Jeff Merkley (D-OR)

S.Amdt. 73

S.Amdt. 73 · 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

Mr. Merkley submitted this amendment to be proposed to the bill S. 5, which requires the Secretary of Homeland Security to take into custody certain aliens charged with theft in the United States.

Changes to the Bill

The amendment aims to change the text on page 2 by striking the text beginning on line 14 through line 15, and inserting new text specifying that the individual is 18 years of age or older; and followed by (iii).