Text of Senate Amendment 4730

Text of Senate Amendment 4730

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 4730. 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. ___. RESTITUTION PAYMENTS FOR VICTIMS OF OFFENDERS WHO RECEIVED PARDONS OR COMMUTATIONS. Of the unobligated balances of amounts appropriated under section 100052 of the Act entitled ``An Act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14'', approved July 4, 2025 (Public Law 119-21; 139 Stat. 387) (commonly known as the ``One Big Beautiful Bill Act''), $2,000,000,000 shall be transferred to the Attorney General and shall be available to the Attorney General to provide restitution payments to victims who will not receive restitution from an offender because of a pardon or commutation issued on or after January 20, 2025. ______

Referenced legislation: HCONRES14