Federal · 119th Congress
Respect Our Communities Act
Policy areaImmigration
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Other titles2
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 history4
May 22, 2026
House · CommitteeReferred to the Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Accountability.
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
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
IntroducedIntroduced in House