Secure America Act

Floor Speech

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Mr. WELCH. Mr. President, when the Senate considers the reconciliation bill, S. 2, it is my intention to make the following motions to the bill:

A motion to commit the bill to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, Forestry to provide relief is for farmers affected by increased costs of fertilizer, fuel, and other input costs as a result of the Iran War.

A motion to commit the bill to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, Forestry to promote research into reducing reliance on foreign-produced agricultural inputs.

A motion to commit the bill to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, Forestry to reduce inflated farm input costs to support United States agricultural production.

A motion to commit the bill to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, Forestry to make strong investments in rural communities, including improvements to water and wastewater infrastructure, energy efficiency, business development, and high-speed internet infrastructure.

A motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs to ensure that $31.75 billion is available to FEMA to implement climate and resiliency programs

A motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs to ensure that $31.75 billion is available to FEMA to accelerate the delivery of disaster response and mitigation assistance to rural communities.

A motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs to ensure that $31.75 billion is available to FEMA to increase the capacity of rural communities to better respond to natural disasters.

A motion to commit the bill to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, with instructions to report the same back to the Senate in 1 day, not counting any day on which the Senate is not in session, with changes that-- provide funding for rural communities detrimentally impacted by a significant reduction in international tourism during the 2025 and 2026 calendar years.

A motion to commit the bill to the Committee on Finance with instructions to report the same back to the Senate in 1 day, not counting any day on which the Senate is not in session, with changes that-- require CBP to prioritize providing tariff refunds to small businesses first.

A motion to commit the bill to the Committee on Finance with instructions to report the same back to the Senate in 1 day, not counting any day on which the Senate is not in session, with changes that--to provide relief for tariff- related cost increases to household staples, such as food and paperware.

A motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on Judiciary with instructions to report the same back to the Senate in 1 day, not counting any day on which the Senate is not in session, with changes that--prohibit the use of intrusive electronic and facial recognition surveillance tools by federal immigration agencies.

A motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on the Judiciary with instructions to report the same back to the Senate in 1 day, not counting any day on which the Senate is not in session, with changes that--prohibit the use of generative Artificial Intelligence tools by immigration agents to write incident reports related to their interactions with civilians.

A motion to commit the bill to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources to prevent the Secretary of Energy from using emergency authorities to order uneconomical fossil fuel power plants to continue operating at ratepayer expense, which may include uneconomical coal-fired power plants scheduled for retirement.

A motion to commit the bill to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources to prevent utilities from allocating to residential consumers the costs primarily incurred to serve large load interconnection.

A motion to commit the bill to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources to prohibit the Secretary of Energy from approving liquified natural gas exports that have been determined to increase energy prices in the U.S.

A motion to commit the bill to the Committee on Finance to lower the price of energy by extending the Investment and Production Tax Credits for solar and wind projects through 2032.

A motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on Judiciary with instructions to limit the use of FBI Director luxury travel.

A motion to commit the bill to the committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs with instructions to ensure that DHS is complying with all IG investigations.

A motion to commit the bill to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions to reallocate funds appropriated under this bill to support community health centers.

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