Text of Senate Amendment 5665

On 2026-06-04, Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) delivered a floor speech titled "Text Of Senate Amendment 5665" in the Senate.

Text of Senate Amendment 5665

Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 95 (Thursday, June 4, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 95 (Thursday, June 4, 2026)] [Senate] [Page S2605] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 5665. Mr. KAINE 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. _. ADDRESSING THE FEDERAL PELL GRANT SHORTFALL. (a) Reduction of Funds for Immigration and Customs Enforcement.--The amount appropriated under section [202] shall be reduced by $17,000,000,000. (b) Funding for Federal Pell Grants.--In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Secretary of Education for fiscal year 2027, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $17,000,000,000, to carry out the Federal Pell Grant program under subpart 1 of part A of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070a et seq.). ______