · Official textSA 5488. Ms. BALDWIN (for herself and Mrs. Shaheen) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 5453 proposed by Mr. Graham to the bill S. 2, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
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SEC. _____. PERMANENT EXTENSION OF ENHANCED TAX CREDIT.
(a) In General.--Subparagraph (A) of section 36B(c)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking "but does not exceed 400 percent".
(b) Applicable Percentages.--
(1) In general.--Subparagraph (A) of section 36B(b)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows:
"(A) Applicable percentage.--The applicable percentage for any taxable year shall be the percentage such that the applicable percentage for any taxpayer whose household income is within an income tier specified in the following table shall increase, on a sliding scale in a linear manner, from the initial premium percentage to the final premium percentage specified in such table for such income tier:
------------------------------------------------------------------------The initial The final
"In the case of household income (expressed premium premium as a percent of poverty line) within the percentage percentage following income tier: is-- is--------------------------------------------------------------------------Up to 150 percent............................. 0 0 150 percent up to 200 percent................. 0 2.0 200 percent up to 250 percent................. 2.0 4.0 250 percent up to 300 percent................. 4.0 6.0 300 percent up to 400 percent................. 6.0 8.5 400 percent and higher........................ 8.5 8.5.". ------------------------------------------------------------------------
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(2) Conforming amendments relating to affordability of coverage.--
(A) Paragraph (1) of section 36B(c) of such Code is amended by striking subparagraph (E).
(B) Subparagraph (C) of section 36B(c)(2) of such Code is amended by striking clause (iv).
(C) Paragraph (4) of section 36B(c) of such Code is amended by striking subparagraph (F).
(c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2025.
Text of Senate Amendment 5489
Page S2533 · Official textSA 5489. Ms. BALDWIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA. 5453 proposed by Mr. Graham to the bill S. 2, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
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SEC. __. TRANSFER OF FUNDING TO NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF
HEALTH.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, of the amounts made available to the Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement under section 202, $4,100,000,000 shall be transferred to the National Institutes of Health.
Text of Senate Amendment 5490
Pages S2533–S2534 · Official textSA 5490. Ms. BALDWIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 5453 proposed by Mr. Graham to the bill S. 2, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
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SEC. __. TRANSFER OF FUNDING TO REDIRECT FUNDING FOR U.S.
IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT TO CARRY
OUT THE INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES EDUCATION
ACT.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, of the amounts made available to
the Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement under section 202, $31,075,000,000 shall be transferred to the Secretary of Education to carry out the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.).
Text of Senate Amendment 5491
Page S2534 · Official textSA 5491. Ms. SMITH (for herself and Ms. Klobuchar) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill S. 2, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows: On page 6, line 22, strike "$31,075,000,000" and insert "$30,075,000,000". At the end of the bill, add the following:
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SEC. 204. RELIEF FUND FOR STATES AND MUNICIPALITIES HARMED BY
FEDERAL IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS.
In addition to amounts otherwise made available for such purposes, there is appropriated to the Attorney General for fiscal year 2026, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $1,000,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 2029, which shall be used to carry out a program that awards grants to States to assist with the recovery of such States from the economic and physical damages resulting from--
(1) Operation Metro Surge;
(2) Operation Catch of the Day;
(3) Operation Midway Blitz; and
(4) similar large-scale immigration enforcement actions carried out by the Federal Government.
Text of Senate Amendment 5492
Page S2534 · Official textSA 5492. Ms. SMITH (for herself and Ms. Klobuchar) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill S. 2, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
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SEC. ___. ENSURING COOPERATION BETWEEN FEDERAL AND STATE
INVESTIGATIVE AUTHORITIES REGARDING CIVILIAN
DEATHS THAT MAY HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY FEDERAL LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS.
Whenever a Federal law enforcement officer is involved in an enforcement action that results in the death of any civilian, the head of the Federal agency for which such officer is employed, shall ensure full cooperation between Federal and State investigative authorities with respect to the investigation of such death.
Text of Senate Amendment 5493
Page S2534 · Official textSA 5493. Mr. WARNER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 2, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
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SEC. ___. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR DETAINING OR
DEPORTING UNITED STATES CITIZENS.
None of the funds made available under this Act shall be used to detain or deport United States citizens.
Text of Senate Amendment 5494
Page S2534 · Official textSA 5494. Mr. WARNER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 2, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
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SEC. ___. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR TRAINING,
DEPLOYING, OR COORDINATING WITH NON-DEPARTMENT
OF HOMELAND SECURITY EMPLOYEES.
None of the funds made available under this Act shall be used to train, deploy, or coordinate Federal immigration enforcement with Federal employees who are not employees of the Department of Homeland Security if--
(1) the primary responsibilities of such employees are focused on combating child exploitation, terrorism, or drug trafficking; and
(2) the intent is to allocate more than 5 days per fiscal year of the time of such employees to immigration enforcement.
Text of Senate Amendment 5495
Page S2534 · Official textSA 5495. Mr. WARNER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 2, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
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SEC. ___. USE OF FUNDS FOR PRIVACY-ENHANCING SERVICES.
(a) In General.--Of the funds made available under this Act to the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Secretary shall use $100,000,000 to provide privacy-enhancing services to--
(1) any immigration officer (as defined in section 236(g)(1)(A) of the Immigration and Nationality Act), whose official duties put such immigration officer at greater risk of being the target of a threat, intimidation, harassment, stalking, or a similar action;
(2) any spouse, child, or parent of such an immigration officer;
(3) any other familial relative of such an immigration officer who has the same permanent residence as the immigration officer; and
(4) any State or local law enforcement office who is covered under an agreement under section 287(g) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1357(g)).
(b) Requirements.--Any immigration officer or other law enforcement officer who receives privacy-enhancing services pursuant to subsection (a) shall, in the course of conducting immigration enforcement, visibly display--
(1) his or her last name and one additional individual identifier that is unique to the officer;
(2) the name of the Federal law enforcement agency or other organization employing the officer; and
(3) his or her face.
(c) Exceptions.--The Secretary of Homeland Security may promulgate regulations to establish necessary exceptions to the requirement described in subsection (b)(1).
Text of Senate Amendment 5496
Page S2534 · Official textSA 5496. Mr. WARNER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 2, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
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SEC. __. APPROPRIATION FOR CYBERSECURITY AND INFRASTRUCTURE
SECURITY AGENCY.
(a) In General.--In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency for fiscal year 2026, out of amounts in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $1,000,000,000 for the hardening of critical infrastructure from artificial intelligence-generated cyberattacks.
(b) Reduction in Funds.--Notwithstanding section 102, the amount appropriated under that section shall be $6,450,000,000.
Text of Senate Amendment 5497
Page S2534 · Official textSA 5497. Mr. WARNER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 2, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
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SEC. _____. PROHIBITION ON PAYMENTS TO POLITICAL GROUPS FROM
TRUMP SETTLEMENT FUND.
No payment may be made from the fund created by the Settlement Agreement in Trump v. Internal Revenue Service, No. 1:26-cv-20609 (S.D. Fla. May 18, 2026), to an organization described in section 501(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 which is exempt from taxation under section 501(a) thereof, or a political organization as defined in section 527(e)(1) of such Code.
Text of Senate Amendment 5498
Page S2534 · Official textSA 5498. Mr. WARNER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 2, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
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SEC. ___. LIMITATION ON SERVICE OF DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL
INTELLIGENCE.
An individual directed to perform the functions and duties of the Director of National Intelligence temporarily in an acting capacity may not simultaneously serve as the head of any other Federal department or agency.
Text of Senate Amendment 5499
Page S2534 · Official textSA 5499. Mr. WARNER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 2, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
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SEC. ___. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR SALARY OF DIRECTOR
OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE.
None of the funds made available by this Act or any other Act may be used to pay the salary of an individual directed to perform the functions and duties of the Director of National Intelligence temporarily in an acting capacity if the individual does not have extensive national security expertise.
Text of Senate Amendment 5500
Pages S2534–S2535 · Official textSA 5500. Mr. WARNER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 5453 proposed by Mr. Graham to the bill S. 2, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
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SEC. __. APPROPRIATION FOR UNITED STATES SECRET SERVICE.
(a) Reduction in Amounts Appropriated.--Notwithstanding section 102, the amount appropriated under that section shall be $6,450,000,000.
(b) Appropriation to Secret Service.--In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Director of the United States Secret Service for fiscal year 2026, out of amounts in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $1,000,000,000 for the recruitment, retention, and training of United States Secret Service agents who will strengthen security for the President.
Text of Senate Amendment 5501
Page S2535 · Official textSA 5501. Mr. HICKENLOOPER (for himself and Mr. Bennet) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 2, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
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SEC. ___. PROHIBITION ON DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS TO INDIVIDUALS
CONVICTED OF CERTAIN CRIMES.
No funds made available under this Act, and no other Federal funds, may be used to make any payment to an individual in connection with a prosecution that resulted in the individual being convicted of a crime related to any of the following:
(1) Interference in a State or Federal election.
