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Text of Senate Amendment 5228

Immigration

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On 2026-04-22, Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) delivered a floor speech titled "Text Of Senate Amendment 5228" in the Senate. The speech addressed immigration. It referenced legislation: S2008.

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Text of Senate Amendment 5228

Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 71 (Wednesday, April 22, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 71 (Wednesday, April 22, 2026)] [Senate] [Page S2008] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 5228. Ms. BALDWIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her 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 appropriate place in title IV, add the following: SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST ALLOWING AGENTS OR OFFICERS OF U.S. IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT OR U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION WHO ARE ON DUTY OR IN UNIFORM, DURING ANY VOTING PERIOD, TO ENTER ANY LOCATION WITHIN \1/4\ MILE OF AN ACTIVE POLLING PLACE, TO SET UP A CHECKPOINT ALONG ANY ROUTE TO AN ACTIVE POLLING PLACE, OR TO INTERFERE IN ANY WAY WITH THE ABILITY OF ANY ELIGIBLE VOTER TO ACCESS HIS OR HER ASSIGNED POLLING PLACE. (a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment, amendment between the Houses, or conference report that would allow for agents or officers of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement or U.S. Customs and Border Protection who are on duty or in uniform, during any voting period-- (1) to enter any location within \1/4\ mile of an active polling place; (2) to set up a checkpoint along any route to an active polling place; or (3) to interfere in any way with the ability of any eligible voter to access his or her assigned polling place. (b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three- fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under subsection (a). ______

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Text of Senate Amendment 5228 Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 71 (Wednesday, April 22, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 71 (Wednesday, April 22, 2026)] [Senate] [Page S2008] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 5228. Ms. BALDWIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her 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 appropriate place in title IV, add the following: SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST ALLOWING AGENTS OR OFFICERS OF U.S. IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT OR U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION WHO ARE ON DUTY OR IN UNIFORM, DURING ANY VOTING PERIOD, TO ENTER ANY LOCATION WITHIN \1/4\ MILE OF AN ACTIVE POLLING PLACE, TO SET UP A CHECKPOINT ALONG ANY ROUTE TO AN ACTIVE POLLING PLACE, OR TO INTERFERE IN ANY WAY WITH THE ABILITY OF ANY ELIGIBLE VOTER TO ACCESS HIS OR HER ASSIGNED POLLING PLACE. (a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment, amendment between the Houses, or conference report that would allow for agents or officers of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement or U.S. Customs and Border Protection who are on duty or in uniform, during any voting period-- (1) to enter any location within \1/4\ mile of an active polling place; (2) to set up a checkpoint along any route to an active polling place; or (3) to interfere in any way with the ability of any eligible voter to access his or her assigned polling place. (b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three- fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under subsection (a). ______