[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 21 (Thursday, January 29, 2026)]
[Senate]
[Page S383]
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  SA 4262. Mr. MURPHY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him 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:

       On page 1235, between lines 21 and 22, insert the 
     following:
       Sec. 555. (a) The attorney general of a State, or another 
     authorized State officer, alleging a violation of a use of 
     force policy that harms such State or its residents shall 
     have standing to bring a civil action against the Secretary 
     of Homeland Security on behalf of such State or the residents 
     of such State, as parens patriae, in an appropriate district 
     court of the United States to obtain appropriate injunctive 
     relief.
       (b) The court shall advance on the docket and expedite the 
     disposition of a civil action filed pursuant to subsection 
     (a) to the greatest extent practicable.
       (c) For purposes of subsection (a), a State or its 
     residents shall be considered to have been harmed if the 
     State or its residents experience harm, including financial 
     harm in excess of $100.
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