Text of Senate Amendment 5683

On 2026-06-04, Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) delivered a floor speech titled "Text Of Senate Amendment 5683" in the Senate.

Text of Senate Amendment 5683

Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 95 (Thursday, June 4, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 95 (Thursday, June 4, 2026)] [Senate] [Pages S2606-S2607] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 5683. Mr. BLUMENTHAL 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: At the appropriate place, insert the following: SEC. __. HONORING 250 YEARS OF VETERAN CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE UNITED STATES BY PROHIBITING THE USE OF FUNDS TO DETAIN AND DEPORT VETERANS ABSENT CONVICTIONS FOR VIOLENT CRIMES OR TERRORISM. (a) In General.--None of the funds made available under this Act may be used to detain and deport or remove from the United States any qualifying veteran. [[Page S2607]] (b) Qualifying Veteran Defined.--In this section, the term ``qualifying veteran'' means any veteran of the Armed Forces of the United States who has not been convicted of-- (1) a violent crime (as defined in section 16 of title 18, United States Code); or (2) international or domestic terrorism (as defined in section 2331 of title 18, United States Code). ______