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Thomas Tillis (R-NC)

To reallocate funds that would have been used for the Anti-Weaponization Fund to fraud enforcement.

S.Amdt. 5452 · Senate amendment to an amendment

A Republican amendment with no cosponsors

Changes S.Amdt. 5453, an amendment to S. 2 — Secure America Act

Last activity — Amendment SA 5452 ruled out of order by the chair.

Ruled out of order

The presiding officer ruled that this amendment could not be offered here, so it was never voted on.

Its path through Congress

  1. Introduced
  2. Ruled out of order by the chair

What this amendment would do

This amendment, submitted by Mr. Tillis to bill S. 2, aims to stop the use of government money for an Anti-Weaponization Fund related to the settlement agreement in the case Trump v. Internal Revenue Service.

The amendment intends to change the bill by adding the following:

  • Spending Bans: It prohibits using any appropriated funds, including the Judgment Fund, for "covered activities." These activities include starting, staffing, or operating the fund, processing claims, and paying out awards or legal fees.

  • Restriction on Authority: It prevents the Attorney General from using Department of Justice funds or specific legal authorities to negotiate or defend agreements that would spend money on these covered activities.

  • Reallocation of Funds: It states that money that would have gone to the Anti-Weaponization Fund should instead go toward fraud prevention and enforcement. It appropriates $1,700,000,000 to the Department of Justice for fiscal year 2026 for tasks such as:

    • False Claims Act investigations and prosecutions.
    • Public corruption investigations and recovery of improper Federal funds.
    • Grant and procurement fraud enforcement.
    • Modernizing anti-fraud technology and data analytics.

  • Accountability: The Attorney General must report to the House and Senate Committees on the Judiciary and Appropriations every year on how the fraud enforcement funds were used, including the number of cases filed and money recovered.

  • Legal Clarifications: It ensures that no one gains a legally enforceable right to money solely from the settlement agreement unless Congress passes a new law. It also specifies that this section supersedes any conflicting parts of the settlement agreement.

What Congress actually voted on

One recorded vote has been taken on this amendment.

  • The Senate: a vote to set aside an objection that the measure breaks a budget rule A senator objected that the measure spends or cuts more than the budget allows. Sixty votes set that objection aside; fewer, and the measure is stopped by the objection without a vote on what it would do. Blocked 15 yes · 84 no

    See who voted how →

    06/04/2026 · Roll call 138 · recorded as “On the Motion (Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Tillis Amdt. No. 5452)”