Lindsey Graham
Senate · Republican · South Carolina
Served until Jul 2026
Friday, Jun 5
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 52 - 47. Record Vote Number: 163.
What it would change
Secure America Act
This act provides $70 billion in funding to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) through FY2029 for immigration enforcement, border security, and related activities.
It is known as a reconciliation bill and includes legislation submitted by certain congressional committees pursuant to provisions in the FY2026 congressional budget resolution (S. Con. Res. 33) that directed the committees to submit legislation to the House or Senate Budget Committee that will increase the deficit. (Reconciliation bills are considered by Congress using expedited legislative procedures that prevent a filibuster and restrict amendments in the Senate.)
TITLE I--COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY AND GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
(Sec. 101) This section provides funding for CBP to hire, pay, train, and equip Border Patrol agents and Border Patrol support personnel to conduct functions other than immigration enforcement and customs functions.
The funds provided by this section may not be used to recruit, hire, or train personnel for the duties of processing coordinators after October 31, 2028.
(Sec. 102) This section provides funding to ICE for (1) hiring, paying, training, and equipping Homeland Security Investigations (HIS) agents and support personnel; and (2) other necessary expenses for HSI’s mission support and operations and maintenance.
It also requires specified funds to be used to hire, pay, and equip additional child exploitation investigators and forensics analysts for certain HSI offices to (1) support the identification and rescue of victims of child sexual exploitation and abuse, and (2) train such personnel and state and local law enforcement regarding identifying victims of child sexual exploitation and abuse.
The funds provided by this section must be used for functions other than those related to HSI’s immigration enforcement and customs enforcement missions.
(Sec. 103) This section provides funding to CBP for border security, technology, and screening, including
- procurement and integration of new nonintrusive inspection equipment and associated civil works (e.g., artificial intelligence, machine learning, and other innovative technologies) and other mission support to combat the entry or exit of illicit narcotics at ports of entry and along the southwest, northern, and maritime borders;
- upgrading and procurement of platforms for rapid air and marine response capabilities;
- upgrading and procurement of border surveillance technologies along the southwest, northern, and maritime borders;
- necessary expenses, including the deployment of technology, relating to the biometric entry and exit system under the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004;
- enhancing border security by combating drug trafficking, including fentanyl and its precursor chemicals, at the southwest, northern, and maritime borders; and
- necessary expenses for CBP's mission support and operations and maintenance for functions other than those related to its immigration enforcement and customs missions.
None of the funds provided by this section may be used for the procurement or deployment of surveillance towers along the southwest border and the northern border that have not been tested and accepted by CBP to deliver autonomous capabilities.
Under this section the term autonomous means a system designed to apply artificial intelligence, machine learning, computer vision, or other algorithms to accurately detect, identify, classify, and track items of interest in real time such that the system can make operational adjustments without the active engagement of personnel or continuous human command or control.
(Sec. 104) This section provides additional funding to DHS for the purposes for which funding is provided in this title.
TITLE II--COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY
(Sec. 201) This section provides funding to CBP for hiring, paying, training, and equipping CBP agents and the necessary support staff, and other necessary expenses for mission support and operations and maintenance, in order to carry out immigration enforcement activities.
(Sec. 202) This section provides funding to ICE for immigration enforcement and related activities, including
- hiring, paying, and training personnel;
- transportation;
- information technology;
- facility and fleet maintenance and sustainment;
- 287(g) agreements (i.e., agreements that allow state and local law enforcement agencies to perform certain immigration enforcement functions);
- the Office of the Principal Legal Advisor;
- operation and maintenance; and
- operations by ICE to arrest certain unlawful aliens.
(Sec. 203) This section provides additional funding to DHS for (1) the purposes for which funding is provided in this title, (2) the assignment of certain DHS employees and state officers to carry out immigration enforcement activities, or (3) the participation of state and local agencies in certain homeland security efforts.
Summary by the Congressional Research Service
S. 1318 · Fallen Servicemembers Religious Heritage Restoration Act
A bill to direct the American Battle Monuments Commission to establish a program to identify American-Jewish servicemembers buried in United States military cemeteries overseas under markers that incorrectly represent their religion and heritage, and for other purposes.
