S.Amdt. 1589Senate118th Congress (2023-2025)2nd degree

S.Amdt. 1589

Sponsored by Tim Scott
Submitted February 9, 2024

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Senate amendment submitted

February 9, 2024

Floor

Senate amendment submitted

February 9, 2024

Text

Submitted

SA 1589. Mr. SCOTT of South Carolina submitted an amendment intended
to be proposed to amendment SA 1388 proposed by Mrs. Murray (for
herself and Mr. Schumer) to the bill H.R. 815, to amend title 38,
United States Code, to make certain improvements relating to the
eligibility of veterans to receive reimbursement for emergency
treatment furnished through the Veterans Community Care program, and
for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

On page 61, between lines 12 and 13, insert the following:
Sec. 709. (a) This section may be cited as the ``Build the
Wall First Act''.
(b) No amounts appropriated by this division may be
obligated or expended until after a physical barrier spanning
from the Pacific Ocean to the Gulf of Mexico along the land
border between the United States and Mexico is fully
constructed.
(c) The President may transfer any amounts appropriated by
this division for the purpose of funding the construction of
the physical barrier described in subsection (b).
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