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119-hr-6149119th Congress
FAIR Act
Sponsored By: Representative Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36]
Introduced
Summary
Guarantees detainees timely access to constituent services and privacy waivers. This bill would require immigration detention centers to give detainees privacy waiver forms and the ICE National Detainee Handbook in the detainee's language, allow access to email and printing, and create a formal complaint and federal-enforcement process.
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- Detainees and families: Would get the Department's Privacy Waiver (ICE Form 60-001) and a Congressional Privacy Release in their language, plus the National Detainee Handbook within 24 hours of arrival.
- Congressional offices and advocates: Would receive an electronic notice and a copy of the privacy release within 7 days after a detainee requests help, allowing faster outreach on individual cases.
- Detention centers and enforcement: Facilities must provide computers, email, printing, and interpretation on request. They can face internal complaints or federal civil suits if they fail to provide required forms or services within 30 days, and the Secretary would have 180 days to issue implementing rules.
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Easier congressional help for immigration detainees
If enacted, immigration detention centers would have to give you the National Detainee Handbook and the facility handbook within 24 hours of arrival. They would do this in your language when available, or provide a professional interpreter if you ask. The handbook would include a section on how to get help from a congressional office and how to file a complaint. On written request, you would get a Privacy Waiver (ICE Form 60-001 or a successor) and a Congressional Privacy Release. You could use the law library, a computer, email, printing, copying, and writing supplies to contact a congressional office or a third-party helper. Within 7 days of your request, the center would electronically notify the proper congressional office and include your Privacy Release; this would be the office for your last U.S. address or your helper’s address. If the center does not give the forms within 30 days, or breaks these rules, you could file a grievance or sue in federal court, with an interpreter provided if needed. The amendment would take effect 90 days after enactment, DHS would issue rules within 180 days, and centers would be notified within 270 days.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36]
CA • D
Cosponsors
Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12]
NJ • D
Sponsored 10/1/2026
Rep. Jacobs, Sara [D-CA-51]
CA • D
Sponsored 11/19/2025
Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13]
NY • D
Sponsored 11/19/2025
Rep. Salazar, Maria Elvira [R-FL-27]
FL • R
Sponsored 12/11/2025
Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6]
MA • D
Sponsored 12/19/2025
Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12]
MI • D
Sponsored 12/19/2025
Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2]
NC • D
Sponsored 4/9/2026
Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9]
NY • D
Sponsored 4/9/2026
Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20]
NY • D
Sponsored 4/9/2026
Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4]
GA • D
Sponsored 4/9/2026
Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9]
WA • D
Sponsored 4/13/2026
Rep. Davids, Sharice [D-KS-3]
KS • D
Sponsored 4/14/2026
Rep. Cisneros, Gilbert Ray [D-CA-31]
CA • D
Sponsored 4/21/2026
Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2]
CO • D
Sponsored 4/13/2026
Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
DC • D
Sponsored 4/22/2026
Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2]
MN • D
Sponsored 4/28/2026
Rep. Underwood, Lauren [D-IL-14]
IL • D
Sponsored 5/12/2026
Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4]
IL • D
Sponsored 5/13/2026
Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-52]
CA • D
Sponsored 5/19/2026
Rep. Thanedar, Shri [D-MI-13]
MI • D
Sponsored 6/3/2026
Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28]
CA • D
Sponsored 8/13/2026
Rep. McBride, Sarah [D-DE-At Large]
DE • D
Sponsored 8/31/2026
Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39]
CA • D
Sponsored 9/2/2026
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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