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Text of Senate Amendment 4276

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On 2026-01-29, Senator Christopher Murphy (D-CT) delivered a floor speech titled "Text Of Senate Amendment 4276" in the Senate. The speech addressed immigration and also covered the environment. It referenced legislation including HR7148, S389.

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Text of Senate Amendment 4276

Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 21 (Thursday, January 29, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 21 (Thursday, January 29, 2026)] [Senate] [Page S389] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 4276. Mr. MURPHY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 7148, making further consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows: On page 1176, after line 17, add the following: Sec. 239. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law and except as provided under section 287(a)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1357(a)(2)), no funds made available to the Department of Homeland Security by this Act or by any other Act may be used by any officer or employee to make a civil immigration arrest without-- (1) a judicially enforceable warrant issued by a Federal magistrate or Article III judge; or (2) a civil administrative warrant that complies with the requirements described in subsection (b). (b) To meet the requirements described in this subsection, a civil administrative warrant shall-- (1) be served on the recipient with the accompanying documentation described in paragraph (3) at the time the warrant is issued; (2) be issued concurrently with or based on a previously- existing charging document or conclusive evidence of an existing removal order; (3) accurately document the probable cause of the recipient's lack of lawful immigration status; and (4) be approved by an immigration judge or a supervising officer not later than 24 hours before it is executed. ______

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Text of Senate Amendment 4276 Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 21 (Thursday, January 29, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 21 (Thursday, January 29, 2026)] [Senate] [Page S389] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 4276. Mr. MURPHY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 7148, making further consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows: On page 1176, after line 17, add the following: Sec. 239. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law and except as provided under section 287(a)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1357(a)(2)), no funds made available to the Department of Homeland Security by this Act or by any other Act may be used by any officer or employee to make a civil immigration arrest without-- (1) a judicially enforceable warrant issued by a Federal magistrate or Article III judge; or (2) a civil administrative warrant that complies with the requirements described in subsection (b). (b) To meet the requirements described in this subsection, a civil administrative warrant shall-- (1) be served on the recipient with the accompanying documentation described in paragraph (3) at the time the warrant is issued; (2) be issued concurrently with or based on a previously- existing charging document or conclusive evidence of an existing removal order; (3) accurately document the probable cause of the recipient's lack of lawful immigration status; and (4) be approved by an immigration judge or a supervising officer not later than 24 hours before it is executed. ______