(2) Impersonation.
(3) Identity theft.
(4) Official misconduct.
(5) Violation of duty in elections.
(6) Failure to comply with the requirements of a Secretary of State.
Text of Senate Amendment 5502
Page S2535 · Official textSA 5502. Ms. KLOBUCHAR submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 5453 proposed by Mr. Graham to the bill S. 2, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
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SEC. ____. APPROPRIATION FOR COPS PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--Of the amounts appropriated under section 202 to the Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement shall transfer $1,047,000,000 to the Attorney General to carry out the program under part Q of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.).
(b) Prohibition.--In awarding the amounts transferred under subsection (a), the Attorney General may not withhold a grant from a State, unit of local government, or Indian tribal government for failing to cooperate with the Federal Government with respect to the enforcement of immigration laws.
Text of Senate Amendment 5503
Page S2535 · Official textSA 5503. Ms. HIRONO (for herself and Mr. Van Hollen) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill S. 2, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
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SEC. __. PAYMENTS TO STATES FOR THE CHILD CARE AND
DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT ACT OF 1990.
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Secretary of Health and Human Services for fiscal year 2026, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $18,000,000,000 for carrying out the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9857 et seq.).
Text of Senate Amendment 5504
Page S2535 · Official textSA 5504. Ms. HIRONO (for herself and Mr. Van Hollen) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill S. 2, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
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SECTION 1. FUNDING FOR STUDENT SUPPORT AND ACADEMIC
ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS.
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Secretary of Education for fiscal year 2026, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $2,800,000,000 for carrying out part A of title IV of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.).
Text of Senate Amendment 5505
Page S2535 · Official textSA 5505. Ms. HIRONO submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 5453 proposed by Mr. Graham to the bill S. 2, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
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SEC. __. APPROPRIATION FOR MATCHING GRANT PROGRAM FOR SCHOOL
SECURITY.
(a) Reduction in Amounts Appropriated to ICE.--Notwithstanding section 202, the amount appropriated under that section to U.S. Immigrations and Custom Enforcement shall be $30,075,000,000.
(b) Appropriation for DOJ.--In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Attorney General for fiscal year 2026, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $1,000,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2029, to carry out part AA of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10551 et seq.).
Text of Senate Amendment 5506
Page S2535 · Official textSA 5506. Ms. HIRONO (for herself and Mr. Van Hollen) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill S. 2, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
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SEC. ___. DOJ YOUTH MENTORING PROGRAMS.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, of the amounts made available to the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement under this title, $105,000,000 shall be transferred to the Department of Justice, for each of fiscal years 2026 through 2029, to carry out the youth mentoring programs of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention of the Department of Justice.
Text of Senate Amendment 5507
Page S2535 · Official textSA 5507. Ms. HIRONO (for herself and Mr. Van Hollen) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill S. 2, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
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SECTION 1. FUNDING FOR FEDERAL PELL GRANTS.
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Secretary of Education for fiscal year 2026, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $17,000,000,000 for awarding Federal Pell Grants under section 401 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070a).
Text of Senate Amendment 5508
Page S2535 · Official textSA 5508. Ms. HIRONO (for herself and Mr. Van Hollen) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill S. 2, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
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SECTION 1. FUNDING FOR LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES AND THE
INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES EDUCATION ACT.
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Secretary of Education for fiscal year 2026, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated--
(1) $40,000,000,000 for carrying out part A of title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311 et seq.); and
(2) $30,000,000,000 for carrying out the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.).
Text of Senate Amendment 5509
Page S2535 · Official textSA 5509. Ms. HIRONO submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 5453 proposed by Mr. Graham to the bill S. 2, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
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SEC. __. APPROPRIATION FOR EMERGENCY FOOD AND SHELTER GRANTS.
(a) Reduction in Amounts Appropriated to ICE.--Notwithstanding section 102, the amount appropriated under that section to U.S. Immigrations and Custom Enforcement shall be $6,450,000,000.
(b) Appropriate to FEMA.--In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency for fiscal year 2026, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $1,000,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2029, to carry out subtitle B of title III of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11341 et seq.).
Text of Senate Amendment 5510
Page S2535 · Official textSA 5510. Mr. MURPHY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 5453 proposed by Mr. Graham to the bill S. 2, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
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SEC. _____. PROHIBITION ON ATTORNEY GENERAL ENTERING INTO
CERTAIN SETTLEMENT AGREEMENTS.
(a) In General.--The Attorney General may not enter into a settlement agreement in a lawsuit in which the plaintiff is--
(1) the President or the spouse or a child of the President; or
(2) any entity controlled by any individual described in paragraph (1).
(b) Null and Void.--Any settlement agreement entered into by the Attorney General in a lawsuit described in subsection (a) shall be null and void.
(c) Unlawful Payments.--It shall be unlawful for any officer or employee of the United States Government to pay any account, claim, or demand against said Government, which accrued or exists due to a settlement agreement entered into by the Attorney General in a lawsuit described in subsection (a).
Text of Senate Amendment 5511
Pages S2535–S2536 · Official textSA 5511. Mr. PADILLA submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 5453 proposed by Mr. Graham to the bill S. 2, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
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At the end of section 202, add the following:
(10) Transparency and accountability.--
(A) In general.--Not less than $10,000,000 for--
(i) all officers and agents to be trained on and equipped with activated body-worn cameras while engaging in immigration enforcement activities; and
(ii) storage and to make accessible to Congress, and the subjects of such footage, all footage captured by such cameras.
(B) Limitation.--Amounts provided under this title for purposes other than the purposes set forth in subparagraph (A) shall only be made available for obligation if the funds specified in such subparagraph have been obligated and awarded for such purposes.
Text of Senate Amendment 5512
Page S2536 · Official textSA 5512. Mr. MERKLEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 2, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
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SEC. ___. CLARIFICATION; PROHIBITION.
Nothing in this Act provides the authorization of Congress to construct the East Wing Modernization Project and no Federal funds or private donations may be used for the East Wing Modernization Project absent express authorization of Congress after the date of enactment of this Act.
Text of Senate Amendment 5513
Page S2536 · Official textSA 5513. Mr. MERKLEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 2, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
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SEC. _____. CONGRESSIONAL APPROVAL FOR PAYMENTS FROM "ANTI-
WEAPONIZATION FUND".
No payment may be made from the "Anti-Weaponization Fund", established by the Attorney General, without congressional approval.
Text of Senate Amendment 5514
Page S2536 · Official textSA 5514. Mr. REED submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 5453 proposed by Mr. Graham to the bill S. 2, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
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SEC. _____. FUNDING FOR THE HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIPS
PROGRAM.
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there are appropriated, to remain available until September 30, 2029, $62,095,000,000 for the HOME Investment Partnerships program under subtitle A of title II of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act ( 42 U.S.C. 12741 et seq.).
Text of Senate Amendment 5515
Page S2536 · Official textSA 5515. Mr. REED (for himself, Mr. Lujan, Mr. King, Mr. Welch, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Booker, and Mr. Markey) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 2, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
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SEC. __. FUNDING FOR THE LOW INCOME HOME ENERGY ASSISTANCE
PROGRAM.
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Secretary of Health and Human Services, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $2,500,000,000 for an additional amount for fiscal year 2026, to remain available until September 30, 2027, for making payments under subsection (b) of section 2602 of the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 (42 U.S.C. 8621) subject to the following conditions:
(1) Of the amount made available under this section, $1,250,000,000 shall be allocated as though the total appropriation for such payments for fiscal year 2026 was less than $1,975,000,000.
(2) The Secretary shall obligate and distribute the amount made available under this section not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act.
Text of Senate Amendment 5516
Page S2536 · Official textSA 5516. Ms. CORTEZ MASTO submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill S. 2, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
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SEC. 2___. PROHIBITION ON USE FUNDS TO DETAIN OR REMOVE
SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.
None of the funds made available under this title may be used to detain or remove a victim of domestic violence or a crime victim who has an application for relief pending with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services or on appeal at any stage of the appeal process.
Text of Senate Amendment 5517
Page S2536 · Official textSA 5517. Ms. CORTEZ MASTO submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill S. 2, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
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SEC. 2___. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS TO DETAIN OR REMOVE
DACA RECIPIENTS.
None of the funds made available under this title may be used to detain or remove a recipient of deferred action pursuant to the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, as set forth in the final rule issued by the Department of Homeland Security and entitled "Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals" (87 Fed. Reg. 53152 (August 30, 2022)), who has a renewal of I-821D and I-765 pending with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.
Text of Senate Amendment 5518
Page S2536 · Official textSA 5518. Ms. CORTEZ MASTO submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill S. 2, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
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SEC. 2___. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR DEPARTMENT OF
HOMELAND SECURITY OFFICERS OR EMPLOYEES TO
ENTER HOMES WITHOUT CONSENT, JUDICIAL WARRANTS,
OR EXIGENT CIRCUMSTANCES.
