Timothy Kaine (D-VA)

S.Amdt. 5590

S.Amdt. 5590 · 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 5590, submitted by Mr. Kaine, aims to add a section to bill S. 2 regarding the transfer of funds.

The purpose of this amendment is to move $100,000,000 from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.

The goal of this transfer is to:

  • Eliminate the backlog of naturalization applications.
  • Eliminate the backlog of immigration applications and petitions.