On the Motion to Proceed. Motion to Proceed Rejected, 47–52.
What is a motion to proceed?
A vote on whether to start debating a bill or other measure.
On Passage of the Bill. Bill Passed, 52–47.
To provide for limitations on judgments, awards, and compromise settlements under section 1304 of title 31, United States Code.
On the Motion. Motion Rejected, 51–48.
To prohibit the use of funds to provide payments to certain individuals.
On the Motion. Motion Rejected, 53–46.
To appropriate amounts for local law enforcement hiring programs. Official page ›
On the Amendment. Amendment Rejected, 45–53.
To provide compensation to law enforcement officers who defended the United States Capitol during the events that occurred at or near the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021, and for other purposes.
On the Motion. Motion Rejected, 52–47.
To prohibit the Department of Justice from using taxpayer funds to make settlement payments to individuals convicted of assaulting law enforcement officers on January 6, 2021.
On the Motion. Motion Rejected, 54–45.
To make appropriations for transparency and accountability. Official page ›
On the Amendment. Amendment Rejected, 46–53.
To make funds available for the timely adjudication of DACA renewal applications. Official page ›
On the Amendment. Amendment Rejected, 47–52.
To rescind unobligated balances under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. Official page ›
On the Amendment. Amendment Rejected, 46–53.
To transfer amounts for youth mentoring programs of the Department of Justice. Official page ›
On the Amendment. Amendment Rejected, 46–53.
An original bill to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33.
On the Motion. Motion Rejected, 48–51.
To repurpose funds previously appropriated for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement for the timely processing of DACA applications and related employment authorization documents and to prohibit the use of funds to arrest, detain, deport, or remove DACA recipients.
On the Motion. Motion Rejected, 48–51.
To ensure only citizens are registered to vote in elections for Federal office, and to require voters to provide photo identification.
On the Motion. Motion Rejected, 50–49.
Thursday, Jun 4
To support the work performed by the Immigration Detention Ombudsman.
On the Motion. Motion Rejected, 46–53.
To redirect funding for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to the Child Care and Development Block Grant program.
On the Motion. Motion Rejected, 46–53.
To place reasonable limits on contributions to Super PACs which make independent expenditures.
On the Motion. Motion Rejected, 45–53.
An original bill to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33.
On the Motion. Motion Rejected, 46–52.
To make appropriations for the conduct of inspections of the Delaney Hall Detention Facility.
On the Motion. Motion Rejected, 46–53.
To prohibit the distribution of Federal funds to individuals convicted of certain crimes.
On the Motion. Motion Rejected, 51–47.
To ensure only citizens are registered to vote in elections for Federal office, and to require voters to provide photo identification, and for other purposes.
On the Motion. Motion Rejected, 48–50.
To prohibit an individual from acting as Director of National Intelligence if such individual is simultaneously serving as the head of any other Federal department or agency.
On the Motion. Motion Rejected, 49–49.
To help build 7,000,000 new homes.
On the Motion. Motion Rejected, 46–52.
An original bill to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33.
On the Motion. Motion Rejected, 47–50.
Votes and bills from the official record; every item links to its source.
Bills they sponsored · 37
S.Res. 786 · A resolution designating July 15, 2026, as "Glioblastoma Awareness Day".
Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3052; text: CR S3061-3062) · Jun 23, 2026
S. 4671 · Federal Firearms Licensee Protection Act of 2026
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. · Jun 3, 2026
Became Public Law No: 119-98. · Jun 10, 2026
S. 4533 · Coast Guard Personnel Equipment Act
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. · May 14, 2026
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. · Apr 30, 2026
Bills they cosponsored · 166
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S3214) · Jun 24, 2026
S. 4873 · Promoting Human Flourishing in Foreign Assistance Act
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. · Jun 23, 2026
S. 4775 · Stopping Harmful and Outrageous Torts Act
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. · Jun 11, 2026
S. 4659 · Election Security Partnership Act
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. · Jun 2, 2026
Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2480; text: CR S2478-2479) · Jun 1, 2026
Committees
No committee seats on record.
Bills and committee seats from the official record.