HouseH.R. 9374119th Congress
Find Our Families Act of 2026
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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
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[H.R. 9374 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 9374
To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop and maintain
an online detainee locator system, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
June 18, 2026
Ms. Tlaib (for herself, Mr. Amo, Ms. Barragan, Mr. Bell, Ms. Bonamici,
Mr. Carson, Mr. Casar, Mr. Castro of Texas, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Correa, Ms.
Craig, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Deluzio, Mr. DeSaulnier, Mr. Garcia
of Illinois, Mr. Goldman of New York, Mrs. Grijalva, Ms. Houlahan, Ms.
Hoyle of Oregon, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. Krishnamoorthi, Mr. Larson
of Connecticut, Ms. Lee of Pennsylvania, Mr. Lieu, Mr. Lynch, Ms.
McCollum, Ms. Meng, Ms. Morrison, Mr. Moulton, Ms. Norton, Ms. Ocasio-
Cortez, Ms. Omar, Ms. Pressley, Mr. Quigley, Mrs. Ramirez, Mr. Ruiz,
Ms. Salinas, Ms. Simon, Mr. Thanedar, Mr. Vargas, Ms. Wasserman
Schultz, Mrs. Watson Coleman, and Ms. Wilson of Florida) 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 develop and maintain
an online detainee locator system, 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 ``Find Our Families Act of 2026''.
SEC. 2. U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION AND U.S. IMMIGRATION AND
CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT ONLINE DETAINEE LOCATOR SYSTEM.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of Homeland Security (in this
section referred to as the ``Secretary'') shall develop and maintain an
online detainee locator system for individuals in the custody of U.S.
Customs and Border Protection and U.S. Immigration and Customs
Enforcement.
(b) Requirements for Detainee Locator System.--The online detainee
locator system developed under this section shall--
(1) be made publicly accessible on the Department of
Homeland Security website;
(2) be made available in--
(A) English;
(B) Spanish;
(C) Haitian Creole;
(D) any other language, as determined by the
Officer for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties of the
Department of Homeland Security, to be among the 10
most spoken first-languages of individuals based on
data collected by U.S. Customs and Border Protection
with respect to nationwide encounters at any point in
the preceding fiscal year; and
(E) any other language necessary, pursuant to title
VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000d et
seq.), which prohibits discrimination on the basis of
national origin;
(3) include a search function tool that permits a user of
such system to search for an individual in the custody of U.S.
Customs and Border Protection and U.S. Immigration and Customs
Enforcement by inputting--
(A) the alien registration number of such
individual;
(B) the complete name of such individual; or
(C) the country of birth and date of birth of such
individual; and
(4) with respect to any search results produced by the
search function tool described in paragraph (3), display non-
exact matches for first and last names.
(c) Required Detainee Information.--
(1) In general.--Upon implementation of the online detainee
locator system developed under this section, not later than 8
hours after an individual is detained by U.S. Customs and
Border Protection or U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement,
the Secretary shall make available to such system the following
information:
(A) The alien registration number of such
individual.
(B) The complete name of such individual.
(C) The date of birth of such individual.
(D) The country of birth of such individual.
(E) The date and time such individual was taken
into custody by U.S. Customs and Border Protection or
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
(F) The name and address of the facility or
location at in which such individual is located.
(G) The contact information for such facility or
location including a telephone number.
(2) Transfer.--If U.S. Customs and Border Protection or
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement transfers an
individual described in paragraph (1) to a different facility
or location, or to a different Federal, State, local, or Tribal
law enforcement agency, the Secretary shall make available, not
later than 8 hours after commencement of such transfer, in
addition to the information required under paragraph (1)--
(A) any updated information with respect to
paragraph (1)(E) through (G);
(B) a time-stamped log of any transfers of such
individual; and
(C) in the case of a transfer that requires such
individual to be in transit for more than 5 hours--
(i) the address of the facility or location
from and to which such individual is being
transferred;
(ii) the mode of transportation being used
to transfer such individual; and
(iii) the estimated time of arrival.
(3) Protection of minors.--Any information described under
paragraphs (1) or (2) that pertains to an individual under the
age of 18, may not be made available to the online detainee
locator system developed under this section.
(d) Information Data Retention.--Any information made available
under subsection (c) to the online detainee locator system developed
under this section shall be retained on such system for not less than
60 days after an individual is--
(1) released from the custody U.S. Customs and Border
Protection or U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement; or
(2) removed from the United States.
