Text of Senate Amendment 5418

On 2026-04-22, Senator Cory A. Booker (D-NJ) delivered a floor speech titled "Text Of Senate Amendment 5418" in the Senate. The speech addressed the environment. It referenced legislation including S2036, S2037.

Text of Senate Amendment 5418

Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 71 (Wednesday, April 22, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 71 (Wednesday, April 22, 2026)] [Senate] [Pages S2036-S2037] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 5418. Mr. BOOKER (for himself and Mr. Kim) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 33, [[Page S2037]] 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 PUBLIC SAFETY. 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 public safety, which may include prohibiting the Department of Homeland Security from purchasing, renovating, or entering into any contracts to purchase or renovate warehouses for the purpose of detaining noncitizens, 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. ______