Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV)

S.Amdt. 5517

S.Amdt. 5517 · Senate amendment

A Democratic amendment with no cosponsors

Changes S. 2 — Secure America 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

SA 5517, submitted by Ms. Cortez Masto, aims to add a new section to title II of bill S. 2.

The purpose of this amendment is to prohibit the use of funds from that title to detain or remove individuals who meet the following criteria:

  • They are recipients of deferred action under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.
  • They have a renewal of I-821D and I-765 pending with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.