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Andy Kim (D-NJ)

To make appropriations for the conduct of inspections of the Delaney Hall Detention Facility.

S.Amdt. 5545 · Senate amendment to an amendment

A Democratic amendment with 1 Democratic cosponsor · See the cosponsor

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

Last activity — Amendment SA 5545 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

SA 5545 is an amendment proposed by Mr. Kim and Mr. Booker to bill S. 2. Its purpose is to mandate and fund unannounced inspections of the Delaney Hall Detention Facility in Newark, New Jersey.

The amendment aims to add the following requirements to the bill:

  • Funding and Inspections: It appropriates $2,000,000 each to the Department of Homeland Security's Office of the Inspector General and the Office of Detention Oversight to perform unannounced inspections of the facility within 7 days of the Act's enactment.

  • Inspection Scope: The inspections must assess several areas, including:

    • Food quality and standard.
    • Medical care quality and access.
    • Solitary confinement use and conditions.
    • Facility security.
    • Access to legal counsel.
    • Resources provided to detainees.
    • Staff ability to address mental health issues.
    • Detainee accounts of protests and if retaliation or force was used.
    • Mental health of detainees, agents, or officers.
    • Average length of stay and the number of detainees held over 150 days.

  • Reporting and Accountability: Findings must be submitted to specific House and Senate committees within 7 days of the inspection. The Office of the Inspector General must also recommend to the Attorney General if charges should be pursued for wrongdoing by Federal employees or agents at the facility.

  • Operational Restrictions: The Secretary of Homeland Security must suspend all payments to the GEO Group for operating the facility and stop taking in new detainees. These actions remain in place until inspections are done and the Secretary certifies to Congress that all operational deficiencies have been remediated.

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 46 yes · 53 no

    See who voted how →

    06/04/2026 · Roll call 146 · recorded as “On the Motion (Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Kim Amdt. No. 5545)”