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119th Congress

S. 3894

Respect for Local Communities Act

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Passed House
  5. To President
  6. Became law
Sponsor
Jeanne Shaheen(D-NH)
Introduced
Feb 23, 2026
Policy area
Immigration
Committees
Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Official text
Introduced in Senate · Congress.gov page

Cosponsors (7)

Original cosponsors (1)

Added later (6)

Summary

No Congressional Research Service summary yet. CRS usually publishes one a few weeks after a bill is introduced.

Official title: A bill 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(Feb 23, 2026): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

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