Oversight of Temporary ICE Holding Cells Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 9294 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 9294

    To prohibit extended detention in holding rooms, and for other
                               purposes.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 11, 2026

  Ms. Pettersen (for herself, Mr. Neguse, Mr. Crow, and Ms. DeGette)
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on
 the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security,
for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case
for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of
                        the committee concerned

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                                 A BILL

    To prohibit extended detention in holding rooms, and for other
                               purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Oversight of Temporary ICE Holding
Cells Act''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON EXTENDED DETENTION IN HOLDING ROOMS.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Homeland Security may not detain
an individual in a holding room for more than 12 hours.
    (b) Holding Room Defined.--In this Act, the term ``holding room''
means a secure area used for temporary confinement of any detained
individual before intake processing, institutional appointments
(including court and medical appointments), release, transfer to
another facility, or removal-related transportation.
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