Amendment · S.Amdt. 4298· Senate(119-SAMDT-4298)

S.Amdt. 4298

Age: 53 years

California

Introduced: 2/12/2026
Sponsored by: Alex Padilla
Cosponsors: - 5 - 0

Changes bill: 119-HR-7147 — Homeland Security and Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026.

Introduced
Pending Consideration
Failed

This amendment was never taken up, and the bill finished without it. It was never voted on.

What this amendment would do

SA 4298, submitted by Mr. Padilla and other senators, is an amendment to bill H.R. 7147.

The purpose of this amendment is to stop the use of funds from this Act or any other Act for activities or technology where Federal military, intelligence, or law enforcement personnel violate State or Federal laws regarding elections.

Specifically, it aims to prevent the use of funds for actions that violate laws concerning:

Voter intimidation or interference with an election.
The imposition or attempted imposition of election regulations that differ from those prescribed by law.
Restrictions on presence at election offices, polling places, locations for vote certification, counting, or canvassing, or other election locations.

This restriction applies regardless of the Insurrection Act, provisions regarding national emergencies, or any other provision of law.