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Text of Senate Amendment 6621

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On 2026-07-13, Senator Cory A. Booker (D-NJ) delivered a floor speech titled "Text Of Senate Amendment 6621" in the Senate.

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Text of Senate Amendment 6621

Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 113 (Monday, July 13, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 113 (Monday, July 13, 2026)] [Senate] [Page S3825] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 6621. Mr. BOOKER 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 end of subtitle E of title XII, add the following: SEC. 1271. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON ENFORCING AND EXPANDING THE UNITED NATIONS SECURITY COUNCIL ARMS EMBARGO ON SUDAN. It is the sense of Congress that-- (1) the current war and atrocities taking place in Sudan by the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF), the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), and allied militias must end immediately; (2) the international community must condemn the atrocities taking place in Sudan; (3) the United Nations Security Council should-- (A) expand the Darfur arms embargo to apply to all territory and actors within the internationally recognized borders of Sudan; (B) expand the Darfur arms embargo to include dual-use equipment under the list of prohibited material; and (C) establish a more stringent sanctions enforcement regime to ensure actors violating the current Darfur arms embargo are held accountable; (4) the U.S. government should-- (A) increase and develop improved mechanisms for monitoring and documenting atrocities and weapons supply chains into and across Sudan; and (B) use its voice and vote at the UN Security Council to better enforce the current arms embargo on Darfur and expand the embargo to all of Sudan; and (5) the United Nations, the African Union, and other allies and partners should-- (A) press the United Nations, the African Union, and other allies and partners to condemn the atrocities taking place in Sudan; (B) call for a more effective and inclusive arms embargo on Sudan; (C) work to ensure unfettered delivery of humanitarian aid across Sudan; (D) support a mechanism to protect civilians; (E) use their influence to pressure the SAF, RSF, and allied militias to end this conflict; and (F) exert pressure on regional and external actors to stop arming and financially supporting the belligerent parties and adhere to the arms embargo in Sudan. ______

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Text of Senate Amendment 6621 Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 113 (Monday, July 13, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 113 (Monday, July 13, 2026)] [Senate] [Page S3825] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 6621. Mr. BOOKER 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 end of subtitle E of title XII, add the following: SEC. 1271. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON ENFORCING AND EXPANDING THE UNITED NATIONS SECURITY COUNCIL ARMS EMBARGO ON SUDAN. It is the sense of Congress that-- (1) the current war and atrocities taking place in Sudan by the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF), the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), and allied militias must end immediately; (2) the international community must condemn the atrocities taking place in Sudan; (3) the United Nations Security Council should-- (A) expand the Darfur arms embargo to apply to all territory and actors within the internationally recognized borders of Sudan; (B) expand the Darfur arms embargo to include dual-use equipment under the list of prohibited material; and (C) establish a more stringent sanctions enforcement regime to ensure actors violating the current Darfur arms embargo are held accountable; (4) the U.S. government should-- (A) increase and develop improved mechanisms for monitoring and documenting atrocities and weapons supply chains into and across Sudan; and (B) use its voice and vote at the UN Security Council to better enforce the current arms embargo on Darfur and expand the embargo to all of Sudan; and (5) the United Nations, the African Union, and other allies and partners should-- (A) press the United Nations, the African Union, and other allies and partners to condemn the atrocities taking place in Sudan; (B) call for a more effective and inclusive arms embargo on Sudan; (C) work to ensure unfettered delivery of humanitarian aid across Sudan; (D) support a mechanism to protect civilians; (E) use their influence to pressure the SAF, RSF, and allied militias to end this conflict; and (F) exert pressure on regional and external actors to stop arming and financially supporting the belligerent parties and adhere to the arms embargo in Sudan. ______