H.R. 8494
119th Congress
House
To prohibit the Department of Homeland Security from entering into, modifying, extending, or renewing, any contract or intergovernmental service agreement to establish or operate any new immigration…
Official title: To prohibit the Department of Homeland Security from entering into, modifying, extending, or renewing, any contract or intergovernmental service agreement to e… Show full official titleShow less
Official title: To prohibit the Department of Homeland Security from entering into, modifying, extending, or renewing, any contract or intergovernmental service agreement to establish or operate any new immigration detention model, including the use of warehouses, modular facilities, soft-sided structures, tent systems, and processing centers.
Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 24, 2026
Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Accountability.
Apr 23, 2026
Introduced in House
Apr 23, 2026
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.
Bill text
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Committees of jurisdiction
3
Lobbying activity
2
Cosponsors
25
D
Quigley, Mike
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Hoyle, Val T.
D
Jayapal, Pramila
D
McCollum, Betty
D
Escobar, Veronica
D
Wilson, Frederica S.
D
Craig, Angie
D
Mfume, Kweisi
D
Casar, Greg
D
Garcia, Sylvia R.
D
Simon, Lateefah
D
Takano, Mark
D
Castro, Joaquin
D
Clarke, Yvette D.
D
Davis, Danny K.
D
García, Jesús G. "Chuy"
D
Goldman, Daniel S.
D
Green, Al
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Grijalva, Adelita S.
D
McClain Delaney, April
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Morrison, Kelly
D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
D
Ramirez, Delia C.
D
Salinas, Andrea
D
Thanedar, Shri
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8494: To prohibit the Department of Homeland Security from entering into, modifying, extending, or renewing, any contract or intergovernmental service agreement to establish or operate any new immigration detention model, including the use of warehouses, modular facilities, soft-sided structures, tent systems, and processing centers.. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-8494/
"H.R. 8494: To prohibit the Department of Homeland Security from entering into, modifying, extending, or renewing, any contract or intergovernmental service agreement to establish or operate any new immigration detention model, including the use of warehouses, modular facilities, soft-sided structures, tent systems, and processing centers.." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-8494/.
H.R. 8494, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-8494/.
[H.R. 8494: To prohibit the Department of Homeland Security from entering into, modifying, extending, or renewing, any contract or intergovernmental service agreement to establish or operate any new immigration detention model, including the use of warehouses, modular facilities, soft-sided structures, tent systems, and processing centers.](https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-8494/)