Text of Senate Amendment 5050

On 2026-04-22, Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-NM) delivered a floor speech titled "Text Of Senate Amendment 5050" in the Senate. The speech addressed crime and justice. It referenced legislation: S1984.

Text of Senate Amendment 5050

Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 71 (Wednesday, April 22, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 71 (Wednesday, April 22, 2026)] [Senate] [Page S1984] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 5050. Mr. LUJAN 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. 3003. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND ADDRESSING THE NEED FOR 100 PERCENT SCREENING WITH NON-INTRUSIVE INSPECTION TECHNOLOGY TO STOP FENTANYL AND OTHER ILLICIT SUBSTANCES FROM ENTERING THE UNITED STATES. 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 addressing the need to have 100 percent of cargo entering the United States screened using non-intrusive inspection technology in order to stop fentanyl and other illicit substances from entering the United States, 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. ______