Text of Senate Amendment 4731

Text of Senate Amendment 4731

Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 51 (Friday, March 20, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 51 (Friday, March 20, 2026)] [Senate] [Page S1451] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 4731. Mr. WELCH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him 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. ___. CONDEMNING THE COMMUTATION OF THE SENTENCE OF GEORGE ANTHONY DEVOLDER SANTOS. (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following: (1) Former Congressman George Anthony Devolder Santos pleaded guilty to committing wire fraud and aggravated identity theft. (2) As part of his guilty plea, Mr. Santos admitted to filing fraudulent reports with the Federal Election Commission, embezzling funds from campaign donors, charging credit cards without authorization, stealing identities, obtaining unemployment benefits through fraud, and lying in a report to the House of Representatives. (3) Mr. Santos was sentenced to 87 months in prison, ordered to pay $373,749.97 in restitution, and forfeited $205,002.97. (4) On October 17, 2025, President Donald J. Trump commuted Mr. Santos's sentence. (b) Condemning Commutation.--Congress condemns the commutation of the sentence of George Anthony Devolder Santos. ______