S.Amdt. 2234Senate117th Congress (2021-2023)2nd degree
S.Amdt. 2234
Sponsored by
Sen. James Lankford (R-OK)
Submitted August 2, 2021
Legislative Activity
Stay on top of the latest movement without scrolling through every action
Floor
Latest Action
Senate amendment submitted
August 2, 2021
Text
Submitted
SA 2234. Mr. LANKFORD submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 2137 proposed by Mr. Schumer (for Ms. Sinema (for herself, Mr. Portman, Mr. Manchin, Mr. Cassidy, Mrs. Shaheen, Ms. Collins, Mr. Tester, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Warner, and Mr. Romney)) to the bill H.R. 3684, to authorize funds for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows: At the appropriate place in division I, insert the following: SEC. ___. PROCUREMENT FOR BORDER WALL CONSTRUCTION. (a) Termination of Presidential Proclamation 10142.-- (1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act-- (A) the Secretary of Homeland Security or any other Federal official may not implement the provisions of Presidential Proclamation 10142; and (B) all regulations, policies, and operational guidance contained in such proclamation that have been implemented shall be immediately terminated. (2) Reversion to prior terms.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, upon the termination of all regulations, policies, and operational modifications that have been issued to implement Presidential Proclamation 10142, all contracts for the construction or improvement of any physical barrier along the United States border shall be carried out in accordance with the terms set in effect before January 20, 2021. (b) Prohibition of Contract Modifications.--The Secretary of Homeland Security may not carry out any successor Executive Order, Presidential Proclamation, regulation, policy guidance, or operational guidance that seeks to cancel, invalidate, breach, terminate, or impose additional environmental, agricultural, or other reviews required by statute or regulation upon contracts that the Federal Government has already awarded for the construction or improvement of any physical barrier along the United States border. [[Page S5631]] ______