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Text of Senate Amendment 6155

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On 2026-06-24, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) delivered a floor speech titled "Text Of Senate Amendment 6155" in the Senate.

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Text of Senate Amendment 6155

Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 106 (Wednesday, June 24, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 106 (Wednesday, June 24, 2026)] [Senate] [Page S3343] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 6155. Mr. GALLEGO 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 B of title XII, add the following: SEC. 1218. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS TO RECOGNIZE IRANIAN AUTHORITY TO RESTRICT COMMERCIAL NAVIGATION THROUGH THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ. (a) In General.--None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available to the Department of Defense may be obligated or expended to implement, facilitate, or enforce any agreement, arrangement, understanding, or commitment entered into by the United States Government that recognizes, authorizes, or permits the Government of Iran, or any Iranian entity, to impose tolls, transit fees, permitting requirements, or other restrictions on commercial navigation through the Strait of Hormuz. (b) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section may be construed to prohibit-- (1) United States freedom of navigation operations conducted in the Strait of Hormuz; (2) United States military or diplomatic personnel from participating in any activity the purpose of which is to affirmatively oppose, contest, or eliminate any toll, fee, permitting requirement, or other restriction on commercial navigation through the Strait of Hormuz imposed or claimed by any country or entity; or (3) the United States from defending itself from an armed attack or threat of an imminent armed attack. (c) Definitions.--In this section: (1) Appropriate committees of congress.--The term ``appropriate committees of Congress'' means-- (A) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Foreign Relations, and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate; and (B) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representatives. (2) Arrangement.--The term ``arrangement'' means any treaty, memorandum of understanding, executive arrangement, political understanding, or oral commitment, regardless of whether treated as legally binding. (3) Iranian entity.--The term ``Iranian entity'' means-- (A) any entity owned or controlled by the Government of Iran or the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps; (B) the Persian Gulf Strait Authority (or any successor entity); and (C) any joint venture or multilateral mechanism in which Iran holds fee or administrative authority over navigation of the Strait of Hormuz, regardless of other participants. ______

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Text of Senate Amendment 6155 Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 106 (Wednesday, June 24, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 106 (Wednesday, June 24, 2026)] [Senate] [Page S3343] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 6155. Mr. GALLEGO 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 B of title XII, add the following: SEC. 1218. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS TO RECOGNIZE IRANIAN AUTHORITY TO RESTRICT COMMERCIAL NAVIGATION THROUGH THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ. (a) In General.--None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available to the Department of Defense may be obligated or expended to implement, facilitate, or enforce any agreement, arrangement, understanding, or commitment entered into by the United States Government that recognizes, authorizes, or permits the Government of Iran, or any Iranian entity, to impose tolls, transit fees, permitting requirements, or other restrictions on commercial navigation through the Strait of Hormuz. (b) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section may be construed to prohibit-- (1) United States freedom of navigation operations conducted in the Strait of Hormuz; (2) United States military or diplomatic personnel from participating in any activity the purpose of which is to affirmatively oppose, contest, or eliminate any toll, fee, permitting requirement, or other restriction on commercial navigation through the Strait of Hormuz imposed or claimed by any country or entity; or (3) the United States from defending itself from an armed attack or threat of an imminent armed attack. (c) Definitions.--In this section: (1) Appropriate committees of congress.--The term ``appropriate committees of Congress'' means-- (A) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Foreign Relations, and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate; and (B) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representatives. (2) Arrangement.--The term ``arrangement'' means any treaty, memorandum of understanding, executive arrangement, political understanding, or oral commitment, regardless of whether treated as legally binding. (3) Iranian entity.--The term ``Iranian entity'' means-- (A) any entity owned or controlled by the Government of Iran or the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps; (B) the Persian Gulf Strait Authority (or any successor entity); and (C) any joint venture or multilateral mechanism in which Iran holds fee or administrative authority over navigation of the Strait of Hormuz, regardless of other participants. ______