Text of Senate Amendment 5992

On 2026-06-23, Senator John W. Hickenlooper (D-CO) delivered a floor speech titled "Text Of Senate Amendment 5992" in the Senate.

Text of Senate Amendment 5992

Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 105 (Tuesday, June 23, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 105 (Tuesday, June 23, 2026)] [Senate] [Page S3122] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 5992. Mr. HICKENLOOPER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 4784, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows: At the appropriate place in title XV, insert the following: SEC. ___. MAXIMIZATION OF EXISTING MISSILE DEFENSE INFRASTRUCTURE. The Director of the Missile Defense Agency shall maximize the use of existing missile defense infrastructure and test beds before building new facilities for the Golden Dome for America integrated air and missile defense system. ______