On 2026-06-24, Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) delivered a floor speech titled "Text Of Senate Amendment 6076" in the Senate.
Text of Senate Amendment 6076 Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 106 (Wednesday, June 24, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 106 (Wednesday, June 24, 2026)] [Senate] [Page S3289] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 6076. Mr. VAN HOLLEN 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 appropriate place in title XI, insert the following: SEC. __. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS TO LIMIT COLLECTIVE BARGAINING. None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2027 may be used to implement Executive Order 14251 (90 Fed. Reg. 14553; relating to exclusions from Federal labor-management relations programs) or any related policy or guidance. ______