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Text of Senate Amendment 5258

Immigration

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On 2026-04-22, Senator Andy Kim (D-NJ) delivered a floor speech titled "Text Of Senate Amendment 5258" in the Senate. The speech addressed immigration. It referenced legislation including S2012, S2013.

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Text of Senate Amendment 5258

Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 71 (Wednesday, April 22, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 71 (Wednesday, April 22, 2026)] [Senate] [Pages S2012-S2013] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 5258. Mr. KIM submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him 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 end of title IV, add the following: [[Page S2013]] SEC. 4109. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST LEGISLATION PROVIDING FEDERAL FUNDING FOR U.S. IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT OR U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION IF AN EMPLOYEE OF EITHER AGENCY KILLED, ARRESTED, DETAINED, OR HELD IN CUSTODY A UNITED STATES CITIZEN. (a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate to consider a bill or joint resolution reported pursuant to section 2002, or an amendment to, conference report on, or amendment between the Houses in relation to such a bill or joint resolution, that would provide funding through budget reconciliation for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement or U.S. Customs and Border Protection if an employee of either agency is determined to have killed, arrested, detained, or held in custody a United States citizen during the most recently concluded fiscal year. (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 5258 Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 71 (Wednesday, April 22, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 71 (Wednesday, April 22, 2026)] [Senate] [Pages S2012-S2013] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 5258. Mr. KIM submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him 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 end of title IV, add the following: [[Page S2013]] SEC. 4109. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST LEGISLATION PROVIDING FEDERAL FUNDING FOR U.S. IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT OR U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION IF AN EMPLOYEE OF EITHER AGENCY KILLED, ARRESTED, DETAINED, OR HELD IN CUSTODY A UNITED STATES CITIZEN. (a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate to consider a bill or joint resolution reported pursuant to section 2002, or an amendment to, conference report on, or amendment between the Houses in relation to such a bill or joint resolution, that would provide funding through budget reconciliation for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement or U.S. Customs and Border Protection if an employee of either agency is determined to have killed, arrested, detained, or held in custody a United States citizen during the most recently concluded fiscal year. (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). ______