Floor SpeechNeutral2026-06-04
Text of Senate Amendment 5694
Richard Blumenthal
DCT · Senator
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On 2026-06-04, Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) delivered a floor speech titled "Text Of Senate Amendment 5694" in the Senate.
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Text of Senate Amendment 5694 Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 95 (Thursday, June 4, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 95 (Thursday, June 4, 2026)] [Senate] [Page S2608] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 5694. Mr. BLUMENTHAL 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 appropriate place, insert the following: SEC. ___. LIMITATION ON OBLIGATION OF FUNDS. None of the funds made available under this Act, and none of the unobligated balances of amounts made available under title IX of 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. 357) (commonly known as the ``One Big Beautiful Bill Act''), may be obligated until the Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Justice releases the results of its audit into the compliance of the Department of Justice with the Epstein Files Transparency Act (Public Law 119-38; 139 Stat. 656). ______ Referenced legislation: HCONRES14