Text of Senate Amendment 5937

On 2026-06-23, Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) delivered a floor speech titled "Text Of Senate Amendment 5937" in the Senate.

Text of Senate Amendment 5937

Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 105 (Tuesday, June 23, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 105 (Tuesday, June 23, 2026)] [Senate] [Page S3084] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 5937. Ms. HIRONO submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her 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. 1094. EXEMPTION FROM IMMIGRANT VISA LIMIT. Section 201(b)(1) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1151(b)(1)) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``(F) Aliens who-- ``(i) are eligible for a visa under paragraph (1) or (3) of section 203(a); and ``(ii) have a parent (regardless of whether the parent is living or dead) who was naturalized pursuant to-- ``(I) section 405 of the Immigration Act of 1990 (Public Law 101-649; 8 U.S.C. 1440 note); or ``(II) title III of the Act of October 14, 1940 (54 Stat. 1137, chapter 876), as added by section 1001 of the Second War Powers Act, 1942 (56 Stat. 182, chapter 199).''. ______