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Text of Senate Amendment 5175

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On 2026-04-22, Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) delivered a floor speech titled "Text Of Senate Amendment 5175" in the Senate. The speech addressed immigration and also covered crime and justice. It referenced legislation: S2001.

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Text of Senate Amendment 5175

Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 71 (Wednesday, April 22, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 71 (Wednesday, April 22, 2026)] [Senate] [Page S2001] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 5175. Mr. KAINE 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 RELATING TO REQUIRING FEDERAL IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS TO INFORM AND WORK WITH STATE AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES. 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 interactions between Federal immigration enforcement officials and State and local law enforcement agencies, which may include requiring U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and U.S. Border Patrol to inform and work with State and local law enforcement agencies while conducting large-scale immigration enforcement operations in such jurisdictions, 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 5175 Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 71 (Wednesday, April 22, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 71 (Wednesday, April 22, 2026)] [Senate] [Page S2001] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 5175. Mr. KAINE 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 RELATING TO REQUIRING FEDERAL IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS TO INFORM AND WORK WITH STATE AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES. 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 interactions between Federal immigration enforcement officials and State and local law enforcement agencies, which may include requiring U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and U.S. Border Patrol to inform and work with State and local law enforcement agencies while conducting large-scale immigration enforcement operations in such jurisdictions, 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. ______