# 119-hr-5603: Emergency Responder Protection Act

119-hr-5603, Emergency Responder Protection Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Randall, Emily [D-WA-6] (D-WA); status introduced (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-5603
- Congress: 119
- Title: Emergency Responder Protection Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-09-26
- Sponsor: Rep. Randall, Emily [D-WA-6] (D-WA)
- Cosponsors: 14
- Policy area: Immigration
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Limits immigration enforcement within 1,000 feet of protected emergency response locations.** The bill would bar enforcement actions that take place, are focused on, or occur within that zone except for narrow exigent circumstances and specified preapproved national security operations. - Families and disaster survivors: People at disaster relief sites, shelters, and family reunification points would be shielded from routine immigration enforcement near those sites within 1,000 feet. - Emergency responders and relief organizations: Relief operations would face less disruption because officers must be discreet, minimize time at sites, and limit actions to preapproved targets. - Migrants subject to enforcement: Information collected in violation of the rule could not be used in removal proceedings and the affected person could file for immediate termination of the proceeding. - DHS personnel and agencies: ICE, CBP, and other designated enforcers would have to stop when exigent circumstances are unclear, consult a supervisor in real time, and follow new annual training requirements for senior officials. - Oversight and transparency: Within 30 days of any enforcement at a protected location DHS must report details to the Inspector General and the Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, and ICE and CBP leaders and the OIG must provide annual reports to Congress. This bill would also require DHS to define certain officials and issue implementing rules within 90 days.

## Cosponsors (14)

- Rep. Garcia, Sylvia R. [D-TX-29] (D-TX), 2025-09-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2025-09-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2] (D-IL), 2025-09-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1] (D-WA), 2025-09-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cisneros, Gilbert Ray [D-CA-31] (D-CA), 2025-09-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2025-09-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] (D-CA), 2025-09-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18] (D-CA), 2025-09-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garcia, Robert [D-CA-42] (D-CA), 2025-09-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Salinas, Andrea [D-OR-6] (D-OR), 2025-09-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] (D-OR), 2025-09-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-32] (D-CA), 2025-10-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] (D-WA), 2025-10-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Latimer, George [D-NY-16] (D-NY), 2026-03-05T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Limits immigration arrests near emergencies: benefit, medium. This bill would limit immigration enforcement within 1,000 feet of active emergency response sites. These include disaster areas, shelters, supply distribution, evacuation routes, reunification sites, and groups giving emergency aid. Officers, including ICE and CBP, would have to stop unless clear…
- Stronger reporting on actions at emergency sites: benefit, low. After any action at a protected emergency site, DHS would have to send a report within 30 days to its Inspector General and Civil Rights offices. The report would list the date, place, site, agency, officers, reason or written approval, target, arrests, collateral arrests, and if a supervisor was c…
- Training and rules for DHS officers: benefit, low. The rules would take effect 90 days after enactment. Within 90 days, DHS would issue rules, define who counts as a supervisor and an authorizing official, and set how to apply the limits. Named ICE and CBP leaders would have to give their staff yearly training on these protected‑site rules and on t…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-8800: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027
- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-7853: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026
- 119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act
- 119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-5603 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5603)

## Related
- [119-hr-8800: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8800)
- [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-7853: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7853)
- [119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-51)
- [119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-20)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5603 (as of 2026-04-21).