Amendment · S.Amdt. 5724· Senate(119-SAMDT-5724)

S.Amdt. 5724

Age: 79 years

Vermont

Introduced: 6/4/2026
Sponsored by: Peter Welch
Cosponsors: None

Changes bill: 119-S-2 — Secure America Act

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

This amendment, submitted by Mr. Welch to bill S. 2, aims to add a section that condemns the commutation of George Anthony Devolder Santos's sentence.

The amendment outlines the following findings:

George Anthony Devolder Santos pleaded guilty to aggravated identity theft and wire fraud.
Mr. Santos admitted to several actions, including stealing identities, embezzling funds from campaign donors, charging credit cards without authorization, filing fraudulent reports with the Federal Election Commission, lying in a report to the House of Representatives, and obtaining unemployment benefits through fraud.
Mr. Santos was ordered to forfeit $205,002.97, pay $373,749.97 in restitution, and was sentenced to 87 months in prison.
President Donald J. Trump commuted the sentence of Mr. Santos on October 17, 2025.