Bills · 119th Congress · H.R. 8494

To prohibit the Department of Homeland Security from entering into, modifying, extending, or renewing, any contract or intergovernmental service agreement to establish or operate any new immigration detention model, including the use of warehouses, modular facilities, soft-sided structures, tent systems, and processing centers.

IntroducedConfirmed from the official record

Sponsored by Rashida Tlaib DDemocrat, introduced . Policy area, as Congress files it: Immigration.

Status is read from the official actions by their Library of Congress codes: Became Public Law (36000) or a law number on the bill reads "Became law"; Vetoed (31000) reads "Vetoed"; Presented to President (28000) reads "Sent to the President"; passed or agreed to in the House (8000) and in the Senate (17000) reads "Passed both chambers"; one of them alone reads "Passed the House" or "Passed the Senate" ("Agreed to" for a resolution); reported to the House (5000) or the Senate (14000) reads "Reported by committee"; anything else reads "Introduced".

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Cosponsors

25 cosponsors.

Cosponsors
MemberJoined
April McClain Delaney DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Yvette D. Clarke DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Delia C. Ramirez DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Eleanor Holmes Norton DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Daniel S. Goldman DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Jesús G. "Chuy" García DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Kelly Morrison DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Shri Thanedar DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Andrea Salinas DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Danny K. Davis DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Al Green DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Adelita S. Grijalva DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Joaquin Castro DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Lateefah Simon DDemocrat
Greg Casar DDemocrat
Sylvia R. Garcia DDemocrat
Mark Takano DDemocrat
Angie Craig DDemocrat
Kweisi Mfume DDemocrat
Frederica S. Wilson DDemocrat
Veronica Escobar DDemocrat
Betty McCollum DDemocrat
Pramila Jayapal DDemocrat
Val T. Hoyle DDemocrat
Mike Quigley DDemocrat

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Actions

  1. Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Accountability.
  2. Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  3. Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  4. Introduced in House
  5. Introduced in House

Committees

  • Homeland Security Committee (House)Referred To, April 23, 2026
  • Judiciary Committee (House)Referred To, April 23, 2026

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