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Text of Senate Amendment 5130

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On 2026-04-22, Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) delivered a floor speech titled "Text Of Senate Amendment 5130" in the Senate. The speech addressed the environment and also covered crime and justice. It referenced legislation: S1995.

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Text of Senate Amendment 5130

Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 71 (Wednesday, April 22, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 71 (Wednesday, April 22, 2026)] [Senate] [Page S1995] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 5130. Ms. CORTEZ MASTO submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 33, setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2026 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2027 through 2035; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows: At the end of title III, add the following: SEC. 3___. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO THE PARDON OF JUAN ORLANDO HERNANDEZ OF HONDURAS. The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate may revise the allocations of a committee or committees, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in this resolution, and make adjustments to the pay-as-you-go ledger, for one or more bills, joint resolutions, amendments, amendments between the Houses, motions, or conference reports relating to Federal criminal prosecutions, which may include requiring the Department of Justice to issue a public report on the investigation, prosecution, conviction, and pardon of Juan Orlando Hernandez, former president of Honduras, for drug trafficking and related crimes, by the amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes, provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of the total of fiscal years 2026 through 2035. ______

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Text of Senate Amendment 5130 Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 71 (Wednesday, April 22, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 71 (Wednesday, April 22, 2026)] [Senate] [Page S1995] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 5130. Ms. CORTEZ MASTO submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 33, setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2026 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2027 through 2035; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows: At the end of title III, add the following: SEC. 3___. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO THE PARDON OF JUAN ORLANDO HERNANDEZ OF HONDURAS. The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate may revise the allocations of a committee or committees, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in this resolution, and make adjustments to the pay-as-you-go ledger, for one or more bills, joint resolutions, amendments, amendments between the Houses, motions, or conference reports relating to Federal criminal prosecutions, which may include requiring the Department of Justice to issue a public report on the investigation, prosecution, conviction, and pardon of Juan Orlando Hernandez, former president of Honduras, for drug trafficking and related crimes, by the amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes, provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of the total of fiscal years 2026 through 2035. ______