[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 54 (Monday, March 23, 2026)]
[Senate]
[Pages S1547-S1548]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 4747. Mr. WARNOCK submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him 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:

       Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the 
     following:

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     SECTION 1. LIMITATIONS ON THE ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION, 
                   RENOVATION, OR EXPANSION OF AN IMMIGRANT 
                   DETENTION CENTER IN GEORGIA.

       (a) Congressional Authorization Required.--No Federal funds 
     may be expended 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) Compliance With Applicable Environmental Laws and 
     Inspection Requirements.--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--
       (1) the completion of an environmental impact statement 
     required under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 
     (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.); and
       (2) 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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