None of the funds made available under this title may be obligated or expended to allow any officer or employee of the Department of Homeland Security to enter a home absent consent, a warrant issued by a neutral and detached judicial officer, or exigent circumstances, pursuant to the Fourth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States and any other applicable laws.
Text of Senate Amendment 5519
Page S2536 · Official textSA 5519. Mr. BENNET submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 2, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
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SEC. ___. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS UNTIL THE 5-WEEK ROLLING
AVERAGE FOR THE PRICE OF CRUDE OIL DROPS.
None of the funds made available under this Act may be obligated until the 5-week rolling average for the price of crude oil is equal to or less than the price of crude oil on February 27, 2026, as determined by the Energy Information Administration.
Text of Senate Amendment 5520
Page S2536 · Official textSA 5520. Mr. BENNET submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 2, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
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SEC. ___2. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR AND FOREST SERVICE
HAZARDOUS FUELS REDUCTION PROJECTS.
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture (acting through the Chief of the Forest Service) for fiscal year 2026, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $30,725,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2029, for the conduct of hazardous fuels reduction projects of the Department of the Interior and the Forest Service.
Text of Senate Amendment 5521
Page S2536 · Official textSA 5521. Mr. BENNET submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 2, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
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SEC. ___. DISPATCHABLE ENERGY REQUIREMENT FOR CERTAIN UTILITY
MERGERS.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if the merger of 2 or more utilities would result in a utility with a generating capacity greater than 70 gigawatts, each Federal agency reviewing the merger shall withhold all relevant approvals relating to the merger until the persons seeking those approvals demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Federal agency that more than 30 percent of the installed generating capacity is dispatchable clean energy produced or provided, as applicable, by renewable resources, such as wind, solar, hydropower, or other renewable resources, geothermal energy, nuclear energy, or battery or other energy storage resources.
Text of Senate Amendment 5522
Pages S2536–S2537 · Official textSA 5522. Mr. BENNET (for himself, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Heinrich, and Mr. Hickenlooper) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 2, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
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SEC. __. PROVISIONS RESULTING IN THE SALE, DISPOSAL, OR
TRANSFER OF FEDERAL LANDS DESIGNATED AS
EXTRANEOUS UNDER THE BYRD RULE.
Section 313(b)(1) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 644(b)(1)) is amended--
(1) by striking "and (F)" and inserting "(F)"; and
(2) by inserting "; and (G) a provision that results in the sale, disposal, or transfer of Federal lands shall be considered extraneous" before the period at the end.
Text of Senate Amendment 5523
Page S2537 · Official textSA 5523. Mr. BENNET submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 2, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
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SEC. ____. ARKANSAS VALLEY CONDUIT, COLORADO.
Public Law 87-590 (76 Stat. 389; 123 Stat. 1320) is amended--
(1) in the first section--
(A) in subsection (c), in the second sentence, by striking "or in the case of the Arkansas Valley Conduit, payment in an amount equal to 35 percent of the cost of the conduit that is comprised of revenue generated by payments pursuant to a repayment contract and revenue that may be derived from contracts for the use of Fryingpan-Arkansas project excess capacity or exchange contracts using Fryingpan-Arkansas project facilities,"; and
(B) by adding at the end the following:
"(d) Arkansas Valley Conduit.--
"(1) Repayment contract.--To provide domestic water supplies to communities and households that do not have reliable access to domestic water supplies, the contract for the Arkansas Valley Conduit shall provide for payment in an amount equal to 35 percent of the cost of the conduit, notwithstanding the reclamation laws or any other provision of this Act. The contract payments shall consist of--
"(A) funding provided during construction from any entity other than the Secretary; and
"(B) based on a demonstration of financial hardship, as determined by the Secretary, repayment of the balance not covered under subparagraph (A) for a period of not more than 75 years with simple interest at a rate that is equal to 50 percent of the interest rate determined by the Secretary of the Treasury under section 2(c), including revenue derived from contracts for the use of excess capacity or exchange contracts using Fryingpan-Arkansas project facilities.
"(2) Operations and maintenance.--The contract for the Arkansas Valley Conduit shall provide for the assumption by the contracting parties of the care, operation, maintenance, and replacement of the conduit."; and
(2) in section 2(b)(3)(A), by striking "this section" and inserting "subsection (d) of the first section".
Text of Senate Amendment 5524
Page S2537 · Official textSA 5524. Mr. BENNET submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 2, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
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SEC. __. PROCESS FOR CONGRESSIONAL REVERSAL OF REFUSAL TO
DECLARE MAJOR DISASTER.
Section 401 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170) is amended by adding at the end the following:
"(d) Notification to Congress.--
"(1) Covered refusal.--In this subsection, the term `covered refusal' means an instance in which--
"(A) the Governor of a State requests a declaration by the President of a major disaster under subsection (a); and
"(B) the President declines to declare such a major disaster--
"(i) contrary to a recommendation provided by the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency; or
"(ii) based on a recommendation by the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency not to approve the declaration that is contrary to established precedent.
"(2) Notification requirement.--Not later than 24 hours after issuing a covered refusal, the President shall submit to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President of the Senate a written explanation of the covered refusal.
"(e) Declaration by Joint Resolution.--
"(1) Definitions.--In this subsection:
"(A) Covered joint resolution.--The term `covered joint resolution' means only a joint resolution of either House of Congress--
"(i) introduced not later than 14 calendar days after the date on which Congress receives a notification under subsection (d)(2) relating to a covered refusal; and
"(ii) the sole matter after the resolving clause of which is as follows: `That the President shall declare a major disaster under section 401 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170) relating to _______
Text of Senate Amendment 5525
Page S2537 · Official textSA 5525. Mr. BENNET (for himself and Mr. Hickenlooper) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 5453 proposed by Mr. Graham to the bill S. 2, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
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SEC. ___. PROHIBITION ON THE ANTI-WEAPONIZATION FUND.
The "Anti-Weaponization Fund" established by the Attorney General on May 18, 2026, is terminated and on and after the date of enactment of this Act, no amounts may be paid into any fund that is substantially similar to the "Anti-Weaponization Fund".
Text of Senate Amendment 5526
Page S2537 · Official textSA 5526. Mr. BENNET submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 2, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
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SEC. ___. LIMITATION ON OBLIGATION OF FUNDS.
None of the funds made available under this Act may be obligated until the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information makes available nondeployment funds associated with the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program established under section 60102 of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (47 U.S.C. 1702) to the States originally slated to receive those funds.
Text of Senate Amendment 5527
Page S2537 · Official textSA 5527. Mr. BENNET submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 2, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
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SEC. __. PROHIBITION ON SETTLEMENT AGREEMENTS PROHIBITING TAX
AUDITS OF THE PRESIDENT.
(a) In General.--The Attorney General may not enter into any settlement agreement that prohibits, bars, or precludes the Internal Revenue Service from examining the tax returns of the President.
(b) Portion of Settlement Agreement Relating to the Taxes of President Trump.--The portion of the settlement agreement in Trump v. Internal Revenue Service, announced on May 19, 2026, that bars and precludes examinations of the tax returns of President Trump, and claims or actions resulting from such examinations, shall have no force and effect.
Text of Senate Amendment 5528
Pages S2537–S2539 · Official textSA 5528. Mr. BENNET submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 5453 proposed by Mr. Graham to the bill S. 2, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
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SEC. 202. GASOLINE PRICE REBATES.
(a) In General.--Subchapter B of chapter 65 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
"SEC. 6436. GASOLINE PRICE REBATES.
"(a) In General.--In the case of an eligible individual, there shall be allowed as a credit against the tax imposed by subtitle A for the taxable year beginning after December 31, 2025, an amount equal to the gasoline price rebate amount for such taxable year.
"(b) Gasoline Price Rebate Amount.--For purposes of this section--
"(1) In general.--The term `gasoline price rebate amount' means, with respect to any taxpayer, an amount, as determined by the Secretary not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this section, equal to the quotient of--
"(A) $31,075,000,000, divided by
"(B) the number of eligible individuals.
"(2) Special rule for joint returns.--In the case of an eligible individual filing a joint return, the gasoline price rebate amount shall be 150 percent of the amount determined under paragraph (1) with respect to other taxpayers.
"(3) Limitation based on adjusted gross income.--The amount of the credit allowed by subsection (a) (determined without regard to this subsection and subsection (e)) shall be reduced (but not below zero) by 5 percent of so much of the eligible individual's adjusted gross income as exceeds--
"(A) $150,000 in the case of a joint return,
"(B) $112,500 in the case of a head of household, and
"(C) $75,000 in any other case.
"(c) Eligible Individual.--For purposes of this section, the term `eligible individual' means any individual other than--
"(1) any nonresident alien individual,
"(2) any individual who is a dependent of another taxpayer for a taxable year beginning in the calendar year in which the individual's taxable year begins, and
"(3) an estate or trust.
