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Text of Senate Amendment 5030

Immigration

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On 2026-04-22, Senator Andy Kim (D-NJ) delivered a floor speech titled "Text Of Senate Amendment 5030" in the Senate. The speech addressed immigration. It referenced legislation: S1981.

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Text of Senate Amendment 5030

Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 71 (Wednesday, April 22, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 71 (Wednesday, April 22, 2026)] [Senate] [Page S1981] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 5030. Mr. KIM 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 IV, add the following: SEC. 4109. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST RECONCILIATION LEGISLATION THAT FUNDS ICE OR CBP BEFORE THE CONCLUSION OF AN INDEPENDENT AND UNBIASED INVESTIGATION INTO THE DEATHS OF RENEE GOOD AND ALEX PRETTI. (a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate to consider a bill or joint resolution reported pursuant to section 2002, or an amendment to, conference report on, or amendment between the Houses in relation to such a bill or joint resolution, that would provide funding through budget reconciliation for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement or U.S. Customs and Border Protection before the conclusion of an independent and unbiased investigation into the deaths of United States citizens Renee Good and Alex Pretti during President Trump's ``Operation Metro Surge'' in Minnesota. (b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three- fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under subsection (a). ______

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Text of Senate Amendment 5030 Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 71 (Wednesday, April 22, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 71 (Wednesday, April 22, 2026)] [Senate] [Page S1981] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 5030. Mr. KIM 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 IV, add the following: SEC. 4109. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST RECONCILIATION LEGISLATION THAT FUNDS ICE OR CBP BEFORE THE CONCLUSION OF AN INDEPENDENT AND UNBIASED INVESTIGATION INTO THE DEATHS OF RENEE GOOD AND ALEX PRETTI. (a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate to consider a bill or joint resolution reported pursuant to section 2002, or an amendment to, conference report on, or amendment between the Houses in relation to such a bill or joint resolution, that would provide funding through budget reconciliation for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement or U.S. Customs and Border Protection before the conclusion of an independent and unbiased investigation into the deaths of United States citizens Renee Good and Alex Pretti during President Trump's ``Operation Metro Surge'' in Minnesota. (b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three- fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under subsection (a). ______