H.R. 6397
119th Congress
House
Dignity for Detained Immigrants Act
Official title: To provide standards for facilities at which aliens in the custody of the Department of Homeland Security are detained, and for other purposes.
Everywhere this bill has been
4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 4, 2025
Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Accountability.
Dec 4, 2025
Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement.
Dec 3, 2025
Introduced in House
Dec 3, 2025
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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Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Accountability.
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Lobbying activity
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- FRIENDS COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL LEGISLATION
- AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS
- AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL OF THE USA, INC.
- NETWORK LOBBY FOR CATHOLIC SOCIAL JUSTICE
- FRIENDS COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL LEGISLATION
- FRIENDS COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL LEGISLATION
Bodies those filers lobbied
- HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
- SENATE
- Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)
- State, Dept of (DOS)
- Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)
- White House Office
- Council of Economic Advisers (CEA)
- Labor, Dept of (DOL)
Cosponsors
135
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Blair, Everton
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Foster, Bill
D
Neal, Richard E.
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Latimer, George
D
Conaway, Herbert C.
D
Mfume, Kweisi
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Neguse, Joe
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Bell, Wesley
D
McClain Delaney, April
D
Carbajal, Salud O.
D
Larsen, Rick
D
DelBene, Suzan K.
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Adams, Alma S.
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Amo, Gabe
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Ansari, Yassamin
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Balint, Becca
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Barragán, Nanette Diaz
D
Beyer, Donald S.
D
Bonamici, Suzanne
D
Boyle, Brendan F.
D
Brown, Shontel M.
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Brownley, Julia
D
Carson, André
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Carter, Troy A.
D
Casar, Greg
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Casten, Sean
D
Castro, Joaquin
D
Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila
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Chu, Judy
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Clarke, Yvette D.
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Cleaver, Emanuel
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Cohen, Steve
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Correa, J. Luis
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Crockett, Jasmine
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Crow, Jason
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Davis, Danny K.
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Dean, Madeleine
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DeGette, Diana
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DeSaulnier, Mark
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Dexter, Maxine
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Dingell, Debbie
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Doggett, Lloyd
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Escobar, Veronica
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Espaillat, Adriano
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Evans, Dwight
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Fletcher, Lizzie
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Foushee, Valerie P.
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Frankel, Lois
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Friedman, Laura
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Frost, Maxwell
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