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Text of Senate Amendment 5375

Immigration

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On 2026-04-22, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) delivered a floor speech titled "Text Of Senate Amendment 5375" in the Senate. The speech addressed immigration. It referenced legislation: S2029.

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Text of Senate Amendment 5375

Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 71 (Wednesday, April 22, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 71 (Wednesday, April 22, 2026)] [Senate] [Page S2029] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 5375. Mr. GALLEGO (for himself, Mr. Padilla, Mr. Kelly, Mr. Schiff, and Mr. Murphy) 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 III, add the following: SEC. 3___. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO DEVELOPING STRONGER TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY FOR IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT. The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate may revise the allocations of a committee or committees, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in this resolution, and make adjustments to the pay-as-you-go ledger, for one or more bills, joint resolutions, amendments, amendments between the Houses, motions, or conference reports relating to developing stronger transparency and accountability for immigration enforcement, which may include targeted and transparent immigration enforcement operations, protecting sensitive locations, prohibiting racial profiling, compliance with the Fourth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States, limiting the use of force, ensuring accountability and oversight standards, and maintaining transparency in investigations of excessive use of force, by the amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes, provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of the total of fiscal years 2026 through 2035. ______

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Text of Senate Amendment 5375 Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 71 (Wednesday, April 22, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 71 (Wednesday, April 22, 2026)] [Senate] [Page S2029] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 5375. Mr. GALLEGO (for himself, Mr. Padilla, Mr. Kelly, Mr. Schiff, and Mr. Murphy) 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 III, add the following: SEC. 3___. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO DEVELOPING STRONGER TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY FOR IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT. The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate may revise the allocations of a committee or committees, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in this resolution, and make adjustments to the pay-as-you-go ledger, for one or more bills, joint resolutions, amendments, amendments between the Houses, motions, or conference reports relating to developing stronger transparency and accountability for immigration enforcement, which may include targeted and transparent immigration enforcement operations, protecting sensitive locations, prohibiting racial profiling, compliance with the Fourth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States, limiting the use of force, ensuring accountability and oversight standards, and maintaining transparency in investigations of excessive use of force, by the amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes, provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of the total of fiscal years 2026 through 2035. ______