[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 20 (Wednesday, January 28, 2026)]
[Senate]
[Page S355]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 4252. Ms. DUCKWORTH (for herself, Mr. Van Hollen, Ms. Alsobrooks, 
and Mrs. Gillibrand) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
her to the bill H.R. 7148, making further consolidated appropriations 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes; 
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in division H, insert the 
     following:
       Sec. __. (a) Not later than 14 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Inspector General of the 
     Department of Homeland Security shall conduct an 
     investigation into all use of force incidents that have 
     occurred in relation to any civil immigration or interior 
     enforcement operation since January 20, 2025.
       (b) The Inspector General of the Department of Homeland 
     Security shall conduct a timely, independent investigation of 
     any subsequent use of force incidents that occur in relation 
     to such operations.
       (c) The Inspector General of the Department of Homeland 
     Security shall coordinate with Inspectors General of other 
     agencies, including the Inspector General of the Department 
     of Justice as necessary, to--
       (1) assess whether Federal employees complied with 
     applicable laws, regulations, and departmental policies in 
     the course of civil immigration or interior enforcement 
     operations;
       (2) evaluate the adequacy of training, supervision, and 
     command oversight provided to Federal employees in relation 
     to civil immigration and interior enforcement operations; and
       (3) recommend corrective actions, including but not limited 
     to policy reforms, disciplinary measures, and referrals to 
     the appropriate law enforcement authorities for criminal 
     prosecution.
       (d) The Inspector General of the Department of Homeland 
     Security shall coordinate with State and local law 
     enforcement agencies on the investigations described in 
     subsections (a) and (b), including by sharing information and 
     evidence that may be relevant to concurrent State and local 
     law enforcement investigations into use of force by a Federal 
     employee.
       (e) The Inspector General of the Department of Homeland 
     Security shall publish on a publicly available website the 
     results of each independent investigation, addressing 
     compliance with Federal law, regulations, and agency policies 
     and, in cases where an investigation resulted in referral for 
     criminal prosecution or a civil penalty and adverse action, a 
     justification for each referral.
       (f) If the Inspector General of the Department of Homeland 
     Security fails to initiate the investigations described in 
     subsection (a) by the date required, the Inspector General 
     shall provide to Congress a daily in-person briefing, which 
     shall be open to all Members of Congress and all 
     congressional staff, on the status of such investigations 
     until the date on which such investigations are initiated. 
     The Inspector General may not use any annual or other type of 
     leave during a period in which such briefings are required 
     under this subsection, and, notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law or regulation, none of the funds made 
     available by this or any other Act may be used for travel by 
     the Inspector General during such period. If the Inspector 
     General fails to initiate such investigations by the date 
     that is 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
     Inspector General shall be placed in a temporary status 
     without duties and pay until the date on which such 
     investigations are initiated.

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