Text of Senate Amendment 5642

On 2026-06-04, Senator Raphael G. Warnock (D-GA) delivered a floor speech titled "Text Of Senate Amendment 5642" in the Senate.

Text of Senate Amendment 5642

Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 95 (Thursday, June 4, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 95 (Thursday, June 4, 2026)] [Senate] [Pages S2595-S2596] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 5642. Mr. WARNOCK 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: Strike section 202 and insert the following: SEC. 202. U.S. IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT. (a) In General.--In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement for fiscal year 2026, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $31,074,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2029, for the following purposes: (1) Hiring, paying, and training.--Hiring, paying, training, and equipping U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement personnel and the personnel for all its directorates, including officers, agents, investigators, attorneys and support staff, to carry out immigration enforcement activities. (2) Transportation.--Funding for transportation costs and related costs associated with alien departure or removal operations. (3) Information technology.--Funding for information technology maintenance and sustainment to support enforcement and removal operations, including improvements to fee collections and body-worn cameras. (4) Facility maintenance and sustainment.--Funding for facility maintenance and sustainment to support enforcement and removal operations. (5) Fleet maintenance and sustainment.--Funding for fleet maintenance and sustainment to support enforcement and removal operations. (6) 287(g) agreements.--Supporting coordination with state and local authorities by expanding, facilitating, and implementing agreements under section 287(g) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1357(g)). (7) Office of the principal legal advisor.--Hiring and paying attorneys and the necessary support staff within the Office of the Principal Legal Advisor to represent the Department in immigration enforcement and removal proceedings. (8) Operation and maintenance.--Necessary expenses for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's mission support, including awards, and operations and maintenance for its immigration enforcement functions. (9) Operations by u.s. immigration and customs enforcement to arrest released covered unlawful aliens.-- (A) In general.--Not less than $350,000,000 for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement for necessary expenses, in accordance with existing law, of detainer management, detainer issuance, custodial transfer, release monitoring, transportation, and arrests of covered unlawful aliens encountered in jurisdictions that are not qualified cooperating jurisdictions, except that no Indian tribal government shall be treated as a jurisdiction that is not a qualified cooperating jurisdiction for purposes of this subparagraph. (B) Qualified cooperating jurisdiction defined.--In this paragraph, the term ``qualified cooperating jurisdiction'' means a State or political subdivision of a State that, as of the date of the enactment of this Act-- (i) is party to a written agreement in effect under section 287(g) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1357(g)); or (ii) has in effect, and has filed with the Secretary in such form and manner as the Secretary may prescribe, a certification that such State or political subdivision is in compliance with section 642 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1373) and section 434 of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1644). (C) Limitation on use of funds.--None of the funds appropriated pursuant to this paragraph may be used, except as required by existing law, to release, parole, place on alternatives to detention, transport for purposes of release, or otherwise facilitate the release into the community of any covered unlawful alien encountered. (D) Covered unlawful alien defined.--In this paragraph, the term ``covered unlawful alien'' means an adult alien who-- (i) is described in section 236(c)(1) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1226(c)(1)); (ii) is inadmissible under section 212(a)(2) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(2)); (iii) is deportable under section 237(a)(2) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1227(a)(2)); (iv) following an arrest, charge, booking, or conviction for a criminal offense under Federal, State, or local law, other than a minor traffic offense, is the subject of an immigration detainer, notice request, or custody-transfer request issued by the Department of Homeland Security pursuant to section 236, 241(a), or 287 of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1226, 1231(a), or 1357); or [[Page S2596]] (v) has been charged with or convicted of an offense described in section 275 or 276 of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1325 or 1326). (b) Detainee Services.--In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement for fiscal year 2026, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $50,000,000 for detainee services to increase standards of care and ensure access to medical care, disability accommodations, adequate nutrition, legal services, and translation services in detention facilities, to remain available until September 30, 2029. ______