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Text of Senate Amendment 5455

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On 2026-06-03, Senator Bernard Sanders (I-VT) delivered a floor speech titled "Text Of Senate Amendment 5455" in the Senate.

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Text of Senate Amendment 5455

Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 94 (Wednesday, June 3, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 94 (Wednesday, June 3, 2026)] [Senate] [Page S2529] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 5455. Mr. SANDERS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him 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: At the appropriate place, insert the following: SEC. ____. REPEAL OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR U.S. IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT AND CHANGES TO THE MEDICAID PROGRAM. (a) In General.-- (1) OBBBA funding.--Sections 90003 and 100052 of Public Law 119-21 (139 Stat. 358, 387) (commonly known as the ``One Big Beautiful Bill Act'') are repealed and the unobligated balances of amounts made available under those sections (as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of this Act) are rescinded. (2) Other funding.--Amounts made available under section 102 or any other provision of this Act to the Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement for fiscal year 2026 are rescinded. (b) Repeal of Changes to Eligibility Determinations.-- (1) Repeal.--Section 71107 of the Act titled ``An Act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14'' (Public Law 119-21) is repealed and title XIX of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.) shall be applied as if such section and the amendments made by such section had not been enacted. (2) Rescission.--The amounts appropriated under section 71107(c) of the Act titled ``An Act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14'' (Public Law 119-21) are hereby rescinded. (c) Repeal of Changes to Medicaid Cost Sharing Requirements.-- (1) Repeal.--Section 71120 of the Act titled ``An Act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14'' (Public Law 119-21) is repealed and title XIX of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.) shall be applied as if such section and the amendments made by such section had not been enacted. (2) Rescission.--The amounts appropriated under section 71120(c) of the Act titled ``An Act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14'' (Public Law 119-21) are hereby rescinded. ______

Referenced legislation: HCONRES14

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Text of Senate Amendment 5455 Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 94 (Wednesday, June 3, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 94 (Wednesday, June 3, 2026)] [Senate] [Page S2529] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 5455. Mr. SANDERS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him 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: At the appropriate place, insert the following: SEC. ____. REPEAL OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR U.S. IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT AND CHANGES TO THE MEDICAID PROGRAM. (a) In General.-- (1) OBBBA funding.--Sections 90003 and 100052 of Public Law 119-21 (139 Stat. 358, 387) (commonly known as the ``One Big Beautiful Bill Act'') are repealed and the unobligated balances of amounts made available under those sections (as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of this Act) are rescinded. (2) Other funding.--Amounts made available under section 102 or any other provision of this Act to the Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement for fiscal year 2026 are rescinded. (b) Repeal of Changes to Eligibility Determinations.-- (1) Repeal.--Section 71107 of the Act titled ``An Act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14'' (Public Law 119-21) is repealed and title XIX of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.) shall be applied as if such section and the amendments made by such section had not been enacted. (2) Rescission.--The amounts appropriated under section 71107(c) of the Act titled ``An Act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14'' (Public Law 119-21) are hereby rescinded. (c) Repeal of Changes to Medicaid Cost Sharing Requirements.-- (1) Repeal.--Section 71120 of the Act titled ``An Act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14'' (Public Law 119-21) is repealed and title XIX of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.) shall be applied as if such section and the amendments made by such section had not been enacted. (2) Rescission.--The amounts appropriated under section 71120(c) of the Act titled ``An Act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14'' (Public Law 119-21) are hereby rescinded. ______ Referenced legislation: HCONRES14