Christopher Murphy (D-CT)

S.Amdt. 67

S.Amdt. 67 · Senate amendment

A Democratic amendment with no cosponsors

Changes S. 5 — Laken Riley 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 would change the requirements regarding the detention of certain individuals.

  • It would add an exemption for children who are younger than 14 years of age so that the mandatory detention requirement does not apply to them.

  • It also includes a rule stating that nothing in the Act may be construed to supersede or modify the Flores Settlement Agreement, which is a legal agreement filed in court in 1997, or subsequent court decisions related to that agreement.