[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 30 (Thursday, February 12, 2026)]
[Senate]
[Page S615]
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  SA 4300. Mr. WARNOCK submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the bill H.R. 7147, 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, insert the following:
       Sec. ___. (a) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 
     made available to the Department of Homeland Security, by 
     this Act, by Public Law 119-21, or by any other Act may be 
     used by the Department of Homeland Security for the 
     acquisition, construction, renovation, or expansion of any 
     U.S. Immigration and Enforcement detention center located in 
     Social Circle, Georgia or Oakwood, Georgia unless such action 
     in either such location is explicitly authorized by an Act of 
     Congress.
       (b) Any acquisition, construction, or expansion by U.S. 
     Immigration and Customs Enforcement of a facility intended to 
     be used for the detention of noncitizens in Social Circle, 
     Georgia or Oakwood, Georgia shall be subject to all 
     applicable environmental laws and inspection requirements, 
     including the completion of an environmental impact statement 
     required under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 
     (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and site assessments required under 
     the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and 
     Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.).
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