[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 21 (Thursday, January 29, 2026)]
[Senate]
[Pages S384-S385]
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SA 4268. Mr. BENNET 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 1176, after line 17, add the following:
Sec. 239. (a) In this section, the term ``sensitive
location'' includes any physical space located within 1,000
feet of--
(1) any medical or mental healthcare facility, including
any hospital, health care practitioner's office, accredited
health clinic, vaccination or testing site, or emergent or
urgent care facility, or community health center;
(2) any public or private school (including preschools,
primary schools, secondary schools, and postsecondary schools
(including colleges and universities)), any site of an early
childhood education program, any other institution of
learning, such as vocational or trade schools, and any other
site where individuals who are unemployed or underemployed
may apply for or receive workforce training;
(3) any scholastic or education-related activity or event,
including field trips and interscholastic events;
(4) any school bus or school bus stop during periods when
school children are present on the bus or at the stop;
(5) any recreational facility for children, such as
playgrounds and formal recreational facilities;
(6) any child care focused facility, including child care
centers, before or after school care centers, foster care
facilities, and group homes for children;
(7) any location where disaster or emergency response and
relief is being provided by Federal, State, or local
entities, such as the distribution of emergency supplies,
food, and water; any place of temporary shelter; any place
along an evacuation route; and any site where registration
for disaster-related assistance or family reunification is
taking place;
(8) any location of any organization that--
(A) assists children, pregnant women, victims of crime or
abuse, or individuals with significant mental or physical
disabilities, including domestic violence shelters, child
advocacy centers, facilities that serve disabled persons,
drug or alcohol counseling and treatment facilities, rape
crisis centers, supervised visitation centers, family justice
centers, victims' services providers, and community-based
organizations providing social services; or
(B) provides disaster or emergency social services and
assistance, or services for individuals experiencing
homelessness, including food banks, pantries, or other
establishments distributing food, and shelters;
(9) any church, synagogue, mosque, or other place of
worship or religious study, such as buildings rented for the
purpose of
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religious services, or a temporary facility or location where
such activities are taking place;
(10) any sites of a funeral, graveside ceremony, wedding,
or any site where other religious or civil ceremonies or
observances are occurring;
(11) any site during the occurrence of a public
demonstration, such as a march, rally, or parade;
(12) any Federal, State, or local courthouse, including the
office of an individual's legal counsel or representative,
and a probation office;
(13) any congressional district office;
(14) any Social Security office;
(15) any public assistance offices, including locations
where individuals may apply for or receive unemployment
compensation or report violations of labor and employment
laws;
(16) the indoor or outdoor premises of a department of
motor vehicles;
(17) a polling place, including any building or
infrastructure where voting takes place during an election;
(18) a labor union hall or any other union-operated
building or office where registered applicants are referred
in rotation to jobs;
(19) any public library; or
(20) any other locations specified by the Secretary of
Homeland Security.
(b) No Federal funds may be used by the Department of
Homeland Security to engage in any immigration enforcement
action, including any apprehension, arrest, interview,
request for identification, investigative stop, search, or
surveillance for the purposes of immigration enforcement
(including enforcement actions that are part of a joint case
led by another law enforcement agency), that takes place at,
is focused on or occurs within 1,000 feet of a sensitive
location.
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