Text of Senate Amendment 5544

On 2026-06-04, Senator Andy Kim (D-NJ) delivered a floor speech titled "Text Of Senate Amendment 5544" in the Senate.

Text of Senate Amendment 5544

Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 95 (Thursday, June 4, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 95 (Thursday, June 4, 2026)] [Senate] [Page S2583] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 5544. Mr. KIM submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him 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: Strike section 104 and insert the following: additional department of homeland security appropriations Sec. 104. (a) In addition to amounts otherwise available, there are appropriated to the Secretary of Homeland Security for fiscal year 2026, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $1,695,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2029, for the purposes provided in this title. (b) In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Secretary of Homeland Security for fiscal year 2026, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $800,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2029, for de-escalation training, which shall include-- (1) nonviolent de-escalation techniques in circumstances where individuals are exercising rights protected by the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States; (2) a minimum of 20 hours of de-escalation training annually for each U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer and agent; (3) at least 15 additional hours of de-escalation training annually that specifically promotes de-escalation in circumstances that may arise within and immediately surrounding a detention facility for any such officers or agents who spend more than 40 hours annually at a U.S. Immigration and Enforcement detention facility; and (4) at least 15 additional hours of de-escalation training annually that specifically promotes de-escalation in environments where there is a large presence of people outside of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody for any such officers or agents who spend less than 40 hours annually at such a facility. (c) In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Secretary of Homeland Security for fiscal year 2026, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $5,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2029, for annual audits to determine whether officers and agents described in subsection (a) are using the nonviolent de-escalation techniques covered by the training described in subsection (a). ______