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Jeff Merkley (D-OR)

To limit the use of Federal law enforcement officers for crowd control, and for other purposes.

S.Amdt. 3927 · Senate amendment to an amendment

A Democratic amendment with 3 Democratic cosponsors · See all 3 cosponsors

Changes S.Amdt. 3748, an amendment to S. 2296 — National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026

Last activity — Amendment SA 3927, under the order of 10/9/2025, not having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 47 - 50. Record Vote Number: 569.

Failed

47 yes 50 no

The Senate voted this amendment down in a recorded vote, where every member's position was written down.

Its path through Congress

  1. Introduced
  2. Failed

What this amendment would do

SA 3927 aims to add a new section, SEC. 1067, to subtitle F of title X of bill S. 2296.

The purpose of this amendment is to require identification for Federal law enforcement officers and members of an armed force when they are involved in:

  • Crowd control
  • Riot control
  • The arrest or detainment of people involved in riots or activities protected by the First Amendment, such as protests, demonstrations, or civil disobedience.

To ensure accountability, the amendment requires that these individuals clearly display:

  • The Federal agency and the officer's last name or unique identifier (for Federal law enforcement officers).
  • The service branch and the member's last name or unique identifier (for members of an armed force).

The amendment specifically prohibits these officers or members from taping over, concealing, or obscuring this identifying information while performing these activities.

The text also states that this section does not expand the authority of members of an armed force to engage in law enforcement activity or change existing laws regarding their deployment.

What Congress actually voted on

One recorded vote has been taken on this amendment.

  • The Senate: a vote on a proposed change to the bill A vote on one change, not on the bill. A bill can collect dozens of these, and losing one does not stop it. Failed 47 yes · 50 no

    See who voted how →

    10/09/2025 · Roll call 569 · recorded as “On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3927 to S.Amdt. 3748 to S. 2296 (No short title on file)”