CONGRESS FOR VOTERS

Alex Padilla (D-CA)

S.Amdt. 2851

S.Amdt. 2851 · Senate amendment

A Democratic amendment with no cosponsors

Changes H.R. 1 — One Big Beautiful Bill Act

Not adopted

This amendment was never taken up, and the bill finished without it. It was never voted on.

Its path through Congress

  1. Introduced
  2. Pending Consideration
  3. Failed

What this amendment would do

Mr. Padilla submitted this amendment to be proposed to the bill H.R. 1. The purpose of this amendment is to fund election security-related activities by taking money from seized foreign assets.

How It Changes the Bill

  • The amendment adds a new section to the bill regarding CISA election security-related activities.

  • It orders the Secretary of the Treasury to transfer $1,000,000,000 to the Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency for fiscal year 2025.

  • This money will come from Russian sovereign assets seized under section 104(b) of the REPO for Ukrainians Act, and this transfer happens in addition to amounts otherwise available and notwithstanding paragraph (3) of that same section.