On 2026-06-03, Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) delivered a floor speech titled "Text Of Senate Amendment 5503" in the Senate.
Text of Senate Amendment 5503 Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 94 (Wednesday, June 3, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 94 (Wednesday, June 3, 2026)] [Senate] [Page S2535] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 5503. Ms. HIRONO (for herself and Mr. Van Hollen) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill S. 2, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows: Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the following: SEC. __. PAYMENTS TO STATES FOR THE CHILD CARE AND DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT ACT OF 1990. In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Secretary of Health and Human Services for fiscal year 2026, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $18,000,000,000 for carrying out the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9857 et seq.). ______