Text of Senate Amendment 5628

On 2026-06-04, Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-NM) delivered a floor speech titled "Text Of Senate Amendment 5628" in the Senate.

Text of Senate Amendment 5628

Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 95 (Thursday, June 4, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 95 (Thursday, June 4, 2026)] [Senate] [Page S2593] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 5628. Mr. LUJAN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 5453 proposed by Mr. Graham 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. __. APPROPRIATION FOR HERMIT'S PEAK/CALF CANYON FIRE COMPENSATION. (a) Reduction in Amounts Appropriated.--Notwithstanding sections 104 and 203, the amount appropriated under each of those sections shall each be reduced by $2,500,000,000. (b) Appropriation to FEMA.--In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency for fiscal year 2026, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $5,000,000,000, to provide compensation to victims of the Hermit's Peak/Calf Canyon Fire under the Hermit's Peak/Calf Canyon Fire Assistance Act (Public Law 117-180; 136 Stat. 2168). ______