S.Amdt. 2648Senate119th Congress (2025-2027)2nd degree
S.Amdt. 2648
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Sen. Michael F. Bennet (D-CO)
Submitted June 30, 2025
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June 30, 2025
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SA 2648. Mr. BENNET submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 2360 proposed by Mr. Thune (for Mr. Graham) to the bill H.R. 1, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows: On page 840, between lines 18 and 19, insert the following: (d) Exception.--The fees under this subtitle shall not apply to an individual determined to be an unaccompanied alien child (as defined in section 462(g) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 279(g))). On page 899, between lines 6 and 7, insert the following: SEC. 100019. UNACCOMPANIED ALIEN CHILDREN CAPACITY. (a) Appropriation.--In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Office of Refugee Resettlement for fiscal year 2025, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $3,000,000,000 to remain available until September 30, 2029, for use as described in subsection (b). (b) Use of Funds.--The funds made available under subsection (a) shall be used for the Office of Refugee Resettlement pursuant to section 235 of the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 (8 U.S.C. 1232), of which not less than $750,000,000 shall be used for unaccompanied children's legal services, post-release services, and child advocates. ______