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Text of Senate Amendment 5794

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On 2026-06-04, Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA) delivered a floor speech titled "Text Of Senate Amendment 5794" in the Senate.

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Text of Senate Amendment 5794

Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 95 (Thursday, June 4, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 95 (Thursday, June 4, 2026)] [Senate] [Pages S2637-S2638] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 5794. Mr. PADILLA submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 5453 proposed by Mr. Thune (for Mr. Graham) 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 end of the amendment, add the following: SEC. 204. PROHIBITING THE USE OF SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION DATA IN IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT OPERATIONS. None of the funds provided by this Act or by any other Act may be used by the Secretary of Homeland Security-- (1) to create State citizenship lists; or (2) to place in detention, remove, refer for a decision whether to initiate removal proceedings, or initiate removal proceedings [[Page S2638]] against, any individual based on information shared by, or obtained from, the Social Security Administration. SA 5795. Ms. ROSEN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 5453 proposed by Mr. Thune (for Mr. Graham) 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: On page 6, strike lines 17 through 23, and insert the following: SEC. 202. U.S. IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT. (a) Restriction.--None of the funds made available under subsection (b) may be used to prevent or limit investigations into detention facilities at which child abuse, sexual assault, or rape of a United States citizen, a United States national, or an alien has taken place. (b) In General.--In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement for fiscal year 2026, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $31,000,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2029, for the purposes described in paragraphs (1) through (9), except that funds provided in this section may not be used for detention facilities at which child abuse, sexual assault, or rape of a United States citizen, a United States national, or an alien has taken place. ______

Referenced legislation: S2, SCONRES33

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Text of Senate Amendment 5794 Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 95 (Thursday, June 4, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 95 (Thursday, June 4, 2026)] [Senate] [Pages S2637-S2638] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 5794. Mr. PADILLA submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 5453 proposed by Mr. Thune (for Mr. Graham) 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 end of the amendment, add the following: SEC. 204. PROHIBITING THE USE OF SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION DATA IN IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT OPERATIONS. None of the funds provided by this Act or by any other Act may be used by the Secretary of Homeland Security-- (1) to create State citizenship lists; or (2) to place in detention, remove, refer for a decision whether to initiate removal proceedings, or initiate removal proceedings [[Page S2638]] against, any individual based on information shared by, or obtained from, the Social Security Administration. SA 5795. Ms. ROSEN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 5453 proposed by Mr. Thune (for Mr. Graham) 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: On page 6, strike lines 17 through 23, and insert the following: SEC. 202. U.S. IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT. (a) Restriction.--None of the funds made available under subsection (b) may be used to prevent or limit investigations into detention facilities at which child abuse, sexual assault, or rape of a United States citizen, a United States national, or an alien has taken place. (b) In General.--In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement for fiscal year 2026, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $31,000,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2029, for the purposes described in paragraphs (1) through (9), except that funds provided in this section may not be used for detention facilities at which child abuse, sexual assault, or rape of a United States citizen, a United States national, or an alien has taken place. ______ Referenced legislation: S2, SCONRES33