Text of Senate Amendment 5515

On 2026-06-03, Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) delivered a floor speech titled "Text Of Senate Amendment 5515" in the Senate.

Text of Senate Amendment 5515

Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 94 (Wednesday, June 3, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 94 (Wednesday, June 3, 2026)] [Senate] [Page S2536] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 5515. Mr. REED (for himself, Mr. Lujan, Mr. King, Mr. Welch, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Booker, and Mr. Markey) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him 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: Strike section 104 and insert the following: SEC. __. FUNDING FOR THE LOW INCOME HOME ENERGY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Secretary of Health and Human Services, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $2,500,000,000 for an additional amount for fiscal year 2026, to remain available until September 30, 2027, for making payments under subsection (b) of section 2602 of the Low- Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 (42 U.S.C. 8621) subject to the following conditions: (1) Of the amount made available under this section, $1,250,000,000 shall be allocated as though the total appropriation for such payments for fiscal year 2026 was less than $1,975,000,000. (2) The Secretary shall obligate and distribute the amount made available under this section not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act. ______