"(d) Definitions and Special Rules.--
"(1) Dependent defined.--For purposes of this section, the term `dependent' has the meaning given such term by section 152.
"(2) Identification number requirement.--
"(A) In general.--In the case of a return other than a joint return, the gasoline price rebate amount in subsection (b)(1) shall be treated as being zero unless the taxpayer includes the valid identification number of the taxpayer on the return of tax for the taxable year.
"(B) Joint returns.--In the case of a joint return, the gasoline price rebate amount in subsection (b)(1) shall be treated as being--
"(i) 50 percent of the amount otherwise determined without regard to this paragraph if the valid identification number of only 1 spouse is included on the return of tax for the taxable year, and
"(ii) zero if the valid identification number of neither spouse is so included.
"(C) Valid identification number.--For purposes of this paragraph, the term `valid identification number' means a social security number issued to an individual by the Social Security Administration on or before the due date for filing the return for the taxable year.
"(D) Special rule for members of the armed forces.--Subparagraph (B) shall not apply in the case where at least 1 spouse was a member of the Armed Forces of the United States at any time during the taxable year and the valid identification number of at least 1 spouse is included on the return of tax for the taxable year.
"(E) Coordination with certain advance payments.--In the case of any payment determined pursuant to subsection (f)(6), a valid identification number shall be treated for purposes of this paragraph as included on the taxpayer's return of tax if such valid identification number is available to the Secretary as described in such subsection.
"(F) Mathematical or clerical error authority.--Any omission of a correct valid identification number required under this paragraph shall be treated as a mathematical or clerical error for purposes of applying section 6213(g)(2) to such omission.
"(3) Credit treated as refundable.--The credit allowed by subsection (a) shall be treated as allowed by subpart C of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1.
"(e) Regulations.--The Secretary shall prescribe such regulations or other guidance as may be necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of this section.
"(f) Outreach.--The Secretary shall carry out a robust and
comprehensive outreach program to ensure that all taxpayers
learn of their eligibility for the credits allowed under this
section and are provided assistance in claiming such
credits.".
(b) Treatment of Certain Possessions.--
(1) Payments to possessions with mirror code tax systems.--
The Secretary of the Treasury shall pay to each possession of
the United States which has a mirror code tax system amounts
equal to the loss (if any) to that possession by reason of
the amendments made by this section. Such amounts shall be
determined by the Secretary of the Treasury based on
information provided by the government of the respective
possession.
(2) Payments to other possessions.--The Secretary of the
Treasury shall pay to each possession of the United States
which does not have a mirror code tax system amounts
estimated by the Secretary of the Treasury as being equal to
the aggregate benefits (if any) that would have been provided
to residents of such possession by reason of the amendments
made by this section if a mirror code tax system had been in
effect in such possession. The preceding sentence shall not
apply unless the respective possession has a plan, which has
been approved by the Secretary of the Treasury, under which
such possession will promptly distribute such payments to its
residents.
(3) Inclusion of administrative expenses.--The Secretary of
the Treasury shall pay to each possession of the United
States to which the Secretary makes a payment under paragraph
(1) or (2) an amount equal to the increase (if any) of the
administrative expenses of such possession--
(A) in the case of a possession described in paragraph (1),
by reason of the amendments made by this section, and
(B) in the case of a possession described in paragraph (2),
by reason of carrying out the plan described in such
paragraph, or
the amount described in subparagraph (A) shall be determined
by the Secretary of the Treasury based on information
provided by the government of the respective possession.
(4) Coordination with credit allowed against united states
income taxes.--No credit shall be allowed against United
States income taxes under section 6434 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 (as added by this section) to any
person--
(A) to whom a credit is allowed against taxes imposed by
the possession by reason of the amendments made by this
section, or
(B) who is eligible for a payment under a plan described in
paragraph (2).
(5) Mirror code tax system.--For purposes of this
subsection, the term "mirror code tax system" means, with
respect to any possession of the United States, the income
tax system of such possession if the income tax liability of
the residents of such possession under such system is
determined by reference to the income tax laws of the United
States as if such possession were the United States.
(6) Treatment of payments.--For purposes of section 1324 of
title 31, United States Code, the payments under this
subsection shall be treated in the same manner as a refund
due from a credit provision referred to in subsection (b)(2)
of such section.
(c) Administrative Provisions.--
(1) Definition of deficiency.--Section 6211(b)(4)(A) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking "and
6433" and inserting "6433, and 6436,".
(2) Conforming amendments.--
(A) Paragraph (2) of section 1324(b) of title 31, United
States Code, is amended by inserting "6436," after
"6433,".
(B) The table of sections for subchapter B of chapter 65 of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the
end the following new item: "Sec. 6436. Gasoline price rebates.".
Text of Senate Amendment 5529
Pages S2539–S2540 · Official textSA 5529. Mr. BENNET submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 2, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows: At the end of the bill, add the following:
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SEC. 301. SHORT TITLES.
This title may be cited as the "Keeping Immigrants and Destinations Safe Act" or the "KIDS Act".
SEC. 302. DEFINITIONS.
In this title:
(1) Child.--The term "child" has the meaning given such term in section 101(b)(1) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(b)(1)).
(2) Cognitive disability.--The term "cognitive disability" means a mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities of an individual involving learning, reading, concentrating, thinking, or communicating, or the operation of a neurological or brain function, consistent with the meaning of "disability" under section 3(1) of the Americans with Disabilities Act (42 U.S.C. 12102(1)).
(3) Department.--The term "Department" means the Department of Homeland Security.
(4) Primary caregiver.--The term "primary caregiver" means a noncitizen parent or legal guardian who is the primary caretaker of 1 or more minor children in the United States, including a noncitizen parent or legal guardian with a direct interest in family court, probate court, guardianship, or child welfare proceedings involving a minor child.
(5) Secretary.--The term "Secretary" means the Secretary of Homeland Security.
(6) Sensitive location.--The term "sensitive location" includes any physical space located within 1,000 feet of--
(A) any medical or mental health care facility, including any hospital, health care practitioner's office, accredited health clinic, vaccination or testing site, emergent or urgent care facility, or community health center;
(B) any public or private school (including preschools, primary schools, secondary schools, and postsecondary schools (including colleges and universities)), any site of an early childhood education program, any other institution of learning, such as vocational or trade schools, and any other site where individuals who are unemployed or underemployed may apply for or receive workforce training;
(C) any scholastic or education-related activity or event, including field trips and interscholastic events;
(D) any school bus or school bus stop during periods when school children are present on the bus or at the stop;
(E) any recreational facility for children, such as playgrounds and formal recreational facilities;
(F) any child care focused facility, including child care centers, before or after school care centers, foster care facilities, and group homes for children;
(G) any location where disaster or emergency response and relief is being provided by Federal, State, or local entities, such as--
(i) the distribution of emergency supplies, food, and water;
(ii) any place of temporary shelter;
(iii) any place along an evacuation route; and
(iv) any site where registration for disaster-related assistance or family reunification is taking place;
(H) any location of any organization that--
(i) assists children, pregnant women, victims of crime or abuse, or individuals with significant mental or physical disabilities, including domestic violence shelters, child advocacy centers, facilities that serve disabled persons, drug or alcohol counseling and treatment facilities, rape crisis centers, supervised visitation centers, family justice centers, victims' services providers, and community-based organizations providing social services; or
(ii) provides disaster or emergency social services and assistance, or services for individuals experiencing homelessness, including food banks, pantries, or other establishments distributing food, and shelters;
(I) any church, synagogue, mosque, or other place of worship or religious study, such as buildings rented for the purpose of religious services or a temporary facility or location where such activities are taking place;
(J) any site of a funeral, graveside ceremony, wedding, or any site where other religious or civil ceremonies or observances are occurring;
(K) any site during a public demonstration, such as a march, rally, or parade;
(L) any Federal, State, or local courthouse, including immigration courts operated by the Executive Office for Immigration Review, the office of an individual's legal counsel or representative, probation offices, and any facility where programs or services are provided in relation to a court proceeding;
(M) any congressional district office;
(N) any office of the Social Security Administration;
(O) any public assistance office, including locations at which individuals may apply for or receive unemployment compensation or report violations of labor and employment laws;
(P) the indoor or outdoor premises of a department of motor vehicles;
(Q) a polling place, including any building or infrastructure at which voting takes place during an election;
(R) a labor union hall or any other union-operated building or office at which registered applicants are referred in rotation to jobs;
(S) any public library; or
(T) any other location specified by the Secretary.
SEC. 303. DETENTION OF CHILDREN.
(a) Limitation.--Except as provided in section 305, the Department may not detain a child, an individual with a cognitive disability, or a primary caregiver of a child or individual with a cognitive disability.
(b) Parental Notice and Reporting.--If a detention is permitted under section 305, the Department may not detain any child or individual with a cognitive disability without the confirmed notification of a parent or legal guardian of such child or individual. All such detentions shall be reported to Congress not later than 24 hours after the Department takes such a child or individual into custody.
