H.R. 7709 119th Congress House

Full-Body Restraint Prohibition Act

Official title: To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to prohibit the Secretary of Homeland Security from obligating or expending Federal funds for the acquisition of, or… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to prohibit the Secretary of Homeland Security from obligating or expending Federal funds for the acquisition of, or utilizing, full-body restraints, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 25, 2026 Introduced by: Delia C. Ramirez Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov

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Became law

Feb 26, 2026

Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Accountability.

Feb 25, 2026

Introduced in House

Feb 25, 2026

Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.

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What's happening now February 26, 2026

Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Accountability.

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Committees of jurisdiction 2

Homeland Security Committee
House of Representatives
Oversight, Investigations, and Accountability Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Homeland Security Committee

Lobbying activity 1

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

HUMAN RIGHTS FIRST
for HUMAN RIGHTS FIRST · New York · 1st Quarter 2026 (Jan 1 - Mar 31)

Bodies those filers lobbied

Defense, Dept of (DOD)
1 filing
Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)
1 filing
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
1 filing
Justice, Dept of (DOJ)
1 filing
SENATE
1 filing
State, Dept of (DOS)
1 filing
White House Office
1 filing

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Cosponsors 15

McClain Delaney, April

Maryland · Aug 10, 2026

Mullin, Kevin

California · Jun 18, 2026

Frost, Maxwell

Florida · Mar 9, 2026

Evans, Dwight

Pennsylvania · Mar 4, 2026

Davis, Danny K.

Illinois · Feb 25, 2026

Espaillat, Adriano

New York · Feb 25, 2026

Goldman, Daniel S.

New York · Feb 25, 2026

Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"

Georgia · Feb 25, 2026

Lee, Summer L.

Pennsylvania · Feb 25, 2026

Lofgren, Zoe

California · Feb 25, 2026

Norton, Eleanor Holmes

District of Columbia · Feb 25, 2026

Randall, Emily

Washington · Feb 25, 2026

Simon, Lateefah

California · Feb 25, 2026

Tlaib, Rashida

Michigan · Feb 25, 2026

Velázquez, Nydia M.

New York · Feb 25, 2026

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7709: Full-Body Restraint Prohibition Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-7709/

MLA

"H.R. 7709: Full-Body Restraint Prohibition Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-7709/.

Bluebook (legal)

H.R. 7709, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-7709/.

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