Text of Senate Amendment 6138

On 2026-06-24, Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) delivered a floor speech titled "Text Of Senate Amendment 6138" in the Senate.

Text of Senate Amendment 6138

Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 106 (Wednesday, June 24, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 106 (Wednesday, June 24, 2026)] [Senate] [Page S3335] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 6138. Ms. DUCKWORTH (for herself and Mr. Durbin) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her 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 appropriate place in title X, insert the following: SEC. __. REPORT ON DOMESTIC DEPLOYMENTS. (a) In General.--None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2027 may be obligated or expended for any domestic deployment of members of the Armed Forces until the Secretary of Defense submits to the congressional defense committees a report on the manner in which the domestic deployments of members of the Armed Forces since January 20, 2025, affect the military readiness of the Armed Forces, except such obligations and expenditures for-- (1) deployments along the southwest border of the United States; (2) deployments in response to the request or explicit consent of the governor of the destination State; (3) deployments in response to the request or explicit consent of the Chief Executive of an Indian Tribal Government of the tribal land to which the Armed Forces are deployed; or (4) deployments to the District of Columbia in response to the request or explicit consent of the Mayor of the District of Columbia. (b) Elements.--The report referred to in subsection (a) shall include, with respect to such operations and activities, the following elements: (1) A detailed assessment and evaluation of the authorities used for each domestic deployment. (2) A list of domestic deployments, together with a copy of the order authorizing each such deployment, including-- (A) start and end dates; (B) the number of servicemembers deployed; (C) the geographic location; (D) the activities, services and resources requested in each request; (E) whether State authorities were informed of the number of troops, their projected activities and roles, and locations prior to their arrival; (F) whether memoranda of understanding (MOUs) or interagency agreements were executed with State or local authorities; (G) whether any rules of engagement or use of force policies were modified from standard domestic deployment policies; (H) the number of use of force incidents, detentions, or arrests in which servicemembers participated or directly assisted; and (I) whether any servicemembers were subject to disciplinary action arising from their deployment activities. (3) An assessment of impacts to military readiness, including servicemember morale, personnel loss, and reputational harm. (4) A detailed assessment on the impact domestic deployments have on domestic issues in the cities they occur, including crime statistics, civil unrest, homelessness, and civil immigration enforcement. (5) An detailed assessment and evaluation of the training members of the Armed Forces receive prior to their domestic deployment, including any recommended changes to the current training. (6) A detailed assessment of the individual cost of each domestic deployments, whether terminated or still ongoing, including the personnel cost, equipment cost, and financial cost. (7) A list of the number of requests for domestic deployments approved, the number of waivers of any requirements granted, the number of requests undergoing review, and the number of requests not approved. (c) Ongoing Reporting.--Not later than 90 days after submitting the report described under subsection (a), and every 90 days thereafter, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report providing the information described in subsection (b) for the relevant reporting period. ______