Text of Senate Amendment 5967

On 2026-06-23, Senator Adam B. Schiff (D-CA) delivered a floor speech titled "Text Of Senate Amendment 5967" in the Senate.

Text of Senate Amendment 5967

Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 105 (Tuesday, June 23, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 105 (Tuesday, June 23, 2026)] [Senate] [Page S3106] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 5967. Mr. SCHIFF submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 4784, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows: At the end of subtitle G of title X, add the following: SEC. 1___. PROHIBITION ON LISTING OF CONTRACTS RELATING TO WAR, DEATH, AND SIMILAR ACTIVITIES. Section 5c of the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. 7a-2) is amended by inserting after subsection (c) the following: ``(d) Prohibition on Listing of Contracts Relating to War, Death, and Similar Activities.--A registered entity shall not list for trading or accept for clearing on or through the registered entity any of the following: ``(1) An agreement, contract, or transaction based on an excluded commodity (as defined in section 1a(19)(iv)) that involves, relates to, or references terrorism, assassination, war, or any similar activity, as determined by the Commission. ``(2) An agreement, contract, or transaction based on an excluded commodity (as defined in section 1a(19)(iv)) that involves, relates to, or references an individual's death or could otherwise be construed as correlating closely to an individual's death.''. ______