[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 51 (Friday, March 20, 2026)]
[Senate]
[Page S1447]
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SA 4720. Ms. BLUNT ROCHESTER submitted an amendment intended to be
proposed by her to the bill S. 1383, to establish the Veterans Advisory
Committee on Equal Access, and for other purposes; which was ordered to
lie on the table; as follows:
At the end of the bill, add the following:
SEC. 4. PROHIBITION AGAINST SURVEILLANCE FOR THE PURPOSE OF
CREATING DATABASE OF UNITED STATES CITIZENS .
The Department of Homeland Security, including U.S.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement and U.S. Customs and
Border Protection (directly or indirectly), may not conduct
any surveillance on United States citizens, including through
any contract, grant, cooperative agreement, or other
arrangement, to create, assemble, maintain, purchase,
license, subscribe to, access, or otherwise obtain
information for the purpose of compiling, enriching, or
aggregating a database that identifies United States
citizens.
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