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Text of Senate Amendment 4859

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On 2026-04-22, Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA) delivered a floor speech titled "Text Of Senate Amendment 4859" in the Senate. The speech addressed the environment. It referenced legislation: S1958.

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Text of Senate Amendment 4859

Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 71 (Wednesday, April 22, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 71 (Wednesday, April 22, 2026)] [Senate] [Page S1958] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 4859. Mr. PADILLA submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him 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 PROTECTING CIVIL LIBERTIES AND HUMAN DIGNITY BY ENSURING BASIC DETENTION STANDARDS AND PREVENTING THE ARREST OR DETENTION OF UNITED STATES CITIZENS. 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 protecting civil liberties and human dignity, which may include ensuring basic detention standards across detention facilities, preventing the arrest or detention of United States citizens, requiring immediate access to an individual's attorney, or allowing States to sue the Department of Homeland Security for violations of such requirements, 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 4859 Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 71 (Wednesday, April 22, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 71 (Wednesday, April 22, 2026)] [Senate] [Page S1958] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 4859. Mr. PADILLA submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him 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 PROTECTING CIVIL LIBERTIES AND HUMAN DIGNITY BY ENSURING BASIC DETENTION STANDARDS AND PREVENTING THE ARREST OR DETENTION OF UNITED STATES CITIZENS. 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 protecting civil liberties and human dignity, which may include ensuring basic detention standards across detention facilities, preventing the arrest or detention of United States citizens, requiring immediate access to an individual's attorney, or allowing States to sue the Department of Homeland Security for violations of such requirements, 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. ______