[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 95 (Thursday, June 4, 2026)]
[Senate]
[Page S2572]
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                           SECURE AMERICA ACT

  Mr. WELCH. Mr. President, when the Senate considers the 
reconciliation bill, S. 2, it is my intention to make the following 
motions to the bill:

       A motion to commit the bill to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, Forestry to provide relief is for 
     farmers affected by increased costs of fertilizer, fuel, and 
     other input costs as a result of the Iran War.
       A motion to commit the bill to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, Forestry to promote research into 
     reducing reliance on foreign-produced agricultural inputs.
       A motion to commit the bill to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, Forestry to reduce inflated farm 
     input costs to support United States agricultural production.
       A motion to commit the bill to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, Forestry to make strong investments 
     in rural communities, including improvements to water and 
     wastewater infrastructure, energy efficiency, business 
     development, and high-speed internet infrastructure.
       A motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on Homeland 
     Security and Governmental Affairs to ensure that $31.75 
     billion is available to FEMA to implement climate and 
     resiliency programs
       A motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on Homeland 
     Security and Governmental Affairs to ensure that $31.75 
     billion is available to FEMA to accelerate the delivery of 
     disaster response and mitigation assistance to rural 
     communities.
       A motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on Homeland 
     Security and Governmental Affairs to ensure that $31.75 
     billion is available to FEMA to increase the capacity of 
     rural communities to better respond to natural disasters.
       A motion to commit the bill to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation, with instructions to report the 
     same back to the Senate in 1 day, not counting any day on 
     which the Senate is not in session, with changes that--
     provide funding for rural communities detrimentally impacted 
     by a significant reduction in international tourism during 
     the 2025 and 2026 calendar years.
       A motion to commit the bill to the Committee on Finance 
     with instructions to report the same back to the Senate in 1 
     day, not counting any day on which the Senate is not in 
     session, with changes that-- require CBP to prioritize 
     providing tariff refunds to small businesses first.
       A motion to commit the bill to the Committee on Finance 
     with instructions to report the same back to the Senate in 1 
     day, not counting any day on which the Senate is not in 
     session, with changes that--to provide relief for tariff-
     related cost increases to household staples, such as food and 
     paperware.
       A motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on Judiciary 
     with instructions to report the same back to the Senate in 1 
     day, not counting any day on which the Senate is not in 
     session, with changes that--prohibit the use of intrusive 
     electronic and facial recognition surveillance tools by 
     federal immigration agencies.
       A motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary with instructions to report the same back to the 
     Senate in 1 day, not counting any day on which the Senate is 
     not in session, with changes that--prohibit the use of 
     generative Artificial Intelligence tools by immigration 
     agents to write incident reports related to their 
     interactions with civilians.
       A motion to commit the bill to the Committee on Energy and 
     Natural Resources to prevent the Secretary of Energy from 
     using emergency authorities to order uneconomical fossil fuel 
     power plants to continue operating at ratepayer expense, 
     which may include uneconomical coal-fired power plants 
     scheduled for retirement.
       A motion to commit the bill to the Committee on Energy and 
     Natural Resources to prevent utilities from allocating to 
     residential consumers the costs primarily incurred to serve 
     large load interconnection.
       A motion to commit the bill to the Committee on Energy and 
     Natural Resources to prohibit the Secretary of Energy from 
     approving liquified natural gas exports that have been 
     determined to increase energy prices in the U.S.
       A motion to commit the bill to the Committee on Finance to 
     lower the price of energy by extending the Investment and 
     Production Tax Credits for solar and wind projects through 
     2032.
       A motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on Judiciary 
     with instructions to limit the use of FBI Director luxury 
     travel.
       A motion to commit the bill to the committee on Homeland 
     Security and Governmental Affairs with instructions to ensure 
     that DHS is complying with all IG investigations.
       A motion to commit the bill to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions to reallocate funds 
     appropriated under this bill to support community health 
     centers.

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