(c) Limitation on Detention of Primary Caregivers.--There shall be a presumption that a primary caregiver of a child or an individual with a cognitive disability may not be detained unless the Department Secretary documents, based on clear and convincing evidence that has been provided to the primary caregiver of such child or individual, that release of the primary caregiver is unreasonable or impracticable.
(d) Release to Designated Caregiver or Child Welfare Authority.--
(1) In general.--If a child or an individual with a cognitive disability is detained by the Department in violation of subsection (a), the Department shall prioritize the prompt release of such child or individual to--
(A) a parent or legal guardian;
(B) a designated caregiver identified by a parent or legal guardian of such child or individual;
(C) the appropriate State or local child or adult protective services agency; or
(D) appropriate officials of the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Refugee Resettlement, if appropriate and practicable.
(2) Recognition of delegated parental authority.--For purposes of paragraph (1)(B), the Department shall recognize and give effect to any written instrument executed by a parent or legal guardian that delegates temporary caregiving authority or parental authority to another individual, including a power of attorney or other document authorized under applicable State law.
(3) Verification.--The Department may take reasonable steps to verify the identity of the designated caregiver or the authenticity of the written instrument described in paragraph (2), but such verification shall not unreasonably delay the release of the child or individual with a cognitive disability.
(4) Best interests of the child.--All determinations made under this subsection shall be guided by the best interests of the child or individual with a cognitive disability.
SEC. 304. LIMITATION ON ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS AT SENSITIVE
LOCATIONS.
(a) In General.--Except as provided in section 305, the Department may not conduct, engage in, or execute any immigration enforcement action that takes place at, is focused on, or occurs within 1,000 feet of, a sensitive location.
(b) Travel to and From Sensitive Locations.--For purposes of this section, an immigration enforcement action shall be considered to occur at a sensitive location if such action is taken while an individual is traveling to, attending, or returning from a sensitive location.
SEC. 305. EXCEPTION FOR CRIMINAL WARRANTS.
The restrictions under sections 303 and 304 may not be construed to prohibit or restrict enforcement actions conducted pursuant to a criminal arrest warrant or a criminal search warrant issued by a court of competent jurisdiction.
SEC. 306. REMEDIES FOR VIOLATIONS.
In the event of a violation of section 304--
(1) any information obtained as a result of such enforcement action for purposes of establishing alienage or chargeability may not be--
(A) entered into the record or received into evidence in a removal proceeding; or
(B) used by the Department to effectuate any type of removal;
(2) the noncitizen who was the subject of such removal proceedings may file a motion to enforce the prohibition under section 304, including through a motion to terminate such proceedings;
(3) any individual who was detained in violation of such section shall be released from detention; and
(4) any person wrongfully detained shall be placed in proceedings under section 240 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1229a), which require the Department to rebut the presumption of the individual's eligibility for release by clear and convincing evidence.
Text of Senate Amendment 5530
Pages S2540–S2542 · Official textSA 5530. Mr. BENNET submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 2, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
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TITLE III--IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT OFFICER HIRING AND SCREENING
STANDARDS
SEC. 301. SHORT TITLES.
This title may be cited as the "Training, Responsibility, Uniforms, and Standards for Transparency Act" or the "TRUST Act".
SEC. 302. STRENGTHENED HIRING AND SCREENING STANDARDS FOR
IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS.
(a) Minimum Eligibility Requirements.--The Secretary of Homeland Security shall enhance the performance, professionalism, and integrity of immigration enforcement officers and agents by establishing strengthened hiring and screening standards for all newly hired officers and agents.
(b) Standards.--The standards required under subsection (a) shall require each applicant--
(1) to be at least 20 years of age at the time of application and at least 21 years of age at the start of the next scheduled basic training academy;
(2) to possess a high school diploma or equivalent credential at the time of application;
(3) to possess authorization to live and work in the United States, as demonstrated by documentation sufficient to satisfy employment eligibility verification requirements under Federal law; and
(4) to undergo comprehensive background investigations that include--
(A) criminal history checks;
(B) reviews of prior law enforcement or military service, including disciplinary records and sustained complaints;
(C) screening for any history of domestic violence, sexual assault, or other violent conduct;
(D) drug use screening consistent with Federal law;
(E) reviews for affiliations with terrorist organizations, violent extremist groups, or hate-based organizations;
(F) reviews of publicly available social media and online activity for evidence of bias, extremism, discriminatory conduct, or advocacy of violence; and
(G) psychological suitability assessments to ensure fitness for duty, sound judgment, and the ability to safely interact with the public.
SEC. 303. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY UNIFORM AND
IDENTIFICATION REGULATIONS.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that Department of Homeland Security law enforcement personnel, including U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers and agents (including Enforcement and Removal Operations and Homeland Security Investigations) and U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers, agents, and specialists, wear a uniform that identifies such personnel--
(1) as Federal immigration law enforcement authorities; and
(2) as authorized personnel of a specific directorate within the Department of Homeland Security and not as "Police".
(b) Uniform Requirements.--
(1) In general.--All uniformed Department of Homeland Security law enforcement personnel, including sworn U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers and agents and U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers, agents, and specialists--
(A) shall possess and maintain at all times a serviceable uniform and the necessary equipment to perform uniformed field duty;
(B) shall maintain their uniforms and equipment in a serviceable condition in order to be ready at any time for immediate use;
(C) shall keep their uniforms neat, clean, and having the appearance of being professionally pressed;
(D) may only wear the uniform specified for their rank, assignment, and component within the Department of Homeland Security;
(E) may not loan any portion of the uniform to others; and
(F) may not permit the uniform, badge, insignia, or markings to be reproduced or duplicated.
(2) Inspections.--All supervisors shall perform periodic inspections of Department of Homeland Security law enforcement personnel to ensure conformance with Department of Homeland Security uniform specifications and procedures.
(3) Civilian attire.--Civilian attire may not be worn in combination with any distinguishable part of the official Department of Homeland Security uniform.
(4) Time and place restrictions.--Department of Homeland Security law enforcement personnel may only wear a uniform while on duty, while in transit to or from duty, for court appearances, or at other official Department of Homeland Security functions or events.
(5) Limitation on purchase or consumption of alcoholic beverages.--Department of Homeland Security law enforcement personnel may not purchase or consume alcoholic beverages while wearing any part of their uniform.
SEC. 304. DEPARTMENT-ISSUED IDENTIFICATION.
(a) In General.--The Department of Homeland Security shall issue to each U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer or agent and each U.S. Customs and Border Patrol officer, agent, or specialist an official identification card bearing the employee's name, identifying information, photograph, and a unique serial number. All such personnel shall be in possession of such identification card while on duty or when carrying a concealed firearm under Federal authority.
(b) Display.--Except as provided in subsection (c)(2), Department of Homeland Security officers and agents shall clearly display their Department-issued identification and badge in a courteous manner to any person upon request and as soon as practical while on duty or acting in an official capacity.
(c) Visibility Requirement.--
(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2) and section 305(b), every Department of Homeland Security immigration enforcement officer or agent conducting an immigration enforcement function shall visibly display--
(A) the individual's last name and a unique identifier;
(B) the name of the employing agency; and
(C) the face of such officer or agent.
(2) Exceptions.--
(A) In general.--The requirement under paragraph (1) shall not apply to any individual who is engaged in an undercover assignment involving the use of an assumed name or a cover identity.
(B) Face covering.--The requirement under paragraph (1)(C) shall not apply if the officer or agent--
(i) is engaged in a specialized tactical assignment;
(ii) is working in a hazardous or high-risk environment;
(iii) is wearing a face covering as a protection from weather-related conditions; or
(iv) has received prior approval to wear a face covering due to a medical condition.
(d) Specialized and Undercover Exceptions.--
(1) Defined term.--In this section and in section 306, the term "undercover assignment" only means an authorized investigative operation in which--
(A) an agent is assuming a covert identity or persona to infiltrate a specific criminal enterprise;
(B) the mission is conducted for the primary purpose of gathering evidence regarding felony violations of Federal law, such as human trafficking or narcotics smuggling; and
(C) the revelation of the agent's identity would pose an immediate and demonstrable threat to the safety of the agent or the integrity of the investigation.
(2) Arrest team requirements.--Notwithstanding any undercover assignment, all agents involved in the physical arrest, transport, or processing of a detained individual must be clearly identifiable in accordance with the standards described in subsections (a) and (b).
SEC. 305. BADGE AND DISTINCTIVE IDENTIFICATION.
(a) Issuance.--The Secretary of Homeland Security shall issue to each U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer or agent, each U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer, agent, or specialist, and each other Department of Homeland Security sworn enforcement officer a badge of authority bearing the seal of the Department of Homeland Security and the title of the directorate for which they are employed encircling such seal, along with the designation of the position held by the officer. Each such badge shall be serially numbered and each officer shall display a distinctive identifying number.
