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Text of Senate Amendment 5980

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On 2026-06-23, Senator Adam B. Schiff (D-CA) delivered a floor speech titled "Text Of Senate Amendment 5980" in the Senate.

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Text of Senate Amendment 5980

Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 105 (Tuesday, June 23, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 105 (Tuesday, June 23, 2026)] [Senate] [Page S3119] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 5980. Mr. SCHIFF 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 G of title X, insert the following: SEC. ___. RULES RELATED TO AGREEMENTS WITH THE PRESIDENT. (a) Conduct of Litigation Reserved to DOJ.--Section 516 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: ``The authority of the Attorney General and the Department of Justice to conduct litigation pursuant to this section shall not apply to any offer of compromise or settlement agreement in the case of any return of tax of the President or any member of the immediate family of the President which was filed during the President's term in office. In the case of any return of tax of the President or any member of the immediate family of the President, the period for assessment, or for bringing a proceeding in court for collection of such tax, may be begun at any time before the date that is 3 years after the conclusion of the term in office as President.''. (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall apply with respect to any case or cause of action arising on or after January 20, 2025. ______

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Text of Senate Amendment 5980 Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 105 (Tuesday, June 23, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 105 (Tuesday, June 23, 2026)] [Senate] [Page S3119] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 5980. Mr. SCHIFF 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 G of title X, insert the following: SEC. ___. RULES RELATED TO AGREEMENTS WITH THE PRESIDENT. (a) Conduct of Litigation Reserved to DOJ.--Section 516 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: ``The authority of the Attorney General and the Department of Justice to conduct litigation pursuant to this section shall not apply to any offer of compromise or settlement agreement in the case of any return of tax of the President or any member of the immediate family of the President which was filed during the President's term in office. In the case of any return of tax of the President or any member of the immediate family of the President, the period for assessment, or for bringing a proceeding in court for collection of such tax, may be begun at any time before the date that is 3 years after the conclusion of the term in office as President.''. (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall apply with respect to any case or cause of action arising on or after January 20, 2025. ______