S 4593 119th Congress Senate Immigration

Detention Authority Clarification Act

Introduced: July 13, 2026 Introduced by: Budd, Ted Republican · North Carolina See on congress.gov

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

May 20, 2026

Introduced in Senate

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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Banks, Jim

Indiana · Jul 13, 2026

Blackburn, Marsha

Tennessee · May 20, 2026

Cornyn, John

Texas · May 20, 2026

Graham, Lindsey

South Carolina · May 20, 2026

Scott, Tim

South Carolina · May 20, 2026

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 4593: Detention Authority Clarification Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-4593/

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"S. 4593: Detention Authority Clarification Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-4593/.

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S. 4593, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-4593/.

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