S.Amdt. 4252

SA 4252. Ms. DUCKWORTH (for herself, Mr. Van Hollen, Ms. Alsobrooks,
and Mrs. Gillibrand) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
her to the bill H.R. 7148, making further consolidated appropriations
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes;
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place in division H, insert the
following:
Sec. __. (a) Not later than 14 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Inspector General of the
Department of Homeland Security shall conduct an
investigation into all use of force incidents that have
occurred in relation to any civil immigration or interior
enforcement operation since January 20, 2025.
(b) The Inspector General of the Department of Homeland
Security shall conduct a timely, independent investigation of
any subsequent use of force incidents that occur in relation
to such operations.
(c) The Inspector General of the Department of Homeland
Security shall coordinate with Inspectors General of other
agencies, including the Inspector General of the Department
of Justice as necessary, to--
(1) assess whether Federal employees complied with
applicable laws, regulations, and departmental policies in
the course of civil immigration or interior enforcement
operations;
(2) evaluate the adequacy of training, supervision, and
command oversight provided to Federal employees in relation
to civil immigration and interior enforcement operations; and
(3) recommend corrective actions, including but not limited
to policy reforms, disciplinary measures, and referrals to
the appropriate law enforcement authorities for criminal
prosecution.
(d) The Inspector General of the Department of Homeland
Security shall coordinate with State and local law
enforcement agencies on the investigations described in
subsections (a) and (b), including by sharing information and
evidence that may be relevant to concurrent State and local
law enforcement investigations into use of force by a Federal
employee.
(e) The Inspector General of the Department of Homeland
Security shall publish on a publicly available website the
results of each independent investigation, addressing
compliance with Federal law, regulations, and agency policies
and, in cases where an investigation resulted in referral for
criminal prosecution or a civil penalty and adverse action, a
justification for each referral.
(f) If the Inspector General of the Department of Homeland
Security fails to initiate the investigations described in
subsection (a) by the date required, the Inspector General
shall provide to Congress a daily in-person briefing, which
shall be open to all Members of Congress and all
congressional staff, on the status of such investigations
until the date on which such investigations are initiated.
The Inspector General may not use any annual or other type of
leave during a period in which such briefings are required
under this subsection, and, notwithstanding any other
provision of law or regulation, none of the funds made
available by this or any other Act may be used for travel by
the Inspector General during such period. If the Inspector
General fails to initiate such investigations by the date
that is 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the
Inspector General shall be placed in a temporary status
without duties and pay until the date on which such
investigations are initiated.

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