Text of Senate Amendment 5491

On 2026-06-03, Senator Tina Smith (D-MN) delivered a floor speech titled "Text Of Senate Amendment 5491" in the Senate.

Text of Senate Amendment 5491

Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 94 (Wednesday, June 3, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 94 (Wednesday, June 3, 2026)] [Senate] [Page S2534] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 5491. Ms. SMITH (for herself and Ms. Klobuchar) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her 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: On page 6, line 22, strike ``$31,075,000,000'' and insert ``$30,075,000,000''. At the end of the bill, add the following: SEC. 204. RELIEF FUND FOR STATES AND MUNICIPALITIES HARMED BY FEDERAL IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS. In addition to amounts otherwise made available for such purposes, there is appropriated to the Attorney General for fiscal year 2026, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $1,000,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 2029, which shall be used to carry out a program that awards grants to States to assist with the recovery of such States from the economic and physical damages resulting from-- (1) Operation Metro Surge; (2) Operation Catch of the Day; (3) Operation Midway Blitz; and (4) similar large-scale immigration enforcement actions carried out by the Federal Government. ______