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
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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). ______