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HR8548Rep. Kamlager-Dove, Sydney [D-CA-37] (D-CA)
introduced
HR3473119th Congress
Humane Accountability Act
Sponsored By: Representative Rep. Vasquez, Gabe [D-NM-2]
Introduced
Summary
Transparent, timely reporting on immigration detention is the bill's central goal. The Humane Accountability Act would require DHS and HHS to deliver detailed data and coordinated oversight about people held by CBP, ICE, and the Office of Refugee Resettlement and to notify Congress before using nontraditional detention sites.
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- Families and children would get clearer records. Agencies must report detainee encounters and removals since January 21, 2025, including names and nationalities and any removals to CECOT or Guantanamo, and they must notify Congress at least 60 days before holding minors or family units in nontraditional sites, with beds, costs, care standards, and agreements.
- Detainees and their families would see more transparency on safety and legal access. Reports must list assaults needing medical care, sexual assault reports and investigation findings, deaths, medical transfers requiring overnight hospitalization, complaint frequencies, and actions taken to address problems and access to counsel.
- Oversight and tracking would increase. The Comptroller General must make recommendations within 90 days after the joint DHS and HHS report on issues like more Inspector General reviews, ensuring legal visitation and access, and improving public tracking of detainee locations and final repatriation information.
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30-day report on detentions and removals
Within 30 days of enactment, DHS would report to Congress on CBP and ICE encounters and removals since January 21, 2025. For each detention, it would list the person’s name, nationality, and the legal authority used. It would count encounters at schools, places of worship, hospitals, child care centers, courthouses, and similar sites. It would list anyone sent to CECOT in El Salvador or to Guantanamo Bay, and give full details for each removal, including alien number and destination country.
Advance notice for nontraditional detention sites
At least 60 days before using a nontraditional detention site for detainees, including noncitizen minors or family units, DHS or HHS would have to notify Congress. This could include sites on Defense property, on Indian lands, or outside the continental U.S. The notice would name the site, explain why it is needed, and state the number of beds. It would describe due process and access plans, the standard of care and access to medical services, the timeline, costs, budgets, and any payment agreements. It would be coordinated with the Attorney General and the Secretary of Defense.
Report and watchdog review of detainee care
Within 60 days of enactment, DHS and HHS would send Congress a joint report on people in CBP, ICE, or ORR custody. It would list assaults needing medical care, sexual assault reports and findings, calls to local police or emergency crews, hospital transfers, and any deaths. It would track complaints about abuse, neglect, retaliation, poor conditions, deaths, and lack of access to lawyers, and say what was done. Within 90 days after getting that report, the Comptroller General would recommend ways to improve visitation access, inspections, and tracking, including fixes to ICE’s online locator. The review would also address the impact of closing DHS and USCIS ombudsman offices on reporting problems.
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Rep. Vasquez, Gabe [D-NM-2]
NM • D
Cosponsors
Rep. Budzinski, Nikki [D-IL-13]
IL • D
Sponsored 5/15/2025
Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-52]
CA • D
Sponsored 5/15/2025
Rep. Ramirez, Delia C. [D-IL-3]
IL • D
Sponsored 5/21/2025
Rep. Garcia, Robert [D-CA-42]
CA • D
Sponsored 6/4/2025
Schrier
WA • D
Sponsored 7/29/2025
Rep. Sykes, Emilia Strong [D-OH-13]
OH • D
Sponsored 8/12/2025
McDonald Rivet
MI • D
Sponsored 9/8/2025
Rep. Moskowitz, Jared [D-FL-23]
FL • D
Sponsored 2/4/2026
Rep. Horsford, Steven [D-NV-4]
NV • D
Sponsored 2/4/2026
Rep. Min, Dave [D-CA-47]
CA • D
Sponsored 2/24/2026
Rep. Salinas, Andrea [D-OR-6]
OR • D
Sponsored 4/13/2026
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