# 119-hr-3473: Humane Accountability Act

119-hr-3473, Humane Accountability Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Vasquez, Gabe [D-NM-2] (D-NM); status in_committee (as of 2026-09-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-3473
- Congress: 119
- Title: Humane Accountability Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-05-15
- Sponsor: Rep. Vasquez, Gabe [D-NM-2] (D-NM)
- Cosponsors: 13
- Policy area: Immigration
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-21

## Summary

**Detention transparency and oversight.** This bill would require DHS and HHS to produce detailed, named reporting on detainee encounters, incidents, and removals beginning January 21, 2025. - Families and detainees would see more detailed public data. Reports must include names and nationalities of those detained or removed, records of assaults, sexual assaults, deaths, medical transfers, and complaints about access to counsel and facility conditions. - Congress and independent auditors would get tight reporting timelines and follow-up recommendations. DHS must send an initial information report within 30 days, a joint DHS-HHS report within 60 days, and the Comptroller General would issue recommendations within 90 days of receiving the material. - DHS and HHS would face new notification and transparency rules for unusual detention sites. Agencies would need to give at least 60 days notice before using non-traditional locations such as Department of Defense property, Indian lands, or lands outside the continental U.S., and provide standards of care, timelines, budgets, and compliance information.

## Cosponsors (13)

- Rep. Budzinski, Nikki [D-IL-13] (D-IL), 2025-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-52] (D-CA), 2025-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ramirez, Delia C. [D-IL-3] (D-IL), 2025-05-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garcia, Robert [D-CA-42] (D-CA), 2025-06-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schrier, Kim [D-WA-8] (D-WA), 2025-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sykes, Emilia Strong [D-OH-13] (D-OH), 2025-08-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McDonald Rivet, Kristen [D-MI-8] (D-MI), 2025-09-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moskowitz, Jared [D-FL-23] (D-FL), 2026-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Horsford, Steven [D-NV-4] (D-NV), 2026-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Min, Dave [D-CA-47] (D-CA), 2026-02-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Salinas, Andrea [D-OR-6] (D-OR), 2026-04-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7] (D-VA), 2026-05-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA), 2026-08-13T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- More detention transparency for immigrants and families: benefit, medium. If enacted, the bill would require DHS to report to Congress within 30 days on all CBP and ICE encounters and removals since January 21, 2025. The 30-day report would list detained and removed people by name, nationality, alien number when available, the legal or other authority for each detention…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-7853: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026
- 119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025
- 119-hr-5390: FAMILY Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-3473 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3473)

## Related
- [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-7853: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7853)
- [119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-20)
- [119-hr-5390: FAMILY Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5390)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3473 (as of 2026-09-21).