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Text of Senate Amendment 5316

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On 2026-04-22, Senator Michael F. Bennet (D-CO) delivered a floor speech titled "Text Of Senate Amendment 5316" in the Senate. The speech addressed immigration and also covered infrastructure, agriculture. It referenced legislation including S2020, S2021.

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Text of Senate Amendment 5316

Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 71 (Wednesday, April 22, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 71 (Wednesday, April 22, 2026)] [Senate] [Pages S2020-S2021] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 5316. Mr. BENNET submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by [[Page S2021]] 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 REDIRECTING U.S. IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT FUNDING TOWARDS RURAL WATER INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS. 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 immigration enforcement, which shall include redirecting U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement funding towards rural water infrastructure projects over a 10-year period, including the completion of the Arkansas Valley Conduit, 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. ______

Referenced legislation: SCONRES33

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Text of Senate Amendment 5316 Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 71 (Wednesday, April 22, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 71 (Wednesday, April 22, 2026)] [Senate] [Pages S2020-S2021] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 5316. Mr. BENNET submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by [[Page S2021]] 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 REDIRECTING U.S. IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT FUNDING TOWARDS RURAL WATER INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS. 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 immigration enforcement, which shall include redirecting U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement funding towards rural water infrastructure projects over a 10-year period, including the completion of the Arkansas Valley Conduit, 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. ______ Referenced legislation: SCONRES33