U.S. House · 119th Congress · H.R. 7652
Respect for Local Communities Act
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.
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- Sponsor
- Chris PappasD-NH-1
- Introduced
- February 23, 2026, in the House
- Issue areas
- Policy area
- Immigration (from the Congressional Research Service)
- Full text and actions
- congress.gov
Votes on this bill (0)
Neither the House nor the Senate has held a roll-call vote on this bill.
Cosponsors (7)
7 Democrats. Each member is shown with the party they were counted with on the day they signed on. How we count these
Original cosponsors
- Maggie GoodlanderD-NH-2
Signed on later
- Chrissy HoulahanD-PA-6February 24, 2026
- Frank Pallone, Jr.D-NJ-6February 25, 2026
- Sharice DavidsD-KS-3March 3, 2026
- Valerie P. FousheeD-NC-4March 3, 2026
- Shri ThanedarD-MI-13March 4, 2026
- Deborah K. RossD-NC-2April 6, 2026