HR8557-119

In Committee

Short-Term Holding Facility Standards Restoration Act.

119th Congress Introduced Apr 28, 2026

Analysis under review: This bill has generated analysis that may be too generic or incomplete. Clause-level evidence remains available below.

Summary

What This Bill Does

The bill adds or tightens a product standard provision: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Short-Term Holding Facility Standards Restoration Act, adds or tightens a product standard, definition change provision: 2. Findings Congress finds the following: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement holding facilities are designed for short-term custody and processing, and adds or tightens a reporting req, compliance mandate provision: 5. Documentation and compliance. It relies on product standards, reporting requirements, compliance mandates, and definition changes. The main policy areas are Environment, Trade, and Transportation.

Who Benefits and How

The available clause analysis does not identify a specific beneficiary group.

Who Bears the Burden and How

No clear private burden is identified from the available clause analysis; implementing agencies may still take on administrative work.

Key Provisions

  • Adds or tightens a product standard provision: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Short-Term Holding Facility Standards Restoration Act.
  • Adds or tightens a product standard, definition change provision: 2. Findings Congress finds the following: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement holding facilities are designed for short-term custody and processing....
  • Adds or tightens a reporting req, compliance mandate provision: 5. Documentation and compliance.
  • Adds or tightens a reporting req, compliance mandate provision: 6. Oversight and reporting.

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for primary purpose and policy domains.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

The bill adds or tightens a product standard provision: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Short-Term Holding Facility Standards Restoration Act, adds or tightens a product standard, definition change provision: 2. Findings Congress finds the following: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement holding facilities are designed for short-term custody and processing, and adds or tightens a reporting req, compliance mandate provision: 5. Documentation and compliance.

Key Policy Areas

Environment, Trade, Transportation

Primary Purpose

The bill adds or tightens a product standard provision: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Short-Term Holding Facility Standards Restoration Act, adds or tightens a product standard, definition change provision: 2. Findings Congress finds the following: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement holding facilities are designed for short-term custody and processing, and adds or tightens a reporting req, compliance mandate provision: 5. Documentation and compliance.

Policy Domains

Environment Trade Transportation

Legislative Progress

In Committee
Introduced Committee Passed
Apr 28, 2026

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Apr 28, 2026

Introduced in House

Apr 28, 2026

Mr. Stanton (for himself, Ms. Ansari, and Mrs. Grijalva) introduced …

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Environment Trade Transportation
Actor Mappings
"secretary_of_homeland_security"
→ Secretary of Homeland Security

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

1 term
"holding facility" §H9BF7F0E4A9634FF0A5B156CD5D03977F

any facility or holding room for temporary custody, processing, or transfer, and not designed for long-term detention

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