Text of Senate Amendment 4649

Text of Senate Amendment 4649

Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 49 (Wednesday, March 18, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 49 (Wednesday, March 18, 2026)] [Senate] [Page S1305] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 4649. Ms. ALSOBROOKS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill S. 1383, to establish the Veterans Advisory Committee on Equal Access, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows: At the appropriate place, insert the following: SEC. ___. REDIRECTING FUNDING FOR U.S. IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT TO THE MEDICARE PART A TRUST FUND. (a) Recision of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Appropriations.--Sections 90003 and 100052 of Public Law 119- 21 (139 Stat. 358, 387) (commonly known as the ``One Big Beautiful Bill Act'') are repealed and the unobligated balances of amounts made available under those sections (as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of this Act) are rescinded. (b) Appropriations to Medicare Trust Fund.--In addition to amounts otherwise made available, there is appropriated to the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund under section 1817 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395i) for fiscal year 2026, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $75,000,000,000, to remain available until expended. SEC. ___. REPEAL OF RECONCILIATION HEALTH PROVISIONS. (a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (b), subtitle B of title VII of An Act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14 (Public Law 119-21) is repealed and any law or regulation referred to in such subtitle shall be applied as if such subtitle and the amendments made by such subtitle had not been enacted. (b) Exceptions.-- (1) In general.--subsection (a) shall not apply to the provisions of and amendments made by sections 71202, 71306, and 71401 of such Act. (2) Availability of funds under the rural health transformation program.--Section 2105(h) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1397ee(h)), as added by Public Law 119-21, is amended-- (A) in paragraph (1)(B)-- (i) in the subparagraph heading by striking ``Unexpended or unobligated'' and inserting ``Availability of''; (ii) by striking clauses (i) through (iii) and inserting the following: ``(i) In general.--Subject to clause (ii), funds allocated to a State from amounts appropriated under subparagraph (A) shall remain available until expended.''; and (iii) by redesignating clause (iv) as clause (ii); and (B) in paragraph (2)(C), by striking ``paragraph (1)(B)(iv)'' and inserting ``paragraph (1)(B)(ii)''. ______

Referenced legislation: HCONRES14