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Text of Senate Amendment 5145

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On 2026-04-22, Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA) delivered a floor speech titled "Text Of Senate Amendment 5145" in the Senate. The speech addressed immigration and also covered the environment. It referenced legislation: S1997.

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Text of Senate Amendment 5145

Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 71 (Wednesday, April 22, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 71 (Wednesday, April 22, 2026)] [Senate] [Page S1997] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 5145. Mr. PADILLA 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. 3___. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO PROTECTING UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS WHO WERE BROUGHT TO THE UNITED STATES AS CHILDREN. 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 relating to protecting undocumented immigrants who were brought to the United States as children and have remained in the United States for many years, which may include protections for individuals eligible for deferred action pursuant to the final rule issued by the Department of Homeland Security, which took effect on October 31, 2022, and is entitled, ``Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals'', 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. ______

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Text of Senate Amendment 5145 Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 71 (Wednesday, April 22, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 71 (Wednesday, April 22, 2026)] [Senate] [Page S1997] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 5145. Mr. PADILLA 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. 3___. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO PROTECTING UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS WHO WERE BROUGHT TO THE UNITED STATES AS CHILDREN. 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 relating to protecting undocumented immigrants who were brought to the United States as children and have remained in the United States for many years, which may include protections for individuals eligible for deferred action pursuant to the final rule issued by the Department of Homeland Security, which took effect on October 31, 2022, and is entitled, ``Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals'', 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. ______