Text of Senate Amendment 5905

On 2026-06-23, Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) delivered a floor speech titled "Text Of Senate Amendment 5905" in the Senate.

Text of Senate Amendment 5905

Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 105 (Tuesday, June 23, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 105 (Tuesday, June 23, 2026)] [Senate] [Page S3065] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 5905. Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself and Mr. Durbin) 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 end of subtitle C of title XII, add the following: SEC. 1230. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON ILLEGAL ABDUCTION OF UKRAINIAN CHILDREN BY THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION. (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findngs: (1) Since the Russian Federation's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the military forces of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Russian Federation have abducted, forcibly transferred, or facilitated the illegal deportation of at least 20,000 Ukrainian children. (2) The Russian Federation's abduction, forcible transfer, and facilitation of the illegal deportation of Ukrainian children has left countless children and families with devastating physical and psychological trauma. (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that Congress-- (1) condemns the Russian Federation's abduction, forcible transfer, and facilitation of the illegal deportation of Ukrainian children; and (2) implores the Russian Federation to work with the international community to ensure the return, without delay, of all forcibly transferred Ukrainian children to their families. ______