CONGRESS FOR VOTERS

Cory Booker (D-NJ)

To support the work performed by the Immigration Detention Ombudsman.

S.Amdt. 5803 · 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 5803 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 5803, proposed by Mr. Booker and Mr. Kim, aims to change the funding amounts and add new restrictions and appropriations to the bill.

The amendment makes the following changes:

  • It changes a specific funding amount from $2,500,000,000 to $2,471,359,000, which remains available until September 30, 2029.

  • It appropriates $28,641,000 for fiscal year 2026 to the Secretary of Homeland Security for the Immigration Detention Ombudsman.

  • It adds a limitation on the use of funds, stating that no funds in this title can be used to pay or reimburse a contractor, subcontractor, or cooperating entity if the Immigration Detention Ombudsman finds substantiated violations of law, detention standards, excessive force, or misconduct. These payments are blocked until the entity implements the recommendations made by the Ombudsman.

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 150 · recorded as “On the Motion (Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Booker Amdt. No. 5803)”