HR 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.

Bill status

Status
In committee
Sponsor
Rep. Rashida Tlaib [D-MI-12]
Cosponsors
13
Introduced
2026-04-23
Latest action
2026-04-24: Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Accountability.

Committee referrals

Recent actions

  • 2026-04-23: 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.
  • 2026-04-23: 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.
  • 2026-04-23: Introduced in House
  • 2026-04-23: Introduced in House