[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 71 (Wednesday, April 22, 2026)]
[Senate]
[Page S1995]
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  SA 5135. Mr. WHITEHOUSE 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, add the following:

               TITLE V--POLICY STATEMENTS IN BOTH HOUSES

     SEC. 5001. POLICY STATEMENT REGARDING LIMITS ON PAYMENT OF 
                   SETTLEMENTS TO INDIVIDUALS WHO ATTEMPTED TO 
                   OVERTURN OR OTHERWISE INTERFERE WITH THE 
                   CERTIFICATION OF THE RESULTS OF THE 2020 
                   ELECTION.

       It is the policy of this concurrent resolution that no 
     Federal funds be obligated or expended for any legal 
     settlement or reimbursement of legal fees to an individual 
     who attempted to overturn or otherwise interfere with the 
     certification of the results of the 2020 election, regardless 
     of whether the individual was granted a pardon by the 
     President.
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