Text of Senate Amendment 5599

On 2026-06-04, Senator Martin Heinrich (D-NM) delivered a floor speech titled "Text Of Senate Amendment 5599" in the Senate.

Text of Senate Amendment 5599

Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 95 (Thursday, June 4, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 95 (Thursday, June 4, 2026)] [Senate] [Page S2590] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 5599. Mr. HEINRICH 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 in title I, insert the following: SEC. 1__. APPROPRIATION TO INTERDICT FIREARMS BEING ILLEGALLY TRAFFICKED OUT OF THE UNITED STATES. (a) In General.--In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated for fiscal year 2026, out of amounts in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $100,000,000 to the Secretary of Homeland Security, to remain available until September 30, 2029, to interdict firearms being illegally trafficked out of the United States and disrupt the flow of illicit weapons to Mexico and the Northern Triangle. (b) Reduction in Funds.--Notwithstanding section 102, the amount appropriated under that section shall be $7,350,000,000. ______