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Angus King (I-ME)

S.Amdt. 5636

S.Amdt. 5636 · Senate amendment

A amendment from an independent · See the cosponsor

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

This amendment, submitted by Mr. King and Ms. Duckworth, aims to replace Title I of bill S. 2. Its purpose is to provide specific funding and restrictions for the Department of Homeland Security.

Financial Appropriations

  • U.S. Customs and Border Protection: Appropriates $7,774,000,000 for fiscal year 2026 to hire, pay, train, and equip Border Patrol agents and support personnel for functions other than customs and immigration enforcement.
  • U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement: Appropriates $5,674,000,000 for fiscal year 2026 for Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) agents and support. This includes $108,500,000 specifically for child exploitation investigators and forensics analysts. These funds cannot be used for customs or immigration enforcement missions.
  • Border Security, Technology, and Screening: Appropriates $3,450,000,000 for fiscal year 2026 for items including nonintrusive inspection equipment, air and marine platform upgrades, border surveillance technologies, biometric entry and exit systems, and efforts to combat drug trafficking.
  • General DHS Funds: Appropriates an additional $2,500,000,000 to the Secretary of Homeland Security for the purposes listed in the title.

Key Restrictions

  • Funds for Border Patrol personnel cannot be used to recruit, hire, or train processing coordinators after October 31, 2028.
  • Surveillance towers along the northern and southwest borders cannot be procured or deployed unless they have been tested and accepted as having autonomous capabilities.
  • No funds from this title can be used for immigration enforcement activities on Department of Veterans Affairs property, such as outpatient clinics and hospitals.