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H.R.8984

Respect Our Communities Act

Introduced·5/21/26

Prohibits DHS from constructing new processing sites or detention centers without public comment, local agreements, and congressional notice.

The Respect Our Communities Act prohibits the Department of Homeland Security from constructing, acquiring, renovating, or operating any new processing site or detention center without providing a mechanism for public comments, entering into a signed, written agreement with appropriate State and local officials, and providing Congress with advance notice. The bill defines "new processing site or detention center" as any facility operated by, or pursuant to a contract with, U.S. Customs and Border Protection or U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

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Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Accountability Committee
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History

May 22

House

Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Accountability.

May 21

House

Introduced in House

May 21

House

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.