Humanitarian Standards for Individuals in ICE and CBP Custody Act
Sponsored By: Representative Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-25]
Introduced
Summary
This bill would create and require enforceable humanitarian health and living standards for people held in ICE and CBP custody. It sets rules for medical screening, basic needs, staffing, training, and independent oversight to raise care and safety across ports, stations, and short-term facilities.
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- Families and children get prioritized medical attention and child-focused care. Initial in-person screenings must be done within 12 hours of arrival and within 6 hours for high-priority cases like children and pregnant people, with parent-or-guardian chaperones when possible.
- Every detainee would have guaranteed water, food, hygiene, and medications. Facilities must provide at least 1 gallon of drinking water per person per day and meals meeting minimum calories for ages 12 and up, and they must not deny necessary prescribed medicines.
- Medical staffing, training, and oversight would expand and tighten. Each intake site needs a licensed medical professional, staff must get humanitarian and child-health training, DHS must allow unannounced Inspector General inspections, and the Government Accountability Office must report on implementation within 1 year.
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-25]
CA • D
Cosponsors
Wilson (FL)
FL • D
Sponsored 2/3/2026
Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6]
MA • D
Sponsored 2/3/2026
Elfreth
MD • D
Sponsored 2/3/2026
Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-7]
CA • D
Sponsored 2/3/2026
Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
DC • D
Sponsored 2/3/2026
Barragan
CA • D
Sponsored 2/3/2026
Simon
CA • D
Sponsored 2/3/2026
Rep. Garcia, Sylvia R. [D-TX-29]
TX • D
Sponsored 2/3/2026
Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12]
NJ • D
Sponsored 2/3/2026
Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8]
CA • D
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Rep. Ansari, Yassamin [D-AZ-3]
AZ • D
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Rep. Morrison, Kelly [D-MN-3]
MN • D
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Craig
MN • D
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Rep. Thanedar, Shri [D-MI-13]
MI • D
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Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20]
NY • D
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Espaillat
NY • D
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Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25]
FL • D
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Schrier
WA • D
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Rep. Tokuda, Jill N. [D-HI-2]
HI • D
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Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8]
IL • D
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Johnson (GA)
GA • D
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Grijalva
AZ • D
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Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2]
NC • D
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Rep. Correa, J. Luis [D-CA-46]
CA • D
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Rep. Jacobs, Sara [D-CA-51]
CA • D
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Rep. Bell, Wesley [D-MO-1]
MO • D
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Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2]
CO • D
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Rep. Salinas, Andrea [D-OR-6]
OR • D
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Rep. Min, Dave [D-CA-47]
CA • D
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Liccardo
CA • D
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Rep. Kamlager-Dove, Sydney [D-CA-37]
CA • D
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Khanna
CA • D
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Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5]
IL • D
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Soto
FL • D
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Scott (VA)
VA • D
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Mullin
CA • D
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Davis (IL)
IL • D
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Rep. Goodlander, Maggie [D-NH-2]
NH • D
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Rep. Goldman, Daniel S. [D-NY-10]
NY • D
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Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2]
IL • D
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Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9]
OH • D
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Rep. Hoyle, Val T. [D-OR-4]
OR • D
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Rep. Garcia, Robert [D-CA-42]
CA • D
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Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5]
MO • D
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Rep. Morelle, Joseph D. [D-NY-25]
NY • D
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Rep. Walkinshaw, James R. [D-VA-11]
VA • D
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Mfume
MD • D
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Rep. McClain Delaney, April [D-MD-6]
MD • D
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Bonamici
OR • D
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Rep. Pettersen, Brittany [D-CO-7]
CO • D
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Rep. Brown, Shontel M. [D-OH-11]
OH • D
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Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14]
FL • D
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Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-52]
CA • D
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Levin
CA • D
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Gomez
CA • D
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Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7]
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McBride
DE • D
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Cohen
TN • D
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Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8]
MA • D
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Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12]
NY • D
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Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36]
CA • D
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Kennedy (NY)
NY • D
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Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2]
WA • D
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Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26]
CA • D
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Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1]
NV • D
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Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33]
TX • D
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Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1]
CO • D
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Cherfilus-McCormick
FL • D
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Rep. Torres, Ritchie [D-NY-15]
NY • D
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Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2]
WI • D
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Lofgren
CA • D
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Rep. Subramanyam, Suhas [D-VA-10]
VA • D
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Rep. Frankel, Lois [D-FL-22]
FL • D
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Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5]
CT • D
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Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9]
NY • D
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Mrvan
IN • D
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Cisneros
CA • D
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Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10]
CA • D
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Pallone
NJ • D
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Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7]
VA • D
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Norcross
NJ • D
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Casten
IL • D
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Rep. Johnson, Julie [D-TX-32]
TX • D
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Fletcher
TX • D
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Rep. Strickland, Marilyn [D-WA-10]
WA • D
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Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4]
PA • D
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Rep. Rivas, Luz M. [D-CA-29]
CA • D
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Rep. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ-8]
NJ • D
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Budzinski
IL • D
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Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4]
IL • D
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Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28]
CA • D
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