119th Congress · HOUSE BILLBILL

H.R. 8984Respect Our Communities Act

To prohibit the Department of Homeland Security from constructing, acquiring, renovating, or operating any new processing site or detention center without providing a mechanism for public comments regarding such activity, entering into a signed, written agreement with appropriate State and local officials, and providing Congress with advance notice of such activity.

Introduced May 21, 2026
Last action May 21, 2026
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Provisions · 3 sectionsIntroduced in House
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May 21, 2026
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.
May 21, 2026
Introduced in House