Find Our Families Act of 2026

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 9374 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 9374

 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop and maintain
       an online detainee locator system, and for other purposes.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 18, 2026

Ms. Tlaib (for herself, Mr. Amo, Ms. Barragan, Mr. Bell, Ms. Bonamici,
Mr. Carson, Mr. Casar, Mr. Castro of Texas, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Correa, Ms.
 Craig, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Deluzio, Mr. DeSaulnier, Mr. Garcia
of Illinois, Mr. Goldman of New York, Mrs. Grijalva, Ms. Houlahan, Ms.
Hoyle of Oregon, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. Krishnamoorthi, Mr. Larson
   of Connecticut, Ms. Lee of Pennsylvania, Mr. Lieu, Mr. Lynch, Ms.
 McCollum, Ms. Meng, Ms. Morrison, Mr. Moulton, Ms. Norton, Ms. Ocasio-
 Cortez, Ms. Omar, Ms. Pressley, Mr. Quigley, Mrs. Ramirez, Mr. Ruiz,
    Ms. Salinas, Ms. Simon, Mr. Thanedar, Mr. Vargas, Ms. Wasserman
Schultz, Mrs. Watson Coleman, and Ms. Wilson of Florida) 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 require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop and maintain
       an online detainee locator system, 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 ``Find Our Families Act of 2026''.

SEC. 2. U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION AND U.S. IMMIGRATION AND
              CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT ONLINE DETAINEE LOCATOR SYSTEM.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Homeland Security (in this
section referred to as the ``Secretary'') shall develop and maintain an
online detainee locator system for individuals in the custody of U.S.
Customs and Border Protection and U.S. Immigration and Customs
Enforcement.
    (b) Requirements for Detainee Locator System.--The online detainee
locator system developed under this section shall--
            (1) be made publicly accessible on the Department of
        Homeland Security website;
            (2) be made available in--
                    (A) English;
                    (B) Spanish;
                    (C) Haitian Creole;
                    (D) any other language, as determined by the
                Officer for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties of the
                Department of Homeland Security, to be among the 10
                most spoken first-languages of individuals based on
                data collected by U.S. Customs and Border Protection
                with respect to nationwide encounters at any point in
                the preceding fiscal year; and
                    (E) any other language necessary, pursuant to title
                VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000d et
                seq.), which prohibits discrimination on the basis of
                national origin;
            (3) include a search function tool that permits a user of
        such system to search for an individual in the custody of U.S.
        Customs and Border Protection and U.S. Immigration and Customs
        Enforcement by inputting--
                    (A) the alien registration number of such
                individual;
                    (B) the complete name of such individual; or
                    (C) the country of birth and date of birth of such
                individual; and
            (4) with respect to any search results produced by the
        search function tool described in paragraph (3), display non-
        exact matches for first and last names.
    (c) Required Detainee Information.--
            (1) In general.--Upon implementation of the online detainee
        locator system developed under this section, not later than 8
        hours after an individual is detained by U.S. Customs and
        Border Protection or U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement,
        the Secretary shall make available to such system the following
        information:
                    (A) The alien registration number of such
                individual.
                    (B) The complete name of such individual.
                    (C) The date of birth of such individual.
                    (D) The country of birth of such individual.
                    (E) The date and time such individual was taken
                into custody by U.S. Customs and Border Protection or
                U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
                    (F) The name and address of the facility or
                location at in which such individual is located.
                    (G) The contact information for such facility or
                location including a telephone number.
            (2) Transfer.--If U.S. Customs and Border Protection or
        U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement transfers an
        individual described in paragraph (1) to a different facility
        or location, or to a different Federal, State, local, or Tribal
        law enforcement agency, the Secretary shall make available, not
        later than 8 hours after commencement of such transfer, in
        addition to the information required under paragraph (1)--
                    (A) any updated information with respect to
                paragraph (1)(E) through (G);
                    (B) a time-stamped log of any transfers of such
                individual; and
                    (C) in the case of a transfer that requires such
                individual to be in transit for more than 5 hours--
                            (i) the address of the facility or location
                        from and to which such individual is being
                        transferred;
                            (ii) the mode of transportation being used
                        to transfer such individual; and
                            (iii) the estimated time of arrival.
            (3) Protection of minors.--Any information described under
        paragraphs (1) or (2) that pertains to an individual under the
        age of 18, may not be made available to the online detainee
        locator system developed under this section.
    (d) Information Data Retention.--Any information made available
under subsection (c) to the online detainee locator system developed
under this section shall be retained on such system for not less than
60 days after an individual is--
            (1) released from the custody U.S. Customs and Border
        Protection or U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement; or
            (2) removed from the United States.
    (e) Compliance.--
            (1) The Secretary shall make available a publicly
        accessible and secure online form for any family member or
        legal representative of an individual in the custody of U.S.
        Customs and Border Protection or U.S. Immigration and Customs
        Enforcement to report, with respect to such individual, any
        missing, incorrect, or out-of-date information on the online
        detainee locator system developed under this section.
            (2) Not later than 1 week after receiving a report
        submitted pursuant to subsection (e)(1), the Secretary shall--
                    (A) acknowledge receipt of such report; and
                    (B) resolve such report.
    (f) Penalty.--
            (1) In general.--With respect to an employee that fails to
        comply with this section, the Director of Immigration and
        Customs Enforcement or the Commissioner of Customs and Border
        Protection shall investigate such failure, and as appropriate,
        may, pursuant to subchapter II of chapter 75 of title 5, United
        States Code--
                    (A) furlough such employee;
                    (B) reduce the pay or grade of such employee; or
                    (C) suspend such employee for not more than 30
                days.
            (2) Further investigation.--After an investigation pursuant
        to subsection (f)(1), the Director of Immigration and Customs
        Enforcement or the Commissioner of Customs and Border
        Protection shall refer such investigation to the Inspector
        General of the Department of Homeland Security for further
        investigation.
            (3) Contracts.--The Secretary may not renew a contract for
        any facility or contractor that failed to provide timely or
        accurate data for the online detainee locator developed under
        this section.

