# 119-hr-7984: DHS Use of Force Transparency Act of 2026

119-hr-7984, DHS Use of Force Transparency Act of 2026, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Min, Dave [D-CA-47] (D-CA); status in_committee (as of 2026-09-21).

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- As of: 2026-09-21
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-7984
- Congress: 119
- Title: DHS Use of Force Transparency Act of 2026
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2026-03-18
- Sponsor: Rep. Min, Dave [D-CA-47] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 5
- Policy area: Immigration
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-21

## Summary

**DHS must disclose use-of-force materials to Congress.** This law requires the Secretary of Homeland Security to provide broad, largely unredacted records about DHS officer shootings and deaths in custody to two congressional committees within a set deadline.

## Cosponsors (5)

- Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7] (D-MA), 2026-03-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2026-03-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-14] (D-CA), 2026-03-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] (D-MA), 2026-03-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thanedar, Shri [D-MI-13] (D-MI), 2026-07-27T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- More DHS use-of-force transparency: benefit, medium. If enacted, the bill would require the Secretary of Homeland Security to give two congressional committees all DHS records about serious use-of-force incidents. It would cover officer or agent shootings on or after January 20, 2025 that wound or kill someone, and any death in DHS custody on or afte…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act
- 119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025
- 119-hr-2086: Rights for the TSA Workforce Act
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-7984 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7984)

## 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-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)
- [119-hr-2086: Rights for the TSA Workforce Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2086)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7984 (as of 2026-09-21).