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Text of Senate Amendment 4919

Immigration

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On 2026-04-22, Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) delivered a floor speech titled "Text Of Senate Amendment 4919" in the Senate. The speech addressed immigration. It referenced legislation: S1966.

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Text of Senate Amendment 4919

Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 71 (Wednesday, April 22, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 71 (Wednesday, April 22, 2026)] [Senate] [Page S1966] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 4919. Ms. ERNST submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her 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 ARRESTING, DETAINING, AND REMOVING ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS. 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 protecting United States citizens, which may include providing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement with full funding necessary to arrest, detain, and remove illegal immigrants who commit crimes against children and other violent crimes, including rape, sexual assault, and murder, by the amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes, provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit over either the period of the total of fiscal years 2026 through 2030 or the period of the total of fiscal years 2026 through 2035. ______

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Text of Senate Amendment 4919 Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 71 (Wednesday, April 22, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 71 (Wednesday, April 22, 2026)] [Senate] [Page S1966] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 4919. Ms. ERNST submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her 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 ARRESTING, DETAINING, AND REMOVING ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS. 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 protecting United States citizens, which may include providing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement with full funding necessary to arrest, detain, and remove illegal immigrants who commit crimes against children and other violent crimes, including rape, sexual assault, and murder, by the amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes, provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit over either the period of the total of fiscal years 2026 through 2030 or the period of the total of fiscal years 2026 through 2035. ______