[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 71 (Wednesday, April 22, 2026)]
[Senate]
[Page S1982]
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SA 5034. Mr. KIM (for himself and Mr. Booker) submitted an amendment
intended to be proposed by him to the concurrent resolution S. Con.
Res. 33, setting forth the congressional budget for the United States
Government for fiscal year 2026 and setting forth the appropriate
budgetary levels for fiscal years 2027 through 2035; which was ordered
to lie on the table; as follows:
At the end of title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4109. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST ANY LEGISLATION THAT
PROVIDES FUNDING FOR U.S. IMMIGRATION AND
CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT OR U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER
PROTECTION UNLESS THE RELEVANT AGENCY HAS
PUBLICLY SHARED ANY AND ALL ENVIRONMENTAL
IMPACT ANALYSES AND STATEMENTS REGARDING
FACILITIES SUCH AGENCY IS OPERATING OR INTENDS
TO PURCHASE, LEASE, CONSTRUCT, OR RETROFIT FOR
USE AS IMMIGRATION DETENTION FACILITIES.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, or conference report that would
provide any funding for U.S. Immigration and Customs
Enforcement or U.S. Customs and Border Protection unless the
relevant agency has made publicly available any and all
environmental impact analyses and statements regarding
facilities such agency is operating or intends to purchase,
lease, construct, or retrofit for immigration detention
purposes.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
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