[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 54 (Monday, March 23, 2026)]
[Senate]
[Pages S1547-S1548]
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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:
[[Page S1548]]
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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