[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 34 (Thursday, February 20, 2025)]
[Senate]
[Page S1298]
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SA 1198. Mr. BOOKER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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
ESTABLISHING MINIMUM STANDARDS OF CARE FOR
NONCITIZENS HELD IN DETENTION SETTINGS.
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 human
rights, which may include requiring all detention centers
operated by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, U.S.
Customs and Border Protection, or any other Federal facility
currently holding noncitizens to ensure access to counsel and
provide beds, hand soap, toothpaste, toothbrushes, menstrual
hygiene products, and access to showers to any person held
for more than 24 hours, 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 2025 through 2034.
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