(b) Display.--All Department of Homeland Security officers and agents and other uniformed Department of Homeland Security immigration enforcement personnel, while on duty, shall be dressed in full distinctive uniform and shall display the official badge and visible identification of their office, except when authorized by the Secretary or designee to operate in plain clothes.
(c) Restriction.--Neither the Secretary of Homeland Security nor any other person may issue a badge, uniform, insignia, or identification to any individual who is not a duly authorized, classified, and regularly appointed officer or employee of the Department of Homeland Security.
(d) Criminal Penalties for Misrepresentation.--Any person who, without authority, wears or duplicates a Department of Homeland Security badge, uniform, or equipment with intent to represent himself or herself as a Federal immigration officer shall be subject to Federal criminal penalties.
SEC. 306. BODY-WORN CAMERAS.
(a) Provision of Body-worn Cameras.--The Secretary of Homeland Security shall ensure that each immigration enforcement officer or agent who interacts with members of the public is equipped with a body-worn camera. All such cameras shall be worn in a location and manner that maximizes the camera's ability to capture video footage of the officer's activities.
(b) Required Activation.--Except as provided under subsections (c) and (d), an immigration enforcement officer or agent shall wear and activate a body-worn camera, and a dash camera if the officer's vehicle is equipped with such a camera, while--
(1) responding to a call for an enforcement action;
(2) entering any premises for the purpose of enforcing the law or investigating possible violations of law; or
(3) engaging in any interaction with a member of the public initiated by an officer or agent, whether consensual or nonconsensual, for the purpose of enforcing the law or investigating possible violations of law.
(c) Exceptions; Privacy Notifications.--
(1) En route.--A body-worn camera need not be activated while an officer or agent is traveling to a call for an enforcement action, but shall be activated shortly before the officer or agent arrives at the scene.
(2) Undercover.--An officer or agent working in an undercover assignment is not required to wear a body-worn camera.
(3) Notification.--An officer or agent wearing a body-worn camera shall notify all subjects of the recording that they are being recorded as close to the commencement of the encounter as is reasonably possible.
(d) Permissible Deactivation; Civilian Request.--
(1) Deactivation.--An immigration enforcement officer or agent may deactivate a body-worn camera--
(A) while working on an unrelated assignment or during a prolonged break in an incident; or
(B) during administrative, tactical, or management discussions when members of the public are not present.
(2) Civilian request.--Before entering a private residence without a warrant, or when interacting with an apparent crime victim or anonymous source, an officer shall ask if the individual wants the camera to be deactivated. If the individual responds affirmatively, the officer shall deactivate the camera.
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The offer to deactivate and the response from the victim or source shall be recorded by the camera before such deactivation.
(e) Failure to Activate or Tampering.--
(1) In general.--If an officer or agent fails to activate a body-worn camera in accordance with the requirements under this section or tampers with camera footage when activation is required--
(A) there shall be a permissive inference, in any investigation or legal proceeding (excluding criminal proceedings against the officer or agent), that the missing footage would have reflected misconduct;
(B) any statements or conduct that was not recorded by other means shall be subject to a rebuttable presumption of inadmissibility; and
(C) a rebuttable evidentiary presumption shall be adopted in favor of criminal defendants or civil plaintiffs who reasonably assert that exculpatory evidence was destroyed or not captured.
(2) Proof compliance was impossible.--The disciplinary action requirement and rebuttable presumptions described in subparagraphs (B) and (C) of paragraph (1) may be overcome by contrary evidence or proof of exigent circumstances that made compliance impossible.
(f) Discipline; Certification Consequences.--In addition to any criminal liability--
(1) if an adjudicative body or final agency determination finds that an officer or agent intentionally failed to activate or tampered with a camera (except as permitted under this section), the employing agency shall impose discipline upon the officer or agent, up to and including termination, consistent with applicable law;
(2) unless otherwise permitted under this section, if the conduct of the officer or agent was undertaken with the intent to conceal unlawful or inappropriate actions or obstruct justice, the officer's or agent's certification or authority to perform enforcement duties shall be suspended for not less than 1 year, subject to reinstatement only upon exoneration; and
(3) if such conduct occurred in an incident resulting in the death or serious bodily injury of a civilian, the officer's or agent's certification or authority to perform enforcement duties shall be permanently revoked, subject to reinstatement only upon exoneration.
(g) Integrity of Reports.--No officer or agent may review or receive an accounting of any body-worn camera footage related to a use of force or misconduct complaint before completing all required initial reports, statements, and interviews regarding the recorded event.
(h) Retention of Recordings.--The Secretary of Homeland Security shall establish a retention schedule for body-worn camera recordings that requires--
(1) standard footage to be retained for a period of not less than 6 months; and
(2) footage involving the use of force or a complaint to be retained for a period of not less than 3 years.
(i) Public Release; Privacy Protections.--
(1) Misconduct.--Not later than 21 days after receiving a complaint alleging misconduct by an immigration enforcement officer or agent, the Department of Homeland Security shall release all unedited audio and video recordings of the incident to the public, subject to privacy protections and delayed release provisions under subsection (j).
(2) Death or serious injury.--Not later than 5 days after an immigration enforcement incident resulting in death or serious injury, the Department of Homeland Security shall release all unedited audio and video recordings of the incident to the public, subject to privacy protections and delayed release provisions under subsection (j).
(3) Prohibition on secondary use during retention period.--During any retention period established under this subsection, body-worn camera footage shall be stored in an isolated system that is not accessible to, and may not be queried by, any immigration enforcement targeting system, fusion center, or interagency intelligence platform. Access to retained footage shall be limited to personnel directly involved in accountability review or legal proceedings arising from the recorded interaction.
(j) Privacy Protections and Delayed Release.--
(1) Death.--Recordings depicting death shall be made available to a victim's immediate family or lawful representative before being publicly released.
(2) Privacy interests.--
(A) In general.--Recordings implicating substantial privacy interests may be blurred to protect such interests without removing any portion of the recording.
(B) Limited release.--If blurring a recording is insufficient--
(i) the recording shall be released to affected individuals or their lawful representatives; and
(ii) the Department of Homeland Security shall notify affected persons of their right to waive the restrictions under this subsection.
(3) Investigations.--A recording of alleged misconduct may be temporarily withheld if the release of such recording would substantially interfere with an ongoing investigation. Such recording shall be publicly released not later than 45 days after the allegation of misconduct, accompanied by a written justification for the delay.
SEC. 307. SPECIALIZED TRAINING REQUIREMENTS.
The Secretary of Homeland Security shall require all immigration enforcement officers and agents to complete specialized training, in addition to basic training required by the Department, before conducting enforcement operations, including training on--
(1) identity verification procedures and documentation review designed to prevent the wrongful detention of United States citizens, lawful permanent residents, Native
Americans, and other individuals who are lawfully present in the United States;
(2) deescalation techniques and safe civilian engagement practices to ensure immigration enforcement operations are conducted in a manner that protects public safety and reduces the risk of unnecessary force;
(3) language access and interpretation procedures to ensure effective communication during enforcement encounters with individuals who have limited English proficiency;
(4) recognizing medical distress, disabilities, and mental health conditions, and responding appropriately during enforcement encounters to individuals experiencing medical emergencies or requiring disability-related accommodations;
(5) constitutional protections and civil rights laws governing immigration enforcement activities, including protections against unlawful searches, seizures, and discriminatory enforcement; and
(6) preventing discriminatory enforcement practices, including profiling based on race, ethnicity, national origin, religion, or language proficiency.
Text of Senate Amendment 5531
Pages S2542–S2544 · Official textSA 5531. Mr. BENNET submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 2, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
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At the end of the bill, add the following:
SEC. 301. SHORT TITLES.
This title may be cited as the "Oversight, Protection, and Enforcement Notification Act" and "OPEN Act".
SEC. 302. DEFINITIONS.
In this title:
(1) Chokehold or carotid hold.--The term "chokehold or carotid hold" means the application of any pressure to the throat or windpipe, the use of maneuvers that restrict blood or oxygen flow to the brain, or carotid artery restraints that prevent or hinder breathing or reduce intake of air of an individual.
(2) Conduct exceeding authorized authority.--The term "conduct exceeding authorized authority" means any action taken without legal authorization, outside the scope of assigned duties, or in violation of Federal law, regulation, or Department of Homeland Security policy, including--
(A) conducting a stop, search, entry, arrest, or detention without legal authority, a valid warrant, or required supervisory approval;
(B) misrepresenting identity, authority, or purpose to gain compliance or entry;
(C) conducting enforcement activity outside an assigned geographic area, mission scope, or operational plan;
(D) using unapproved tactics, equipment, or vehicles, including failure to comply with identification or uniform requirements;
(E) acting in violation of constitutional protections, civil rights laws, or court orders; and
(F) any action involving sexual violence.
