HR9294Referred to Committee
Oversight of Temporary ICE Holding Cells Act
Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber4
Passed Both5
Signed into Law119th
Congress
2026-06-11
Introduced
3
Cosponsors
HR
ⓘType
Sponsor
Brittany Pettersen
Democrat · CO · Representative
Votes with party: 96.7% (550 recorded votes)
Top industries funding sponsor:
- Climate & Environment$5k
Full profile: /officials/P000620
Source: Congress.gov · FEC
Cosponsors (3)
Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.
Latest Action
The most recent step in the bill's legislative path. Committee Activity below shows referrals and reports; the full action-by-action history including floor proceedings lives at Congress.gov →
Committee Activity
Currently in
- House Committee on Homeland SecurityReferred To · 2026-06-11
- House Committee on the JudiciaryReferred To · 2026-06-11
Plain-English Summary
The bill would require the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency to follow stricter rules and oversight when holding people in temporary detention facilities, ensuring these facilities meet certain safety and health standards. It would give Congress and oversight committees the power to inspect these facilities and review how ICE operates them, affecting both the agency's practices and the conditions for people detained during immigration proceedings.
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Subjects
Immigration
Full Bill Text
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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 9294 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9294 To prohibit extended detention in holding rooms, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 11, 2026 Ms. Pettersen (for herself, Mr. Neguse, Mr. Crow, and Ms. DeGette) 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 _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To prohibit extended detention in holding rooms, 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 ``Oversight of Temporary ICE Holding Cells Act''. SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON EXTENDED DETENTION IN HOLDING ROOMS. (a) In General.--The Secretary of Homeland Security may not detain an individual in a holding room for more than 12 hours. (b) Holding Room Defined.--In this Act, the term ``holding room'' means a secure area used for temporary confinement of any detained individual before intake processing, institutional appointments (including court and medical appointments), release, transfer to another facility, or removal-related transportation. <all>
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