DHS Release Transparency Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 9099 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 9099

 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to notify a designated 
  point of contact of release of a detained individual, and for other 
                               purposes.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              June 2, 2026

Mr. Kennedy of New York (for himself, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Ms. 
Meng, Mr. Raskin, Mr. Carter of Louisiana, Mr. Walkinshaw, Mr. Goldman 
 of New York, Mr. Nadler, and Mr. Espaillat) introduced the following 
  bill; which was 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

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                                 A BILL

 
 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to notify a designated 
  point of contact of release of a detained individual, and for other 
                               purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``DHS Release Transparency Act''.

SEC. 2. NOTIFICATION OF RELEASE OF A DETAINED INDIVIDUAL.

    (a) Point of Contact.--At the time at which an individual is taken 
into custody of U.S. Customs and Border Protection or U.S. Immigration 
and Customs Enforcement, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall 
provide the individual with the option to--
            (1) designate a point of contact to receive updates with 
        respect to that individual; and
            (2) provide the name and contact information of such point 
        of contact.
    (b) Notification.--
            (1) In general.--Prior to the release of any individual 
        from the custody of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection or 
        U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, other than those who 
        have only been held at a port of entry for less than 12 hours, 
        the Secretary of Homeland Security shall notify the point of 
        contact designated under subsection (a), if a point of contact 
        is so designated, of such release.
            (2) Attempts to notify.--The Secretary of Homeland Security 
        shall attempt to notify a designated point of contact at least 
        twice.
    (c) Translation and Interpretation Services.--The Secretary of 
Homeland Security shall provide translation and interpretation services 
to--
            (1) the detainee, in such language as the detainee may 
        choose, when requesting the optional designation of a point of 
        contact under subsection (a); and
            (2) if applicable, the point of contact, in such language 
        as the point of contact may choose, when making the 
        notification required under subsection (b).
    (d) Limitation.--No information collected under this section may be 
used for enforcement purposes.
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