SEC. 3. U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION AND U.S. IMMIGRATION AND
              CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT DETAINEE MEDICAL CARE TRANSFER
              REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.

    (a) In General.--For any individual in the custody of U.S. Customs
and Border Protection or U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement who
is transferred to a facility or location to receive medical attention,
the Secretary shall notify a family member and any legal representative
of such individual not later than 5 hours after such transfer is
initiated and provide the following information:
            (1) The name, address, and telephone number of the facility
        or location to which such individual was transferred.
            (2) The contact information for the relevant U.S. Customs
        and Border Protection or U.S. Immigration and Customs
        Enforcement office overseeing the--
                    (A) transfer of such individual; and
                    (B) medical attention being provided to such
                individual.
            (3) The date and time such individual arrived at such
        facility or location.
            (4) The symptoms, medical condition, or medical assessment
        that led U.S. Customs and Border Protection or U.S. Immigration
        and Customs Enforcement to transfer such individual to receive
        medical attention.
            (5) Any information on the medical status or diagnosis of
        such individual at the time of such notification, as provided
        by a medical provider at each facility or location to and from
        which such individual was transferred.
    (b) Visitation Access.--A family member or legal representative may
not be denied or obstructed from visiting an individual described in
subsection (a) unless such individual affirmatively declines such
visit.

SEC. 4. U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION ARREST REPORTING
              REQUIREMENTS.

    (a) Arrest Reporting.--For any individual arrested by U.S. Customs
and Border Protection, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall make
publicly accessible on the stats and summaries web page on the
Department of Homeland Security website the following information:
            (1) The location and date of the apprehension of such
        individual.
            (2) The method of apprehension of such individual.
            (3) Whether there was an administrative or judicial warrant
        prior to the arrest of such individual.
            (4) The country of birth of such individual.
            (5) The name and address of the facility or location at
        which such individual is located following such arrest.
            (6) The citizenship of such individual.
    (b) Correction of Errors.--
            (1) The Secretary shall make available a publicly
        accessible and secure online form for any family member or
        legal representative of an individual arrested by U.S. Customs
        and Border Protection to report any missing or incorrect
        information made accessible under subsection (a).
            (2) Not later than 1 week after receiving a report
        submitted pursuant to subsection (b)(1), the Secretary shall--
                    (A) acknowledge receipt of such report; and
                    (B) resolve such report.
    (c) Report.--Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of
this Act, and every 90 days thereafter, the Secretary shall review any
U.S. Customs and Border Protection enforcement operation that is
ongoing, or was active during the 90-day period prior to a review, and
submit a report to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of
Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs of the Senate that includes, with respect to each such
operation--
            (1) the number of U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents
        involved;
            (2) the number and type of any non-U.S. Customs and Border
        Protection agents or officers engaged in or supporting such
        operation;
            (3) the location of such operation;
            (4) the justification for such operation;
            (5) the number of individuals arrested during such
        operation based on an administrative or judicial warrant;
            (6) the number of warrantless arrests conducted during such
        operation;
            (7) the number of such warrantless arrests made pursuant to
        section 287(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.
        1357);
            (8) the number of people arrested during any protests;
            (9) the number of U.S. citizens and non-citizens arrested
        during such operation;
            (10) the monetary costs incurred by U.S. Customs and Border
        Protection or any other agency or entity involved by such
        operation; and
            (11) any contracts with public or private entities involved
        in such operation.
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