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Respect Our Communities Act

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To prohibit the Department of Homeland Security from constructing, acquiring, renovating, or operating any new processing site or detention center without providing a mechanism for public comments regarding such activity, entering into a signed, written agreement with appropriate State and local officials, and providing Congress with advance notice of such activity.Official Title as Introduced

Respect Our Communities ActShort Title(s) as Introduced

Legislative history

H.R. 8984·House·Bill·Immigration

Rep. Joseph Morelle(Democratic-New York-25)

May 21, 2026

IntroducedIntroduced in House

May 21, 2026

HouseReferred 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.

May 21, 2026

May 22, 2026

House · CommitteeReferred to the Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Accountability.

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Bill text

May 21, 2026As introduced in the House