HR8557-119

In Committee

Short-Term Holding Facility Standards Restoration Act.

119th Congress Introduced Apr 28, 2026

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, Short-Term Holding Facility Standards Restoration Act., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators. The main policy domain is Government Operations, Immigration, Transportation.

Who Benefits and How

federal agencies and legislative administrators may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section HC815663B7B0A4E0FB1C7BD5A25EDDE6D: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Short-Term Holding Facility Standards Restoration Act.
  • Section H9D4E060033844A75AEB5005714703F3B: 2. Findings Congress finds the following: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement holding facilities are designed for short-term custody and processing. Prior...
  • Section H8F4F9BBCC72F4D489242649E4D763F40: 3. Limitation on duration of detention The Secretary of Homeland Security shall ensure that, absent exceptional circumstances described in subsection (b), a...
  • Section H00D29529A77B4EB884AFF0B57928ABE6: 4. Humane conditions The Secretary of Homeland Security shall ensure that— each U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement holding facility is safe, clean,...
  • Section H0955D24F6E6B4A8A8921675A5AABAAE7: 5. Documentation and compliance The Secretary of Homeland Security shall require contemporaneous documentation of any instance in which a detainee is held in a...

Evidence Chain:

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At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, Short-Term Holding Facility Standards Restoration Act., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.

Key Policy Areas

Government Operations, Immigration, Transportation

Primary Purpose

This bill, Short-Term Holding Facility Standards Restoration Act., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.

Policy Domains

Government Operations Immigration Transportation

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • federal agencies and legislative administrators
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federal agencies and legislative administrators: ,
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
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federal implementing agencies: ,

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
Government Operations Immigration 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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