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Text of Senate Amendment 5551

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On 2026-06-04, Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA) delivered a floor speech titled "Text Of Senate Amendment 5551" in the Senate.

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Text of Senate Amendment 5551

Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 95 (Thursday, June 4, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 95 (Thursday, June 4, 2026)] [Senate] [Page S2585] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 5551. Mr. PADILLA 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: At the appropriate place in title I, insert the following: SEC. __. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY BRIEFING AND REPORT. (a) In General.--Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall provide a briefing and submit to the Committee on the Budget, the Committee on the Judiciary, and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on the Budget, the Committee on the Judiciary, and the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives a written obligation plan for funding provided to the Department of Homeland Security in the Act entitled ``An Act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14'', approved July 4, 2025 (Public Law 119-21; 139 Stat. 361) (commonly known as the ``One Big Beautiful Bill Act''), which shall include-- (1) actual obligations and expenditures; (2) resource projections for the remainder of the fiscal year; and (3) identification of any contracts with a period of performance extending beyond the current fiscal year. (b) Limitation.--Amounts provided in this Act shall only be made available for obligation if the briefing and report required in subsection (a) are provided within the timeframe required. ______

Referenced legislation: HCONRES14

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Text of Senate Amendment 5551 Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 95 (Thursday, June 4, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 95 (Thursday, June 4, 2026)] [Senate] [Page S2585] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 5551. Mr. PADILLA 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: At the appropriate place in title I, insert the following: SEC. __. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY BRIEFING AND REPORT. (a) In General.--Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall provide a briefing and submit to the Committee on the Budget, the Committee on the Judiciary, and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on the Budget, the Committee on the Judiciary, and the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives a written obligation plan for funding provided to the Department of Homeland Security in the Act entitled ``An Act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14'', approved July 4, 2025 (Public Law 119-21; 139 Stat. 361) (commonly known as the ``One Big Beautiful Bill Act''), which shall include-- (1) actual obligations and expenditures; (2) resource projections for the remainder of the fiscal year; and (3) identification of any contracts with a period of performance extending beyond the current fiscal year. (b) Limitation.--Amounts provided in this Act shall only be made available for obligation if the briefing and report required in subsection (a) are provided within the timeframe required. ______ Referenced legislation: HCONRES14