Text of Senate Amendment 5624

On 2026-06-04, Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-NM) delivered a floor speech titled "Text Of Senate Amendment 5624" in the Senate.

Text of Senate Amendment 5624

Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 95 (Thursday, June 4, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 95 (Thursday, June 4, 2026)] [Senate] [Page S2593] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 5624. Mr. LUJAN 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 end, add the following: TITLE III--REALLOCATION OF APPROPRIATIONS SEC. 301. REALLOCATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION AND U.S. IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT TO PROVIDE TAX-FREE BONUSES TO MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES AND DISABLED VETERANS. (a) Bonuses for Members of the Armed Forces and Disabled Veterans.-- (1) In general.--In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for fiscal year 2026, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $30,000,000,000 to provide a one-time bonus to-- (A) each member of the Armed Forces serving on active duty or full-time National Guard duty as of the date of the enactment of this Act; and (B) each veteran with a disability rated as not less than 10 percent disabling by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. (2) Tax-free status.--A bonus paid under paragraph (1) shall not be considered income for purposes of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. (3) Definitions.--In this subsection: (A) Active duty; full-time national guard duty.--The terms ``active duty'' and ``full-time National Guard duty'' have the meanings given those terms in section 101(d) of title 10, United States Code. (B) Veteran.--The term ``veteran'' has the meaning given that term in section 101 of title 38, United States Code. (b) Reduction in Appropriations.-- (1) U.S. customs and border protection.--The amount appropriated to the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection-- (A) by section 101 is reduced by $7,500,000,000; and (B) by section 201 is reduced by $7,500,000,000. (2) U.S. immigration and customs enforcement.--The amount appropriated to the Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement-- (A) by section 102 is reduced by $7,500,000,000; and (B) by section 202 is reduced by $7,500,000,000. ______