[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 133 (Friday, August 1, 2025)]
[Senate]
[Page S5341]
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  SA 3593. Mr. SANDERS (for Mr. Welch) submitted an amendment intended 
to be proposed by Mr. Sanders to the bill S. 2296, to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2026 for military activities of the 
Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense 
activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel 
strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle E of title XII, add the following:

     SEC. 1265. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS TO DEPLOY FORCES TO 
                   GAZA.

       None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this 
     Act, or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2026 for the 
     Department of Defense, may be obligated or expended--
       (1) to deploy the United States Armed Forces to Gaza;
       (2) for any activity, with respect to Palestinians, related 
     to their displacement within or removal from Gaza, or forced 
     transfer to designated zones; or
       (3) to participate in, fund, approve or concur on a license 
     for, approve or concur on a license for export of United 
     States-origin weapons in support of, issue a contract for, or 
     facilitate armed security activities or services in Gaza by 
     United States persons, unless such activities or services 
     have been authorized by an Act of Congress.
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