Text of Senate Amendment 5538

On 2026-06-04, Senator Andy Kim (D-NJ) delivered a floor speech titled "Text Of Senate Amendment 5538" in the Senate.

Text of Senate Amendment 5538

Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 95 (Thursday, June 4, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 95 (Thursday, June 4, 2026)] [Senate] [Pages S2582-S2583] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 5538. 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: [[Page S2583]] At the appropriate place, insert the following: SEC. ___. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR SURGE OPERATIONS. (a) In General.--None of the funds made available under this title may be used to conduct surge operations for immigration enforcement for a period of more than 7 days. (b) Surge Operation Defined.--In this section, the term ``surge operation'' means any effort by the Secretary of Homeland Security to increase in any city or State the number of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents, or a combination of agents from both departments by more than 10 percent of the number of such agents assigned to such city or State as of the date of the enactment of this Act. ______