S.Amdt. 5195

SA 5195. Mr. MERKLEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 33, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2026 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2027 through 2035; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:

At the end of title III, add the following:

SEC. 3__. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO PROVIDING
INDIVIDUALS THE RIGHT TO SUE THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT IF A DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
OFFICER OR AGENT VIOLATES THEIR RIGHTS UNDER
THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION.

The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate
may revise the allocations of a committee or committees,
aggregates, and other appropriate levels in this resolution,
and make adjustments to the pay-as-you-go ledger, for one or
more bills, joint resolutions, amendments, amendments between
the Houses, motions, or conference reports relating to
holding U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and U.S.
Customs and Border Protection officers and agents accountable
for their actions, which may include legislation that
authorizes victims to bring a lawsuit against the Federal
Government if officers or agents of either agency violate
Federal law by abridging such victims' constitutional rights
to free speech, unreasonable search and seizure, or due
process, by the amounts provided in such legislation for
those purposes, provided that such legislation would not
increase the deficit over the period of the total of fiscal
years 2026 through 2035.
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