Peter Welch (D-VT)

S.Amdt. 4731

S.Amdt. 4731 · Senate amendment

A Democratic amendment with no cosponsors

Changes S. 1383 — Veterans Accessibility Advisory Committee Act of 2025

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

SA 4731, submitted by Mr. Welch, is an amendment to be proposed to bill S. 1383.

The purpose of this amendment is to add a section to the bill that condemns the commutation of the sentence of George Anthony Devolder Santos.

  • The amendment states that Mr. Santos pleaded guilty to aggravated identity theft and wire fraud.
  • It notes that he admitted to stealing identities, embezzling funds from campaign donors, charging credit cards without authorization, filing fraudulent reports with the Federal Election Commission, lying in a report to the House of Representatives, and obtaining unemployment benefits through fraud.
  • It records that Mr. Santos was ordered to forfeit $205,002.97, pay $373,749.97 in restitution, and was sentenced to 87 months in prison.
  • It states that on October 17, 2025, President Donald J. Trump commuted the sentence.