(3) Excessive force.--The term "excessive force" means the use of physical force or weapons beyond what is objectively reasonable and necessary, including--
(A) discharging or brandishing a firearm at any individual or vehicle;
(B) using a chemical agent, a conducted energy device, a baton, or an impact weapon;
(C) any action involving a physical takedown, a chokehold, or the placement of an individual on the ground;
(D) using restraints or force resulting in bodily injury, hospitalization, or death; and
(E) using deadly force to incapacitate a subject.
(4) Member of congress.--The term "Member of Congress" includes any Senator, Representative, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner of the United States Congress.
SEC. 303. IMPROVING IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT TRANSPARENCY.
(a) Access to Immigration Detention Facilities.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of Homeland Security shall ensure that all Members of Congress are given unrestricted access, without advance notice, to all immigration detention facilities used or operated by the Department of Homeland Security, including facilities operated by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement or U.S. Customs and Border Protection, regional processing centers, field offices, State-run facilities, and privately operated or contracted facilities, regardless of the source of funding for such facilities.
(2) Scope of access.--Access to immigration detention facilities required under paragraph (1) shall include--
(A) access to all of the areas in such facilities;
(B) the ability to speak privately with detained individuals and facility personnel on the same day as the visit and without prior authorization;
(C) the ability to observe conditions of confinement and compliance with applicable Federal law, regulations, and standards; and
(D) the ability of a Member of Congress, a State or local elected official, or a representative of a local health and safety agency to be accompanied by congressional staff and, at the discretion of the Member, official, or representative, subject matter experts, including medical professionals, legal experts, interpreters, and other individuals who such Member, official, or representative considers necessary to assist in evaluating facility conditions and compliance with applicable laws and standards.
(3) Access for legal counsel, faith leaders, and family members.--The Secretary of Homeland Security shall ensure that detained individuals have timely and reasonable access to legal counsel, faith leaders, and family members, including the ability to communicate privately and in person whenever practicable, subject only to narrowly tailored limitations that are necessary to protect the safety and security of the facility in which such individuals are detained.
(4) Prohibition on delay or denial.--
(A) In general.--The operator of an immigration detention facility may not delay, condition, restrict, or deny access to such facility to a Member of Congress on the basis of staffing limitations, operational considerations, contractual arrangements, or facility designation.
(B) Notice.--Not later than 72 hours after discovering that a Member of Congress' access to an immigration detention facility was delayed or denied for any reason, the Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement or the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection shall submit a detailed report identifying the reasons for such delay and denial and describing the steps that will be taken to prevent future delays or denials to--
(i) the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate;
(ii) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate;
(iii) the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate;
(iv) the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives;
(v) the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives;
(vi) the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives; and
(vii) the Office of Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Security.
(5) Consequences for repeated noncompliance.--
(A) In general.--If access to an immigration detention facility is delayed or denied to 2 or more Members of Congress in violation of this subsection during any fiscal year, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall ensure that any officer, employee, or contractor of the Department of Homeland Security who knowingly delays, restricts, or denies access to such a facility in violation of this subsection is subject to appropriate administrative or contractual disciplinary action.
(B) Notification.--The Secretary shall notify the committees listed in paragraph (4)(B) not later than 48 hours after determining a violation described in subparagraph (A) has occurred.
(6) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this subsection may be construed to limit the authority of Congress to impose additional requirements or restrictions through appropriations Acts or other legislation.
(b) Public Reporting Requirements.--The Secretary of Homeland Security shall track and publicly report, on an aggregated basis without including personally identifiable information of those involved, all allegations and incidents in which immigration enforcement officers or agents, during an immigration enforcement operation or while an individual is detained by the Department of Homeland Security--
(1) used excessive force to carry out their objective;
(2) engaged in conduct exceeding authorized authority;
(3) detained a United States citizen; or
(4) mistakenly detained or arrested an individual who should not have been detained or arrested;
(5) perpetrated sexual assault, abuse, or harassment; or
(6) engaged in other misconduct.
(c) Detention Accountability and Grievance Procedures.--
(1) Grievance process.--The Secretary of Homeland Security shall ensure that each immigration detention facility used or operated by the Department of Homeland Security or its contractors maintains a confidential and accessible grievance process through which detained individuals may report grievances regarding--
(A) the use of excessive force;
(B) violations of Federal law, detention standards, or Department policy;
(C) threats, intimidation, retaliation, or abuse by facility personnel; or
(D) sexual assault, abuse, or harassment.
(2) Accessibility requirements.--The grievance process required under paragraph (1) shall--
(A) be available in all languages commonly spoken by detained individuals;
(B) permit grievances to be filed orally or in writing;
(C) allow detained individuals to submit grievances without interference or retaliation; and
(D) provide timely review and resolution of such grievances.
(3) Accountability for excessive force or misconduct.--If an investigation conducted by the Department of Homeland Security, the Office of Inspector General of the Department, the Office of Professional Responsibility of the Department, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, a local field office, or any other authorized investigative entity determines that an officer, employee, or contractor used excessive force against a detained individual, the head of the
agency with jurisdiction over the facility shall ensure that such individual--
(A) is immediately removed from duties involving the supervision, custody, or transport of detained individuals at the facility at which the incident occurred; and
(B) is not permitted to return to perform such duties.
(4) Sexual abuse and assault prevention and intervention program.--Not less frequently than annually, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall publish facility-specific information for each immigration detention facility regarding each facility's compliance with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Sexual Abuse and Assault Prevention and Intervention Program, including--
(A) the number of allegations of sexual abuse or harassment reported at such facility;
(B) the status and outcome of investigations into such allegations;
(C) whether the facility was found compliant with applicable standards under the Sexual Abuse and Assault Prevention and Intervention Program; and
(D) any corrective actions required and the status of such actions.
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PRESERVING CIVIL RIGHTS.
(a) Use of Force.--In carrying out immigration enforcement operations, immigration enforcement officers and agents may not use excessive force.
(b) Detainee Rights.--The Secretary of Homeland Security shall ensure, after an immigration enforcement officer or agent detains any individual--
(1) a member of such individual's immediate family, as determined by the detained individual, is notified of such detention by the Department of Homeland Security not later than 5 hours after the commencement of such detention;
(2) such individual is guaranteed access to at least 1 phone call within 5 hours after the commencement of the detention;
(3) such individual is guaranteed reasonable access to legal counsel and a faith leader not later than 12 hours after the commencement of the detention and periodically thereafter, either in person or through telephonic communication; and
(4) such individual is guaranteed reasonable accommodations to facilitate the signing of any necessary legal documentation.
(c) Medical and Mental Health Services.--The Secretary of Homeland Security shall ensure that--
(1) after an immigration enforcement officer or agent detains any individual, such individual is provided timely medical and mental health services, including access to emergency care and chronic condition management, in accordance with the standards established under the National Detention Standards and the Performance-Based National Detention Standards;
(2) any individual in detention with care provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs should have access to health care services provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs;
(3) if an individual described in paragraph (1) is transferred to a hospital or emergency room--
(A) the individual's legal counsel or designated representative is immediately notified; and
(B) family members or a designated emergency contact are notified of the location of such hospital or emergency room as soon as practicable; and
(4) procedures are implemented to allow family members or legal representatives of such individuals to drop off valid prescription medications and necessary medical devices for use in detention facilities, including CPAP machines, mobility aids, and glucose monitors, for the individual's use after such items are cleared through standard security and medical review.
(d) Transportation and Transfers.--
(1) Notice of transfer.--Not later than 24 hours after any detained individual is transferred to another detention facility, the head of the facility housing the individual shall notify the individual's legal counsel, designated representative, and next of kin, as applicable, of--
(A) the specific name and address of the facility to which the individual has been transferred; and
(B) the direct contact information for such facility, including a primary phone number and a point of contact for inquiries from the family and legal representative of such individual.
(2) Justification for transfer.--
(A) In general.--Before any transfer described in paragraph (1), the Director of the facility or the field office shall provide a written justification to the detained individual and such individual's legal counsel detailing the specific administrative or safety reason for such transfer, such as medical necessity, facility capacity, or specialized housing requirements.
(B) Medical transfer summaries.--The Director of the facility from which a detained individual is being transferred shall provide a medical transfer summary with respect to such individual to the receiving facility.
(C) Observations.--Officers involved in the transfer of detained individuals between detention facilities shall share with the receiving facility any observations suggesting the detained individual--
(i) has engaged in self-injurious behavior; or
(ii) has expressed a desire to harm himself or herself during such transfer.
(D) Specialty care.--A detained individual in need of specialty care may not be transferred to a detention facility that lacks the resources to provide such care unless such resources may be easily procured from a nearby hospital, clinic, or doctors' office.
(3) Bed availability and facility standards.--A transfer described in paragraph (1) may not occur unless the Director of both the originating and receiving detention facilities attest that--
(A) a dedicated bed and appropriate housing space are available at the destination facility to which the individual is being transferred; and
(B) such destination facility meets all applicable Federal detention standards, including having the medical and mental health resources to maintain the individual's continuity of care.
