H.R. 10259

DHS Community Consultation Act of 2026

Sponsor: Veronica Escobar · 0 cosponsors

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Introduced Sep 3
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Introduced Sep 3
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Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Homeland Security, and Armed Services, 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. (Sep 3)

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Sec. 1. Short title

Sec. 2. Requirements for constructing immigration detention facilities

Sec. 3. Prohibitions on constructing immigration detention facilities

(a) Existing structures. The Secretary of Homeland Security may not retrofit, renovate, or reconstruct an existing structure for purposes of detaining any person under the immigration laws (as such term is defined in section 101(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101)) if such existing structure was not intended to house people, including a storage facility, warehouse, or commercial space.

(b) Military installations. The Secretary of Homeland Security may not construct or operate any facility for purposes of detaining any person under the immigration laws on a United States military installation (as defined in section 2801 of title 10, United States Code).