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Text of Senate Amendment 5380

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On 2026-04-22, Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) delivered a floor speech titled "Text Of Senate Amendment 5380" in the Senate. The speech addressed immigration and also covered the environment. It referenced legislation: S2031.

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Text of Senate Amendment 5380

Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 71 (Wednesday, April 22, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 71 (Wednesday, April 22, 2026)] [Senate] [Page S2031] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 5380. Mr. BLUMENTHAL submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him 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 THE PROHIBITION OF ADMINISTRATIVE WARRANTS FOR ENTRY INTO PRIVATE RESIDENCES. 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 the use of an administrative warrant to enter a private residence during any immigration enforcement operation, which may include legislation to prohibit the Department of Homeland Security from using Federal funds to use an administrative warrant to enter a private residence during any immigration enforcement operation, by the amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes, provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of the total of fiscal years 2026 through 2035. ______

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Text of Senate Amendment 5380 Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 71 (Wednesday, April 22, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 71 (Wednesday, April 22, 2026)] [Senate] [Page S2031] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 5380. Mr. BLUMENTHAL submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him 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 THE PROHIBITION OF ADMINISTRATIVE WARRANTS FOR ENTRY INTO PRIVATE RESIDENCES. 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 the use of an administrative warrant to enter a private residence during any immigration enforcement operation, which may include legislation to prohibit the Department of Homeland Security from using Federal funds to use an administrative warrant to enter a private residence during any immigration enforcement operation, by the amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes, provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of the total of fiscal years 2026 through 2035. ______