U.S. Senate · 119th Congress · S. 3894
Respect for Local Communities Act
A bill 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
- Jeanne ShaheenD-NH
- Introduced
- February 23, 2026, in the Senate
- 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
Signed on later
- Mark KellyD-AZMarch 3, 2026
- Ruben GallegoD-AZMarch 10, 2026
- Jon OssoffD-GAMarch 25, 2026
- Tim KaineD-VAApril 14, 2026
- Elissa SlotkinD-MIMay 18, 2026
- Kirsten E. GillibrandD-NYJuly 13, 2026