(4) Additional detention standards.--All transfers of detained individuals shall comply with all applicable standards established by the Secretary of Transportation, including--
(A) minimum protections during transport, including--
(i) the use of seatbelts or secure seating for all individuals during vehicle movement;
(ii) prohibition on transport in overcrowded conditions or standing-room configurations; and
(iii) access to adequate ventilation, temperature control, food, drinking water, and necessary medications; and
(iv) for individuals who are restrained or shackled--
(I) the application or adjustment of such restraints shall allow the individual the physical range of motion necessary to safely drink water and consume food without assistance; or
(II) if the security level of the restraint prevents the individual from self-feeding or self-drinking, the provision of direct, safe assistance to ensure the individual is able to eat and drink fully and comfortably;
(B) regular bathroom breaks, including--
(i) access to restroom facilities not less frequently than once every 2 hours during transport;
(ii) reasonable accommodations for children, elderly individuals, pregnant women, and individuals with medical conditions; and
(iii) mandatory reasonable accommodations for individuals with physical, sensory, intellectual, or mental health disabilities, including the provision of vehicles and communication assistance in full compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.); and
(C) safety protocols, including--
(i) medical screening before transport to identify health risks, disabilities, or special needs;
(ii) continuous monitoring of individuals during transport by trained personnel;
(iii) prohibiting the use of restraint methods that impede breathing, circulation, or safe seating during transport;
(iv) maintaining written transport logs documenting the duration, conditions, stops, and personnel involved;
(v) operating audio or video recording equipment, where available, for the duration of transport; and
(vi) protecting mobility and medical devices by ensuring such items are transported with the individual and are not separated or damaged during the transfer process;
(5) Documentation and reporting.--Not later than 24 hours after each incident involving a violation by a transporting officer or agent of any standard described in paragraph (4), such incident shall be--
(A) documented by the supervisor of such officer or agent, which documentation shall include--
(i) the nature of the violation;
(ii) the duration of the transport during which such violation occurred;
(iii) the individuals affected by such violation;
(iv) any corrective actions taken to prevent future violations; and
(v) any disciplinary or remedial measures imposed on the violator; and
(B) reported to--
(i) the Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties of the Department of Homeland Security;
(ii) the Office of Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Security; and
(iii) the appropriate congressional committees.
(e) Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties.--The Secretary of Homeland Security shall--
(1) reconstitute the Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties of the Department of Homeland Security; and
(2) ensure such Office has an independent reporting structure, including direct reporting authority to the Secretary of Homeland Security, for purposes of investigating, reviewing, and reporting on civil rights and civil liberties violations related to immigration enforcement or detention.
SEC. 305. LIMITATIONS ON CONVERSIONS OF EXISTING BUILDINGS
INTO IMMIGRANT DETENTION CENTERS.
(a) In General.--U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement or U.S. Customs and Border Protection may not acquire and repurpose any warehouse, State-run facility, or correctional facility as a detention center for individuals who are awaiting removal proceedings or are in Federal custody absent full compliance with the requirements set forth in subsection (b).
(b) Requirements for Conversion of Existing Facilities.--
(1) Compliance and financial accountability.--
(A) In general.--The new immigrant detention center shall be operated in full compliance with all applicable Federal detention and safety standards.
(B) Contractual penalties.--The Secretary of Homeland Security shall ensure all contracts for the operation of immigration detention centers include enforceable financial clawbacks and liquidated damages provisions to be triggered by a persistent or systemic failure to adhere to all applicable Federal detention and safety standards.
(2) Guaranteed access.--All individuals housed at any immigration detention center shall be guaranteed regular access to legal counsel, faith leaders, and family members, either in person or through telephonic communication, in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3) of section 303(a).
(3) Independent inspections and timeline.--
(A) In general.--Each immigration detention center shall be subject to a rigorous inspection schedule.
(B) Pre-operational audit.--An independent inspection of each new immigration detention facility shall be completed and published not later than 30 days before any contract is executed for the operation of such facility.
(C) Recurring access.--State Attorneys General, the Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties of the Department of Homeland Security, and a court-appointed independent monitor shall have unrestricted, unannounced access to each immigration detention facility at any time.
(D) Reporting.--Not later than 14 days after conducting an inspection of an immigration detention facility, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit a report containing the results of such inspection to--
(i) the appropriate congressional committees; and
(ii) the Governor of the State in which such facility is located.
(4) Commencement of operations.--A new immigration detention center may not commence operations without full transparency and oversight in accordance with this subsection.
(5) Notice; briefings.--The Secretary of Homeland Security shall provide advance written notice and ongoing coordination to the Governor, State attorney general, and appropriate local government officials in the jurisdiction in which any new immigration detention center is located, including--
(A) notice of the intent to establish, expand, or materially modify operations at the facility; and
(B) regular briefings regarding population levels, medical capacity, emergency protocols, and public safety impacts.
(6) Intergovernmental consultation.--
(A) In general.--The Secretary of Homeland Security shall establish procedures for consulting with appropriate State and local government officials regarding any new immigration detention center's impact on local infrastructure.
(B) Certification requirement.--The Secretary shall certify that each new immigration detention center adheres to all applicable State health and safety standards unless such standards directly conflict with the execution of Federal immigration law.
(c) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section may be construed to waive the supremacy of Federal law.
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WARRANT REQUIREMENTS.
(a) Judicial Warrants.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, including the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.) and any regulation or policy issued by the Department of Homeland Security, an officer or agent of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement or U.S. Customs and Border Protection may not arrest or detain an individual without a judicially enforceable warrant issued by a magistrate judge or a judge appointed under article III of the Constitution of the United States who has been duly confirmed by the Senate.
(b) Administrative Warrants.--
(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), an administrative warrant, including a warrant of arrest or removal issued by an officer or employee of the Department of Homeland Security, may not--
(A) authorize entry into a private residence or dwelling; or
(B) be used to justify forced entry, coercive entry, or entry without consent.
(2) Exceptions.--The restrictions set forth in paragraph (1) shall not apply with respect to an individual who is determined to be a flight risk or a danger to the public.
(c) Remedies for Violations.--If an immigration enforcement action is conducted in violation of this section--
(1) any information obtained as a result of such action shall be prohibited from being entered into the record or received into evidence in a removal proceeding for purposes of establishing alienage or chargeability; and
(2) the noncitizen who is the subject of such removal proceedings may file a motion to enforce the prohibition described in paragraph (1), including through a motion to terminate such proceedings.
Authority for Committees to Meet
Page S2544 · Official textMr, President, I have 11 requests for committees to meet during today's session of the Senate, They have the approval of the Majority and Minority Leaders.
Pursuant to rule XXVI, paragraph 5(a), of the Standing Rules of the Senate, the following committees are authorized to meet during today's session of the Senate:
The Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation is authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on Wednesday, June 3, 2026, at 9 a.m., to conduct a hearing.
The Committee on Environment and Public Works is authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on Wednesday, June 3, 2026, at 10 a.m., to conduct a hearing.
The Committee on Finance is authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on Wednesday, June 3, 2026, at 10 a.m., to conduct a hearing.
The Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions is authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on Wednesday, June 3, 2026, at 10 a.m., to conduct a hearing.
The Committee on Indian Affairs is authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on Wednesday, June 3, 2026, at 2 p.m., to conduct a hearing.
The Committee on the Judiciary is authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on Wednesday, June 3, 2026, at 2 p.m., to conduct a hearing.
The Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship is authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on Wednesday, June 3, 2026, at 2:30 p.m., to conduct a hearing.
The Committee on Veterans' Affairs is authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on Wednesday, June 3, 2026, at 4 p.m., to conduct a hearing on nominations.
The Special Committee on Aging is authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on Wednesday, June 3, 2026, at 3:30 p.m., to conduct a hearing.
The Select Committee on Intelligence is authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on Wednesday, June 3, 2026, at 3 p.m., to conduct a closed briefing.
The Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations of the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs is authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on Wednesday, June 3, 2026, at 2:30 p.m., to conduct a hearing.
Privileges of the Floor
Page S2544 · Official textMr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the following interns in my office be granted floor privileges through June 4, 2026: Hayden Jackson, Madison Albright, and Stella Israelite.
The PRESIDING OFFICER
Without objection, it is so ordered.
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the following staff members on my staff and Senator Merkley's staff be given all-access floor passes to the Senate floor during consideration of the bill: Meghan Green, Lillian Meadows, Conrad Meek, Mike Jones, Melissa Kaplan-Pistiner, Josh Smith, Tyler Evilsizer.
The PRESIDING OFFICER
Without objection, it is so ordered.
Adjournment Until 9:30 A.m. Tomorrow
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Under the previous order, the Senate stands adjourned until 9:30 a.m. tomorrow.
Thereupon, the Senate, at 7:12 p.m., adjourned until Thursday, June 4, 2026, at 9:30 a.m.