S. 5324 119th Congress Senate

Fairness to Freedom Act of 2026

Official title: A bill to establish the right to counsel, at Government expense for those who cannot afford counsel, for people facing removal.

Introduced: August 6, 2026 Introduced by: Adam B. Schiff Democratic · California See on congress.gov

Immigration

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Aug 6, 2026

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Aug 6, 2026

Introduced in Senate

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Related & companion bills 3

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Committees of jurisdiction 1

Judiciary Committee
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Lobbying activity 1

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

CARPI & CLAY, INC
for COUNTY OF MARIN · California · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)

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Federal Highway Administration (FHA)
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SENATE
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Cosponsors 8

Booker, Cory A.

New Jersey · Aug 6, 2026

Gillibrand, Kirsten E.

New York · Aug 6, 2026

Markey, Edward J.

Massachusetts · Aug 6, 2026

Merkley, Jeff

Oregon · Aug 6, 2026

Padilla, Alex

California · Aug 6, 2026

Sanders, Bernard

Vermont · Aug 6, 2026

Warren, Elizabeth

Massachusetts · Aug 6, 2026

Wyden, Ron

Oregon · Aug 6, 2026

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 5324: Fairness to Freedom Act of 2026. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-5324/

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"S. 5324: Fairness to Freedom Act of 2026." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-5324/.

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S. 5324, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-5324/.

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