[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 71 (Wednesday, April 22, 2026)]
[Senate]
[Page S2037]
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SA 5421. Mr. BLUMENTHAL 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 III, add the following:
SEC. 3___. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO REFORMS
UNDERTAKEN BY THE PRESIDENT FOLLOWING OPERATION
METRO SURGE.
The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate
may revise the allocations of a committee or committees,
aggregates, and other appropriate levels in this resolution,
and make adjustments to the pay-as-you-go ledger, for one or
more bills, or joint resolutions reported by the Committee on
the Judiciary or the Committee on Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs of the Senate, amendments or motions,
offered thereto or conference reports relating to supporting
any changes to immigration enforcement and border security
policy undertaken by the President following Operation Metro
Surge, which may include legislation that would prohibit the
deportation or immigration detention of law-abiding members
of the Armed Forces, veterans, or their families, by the
amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes,
provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit
over the period of the total of fiscal years 2026 through
2035.
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