(e) Compliance.--
(1) The Secretary shall make available a publicly
accessible and secure online form for any family member or
legal representative of an individual in the custody of U.S.
Customs and Border Protection or U.S. Immigration and Customs
Enforcement to report, with respect to such individual, any
missing, incorrect, or out-of-date information on the online
detainee locator system developed under this section.
(2) Not later than 1 week after receiving a report
submitted pursuant to subsection (e)(1), the Secretary shall--
(A) acknowledge receipt of such report; and
(B) resolve such report.
(f) Penalty.--
(1) In general.--With respect to an employee that fails to
comply with this section, the Director of Immigration and
Customs Enforcement or the Commissioner of Customs and Border
Protection shall investigate such failure, and as appropriate,
may, pursuant to subchapter II of chapter 75 of title 5, United
States Code--
(A) furlough such employee;
(B) reduce the pay or grade of such employee; or
(C) suspend such employee for not more than 30
days.
(2) Further investigation.--After an investigation pursuant
to subsection (f)(1), the Director of Immigration and Customs
Enforcement or the Commissioner of Customs and Border
Protection shall refer such investigation to the Inspector
General of the Department of Homeland Security for further
investigation.
(3) Contracts.--The Secretary may not renew a contract for
any facility or contractor that failed to provide timely or
accurate data for the online detainee locator developed under
this section.
SEC. 3. U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION AND U.S. IMMIGRATION AND
CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT DETAINEE MEDICAL CARE TRANSFER
REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.
(a) In General.--For any individual in the custody of U.S. Customs
and Border Protection or U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement who
is transferred to a facility or location to receive medical attention,
the Secretary shall notify a family member and any legal representative
of such individual not later than 5 hours after such transfer is
initiated and provide the following information:
(1) The name, address, and telephone number of the facility
or location to which such individual was transferred.
(2) The contact information for the relevant U.S. Customs
and Border Protection or U.S. Immigration and Customs
Enforcement office overseeing the--
(A) transfer of such individual; and
(B) medical attention being provided to such
individual.
(3) The date and time such individual arrived at such
facility or location.
(4) The symptoms, medical condition, or medical assessment
that led U.S. Customs and Border Protection or U.S. Immigration
and Customs Enforcement to transfer such individual to receive
medical attention.
(5) Any information on the medical status or diagnosis of
such individual at the time of such notification, as provided
by a medical provider at each facility or location to and from
which such individual was transferred.
(b) Visitation Access.--A family member or legal representative may
not be denied or obstructed from visiting an individual described in
subsection (a) unless such individual affirmatively declines such
visit.
SEC. 4. U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION ARREST REPORTING
REQUIREMENTS.
(a) Arrest Reporting.--For any individual arrested by U.S. Customs
and Border Protection, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall make
publicly accessible on the stats and summaries web page on the
Department of Homeland Security website the following information:
(1) The location and date of the apprehension of such
individual.
(2) The method of apprehension of such individual.
(3) Whether there was an administrative or judicial warrant
prior to the arrest of such individual.
(4) The country of birth of such individual.
(5) The name and address of the facility or location at
which such individual is located following such arrest.
(6) The citizenship of such individual.
(b) Correction of Errors.--
(1) The Secretary shall make available a publicly
accessible and secure online form for any family member or
legal representative of an individual arrested by U.S. Customs
and Border Protection to report any missing or incorrect
information made accessible under subsection (a).
(2) Not later than 1 week after receiving a report
submitted pursuant to subsection (b)(1), the Secretary shall--
(A) acknowledge receipt of such report; and
(B) resolve such report.
(c) Report.--Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of
this Act, and every 90 days thereafter, the Secretary shall review any
U.S. Customs and Border Protection enforcement operation that is
ongoing, or was active during the 90-day period prior to a review, and
submit a report to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of
Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs of the Senate that includes, with respect to each such
operation--
(1) the number of U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents
involved;
(2) the number and type of any non-U.S. Customs and Border
Protection agents or officers engaged in or supporting such
operation;
(3) the location of such operation;
(4) the justification for such operation;
(5) the number of individuals arrested during such
operation based on an administrative or judicial warrant;
(6) the number of warrantless arrests conducted during such
operation;
(7) the number of such warrantless arrests made pursuant to
section 287(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.
1357);
(8) the number of people arrested during any protests;
(9) the number of U.S. citizens and non-citizens arrested
during such operation;
(10) the monetary costs incurred by U.S. Customs and Border
Protection or any other agency or entity involved by such
operation; and
(11) any contracts with public or private entities involved
in such operation.
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