119th Congress
H.R. 8984
Respect Our Communities Act
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To President
- Became law
- Sponsor
- Joseph D. Morelle(D-NY)
- Introduced
- May 21, 2026
- Policy area
- Immigration
- Committees
- House Committee on Homeland Security; House Committee on the Judiciary
- Official text
- Introduced in House · Congress.gov page
Cosponsors (0)
No cosponsors.
Summary
No Congressional Research Service summary yet. CRS usually publishes one a few weeks after a bill is introduced.
Official title: 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.
Latest action(May 22, 2026): Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Accountability.
Roll-call votes
No recorded votes on this bill.
Actions
- May 22, 2026
Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Accountability. - May 21, 2026 · House
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