H.R. 8494 explained · 119th Congress · Pending in Congress
To prohibit the Department of Homeland Security from entering into, modifying, extending, or renewing, any contract or intergovernmental service agreement to establish or operate any new immigration detention model, including the use of warehouses, modular facilities, soft-sided structures, tent systems, and processing centers.
Cosponsors: 25 (25 D, 0 R) · per Congress.gov, 2026-10-08
Introduced: 2026-04-23
Latest action (2026-04-24): Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Accountability.
What H.R. 8494 does, in plain terms
The Congressional Research Service has not published a summary of H.R. 8494 yet. Its official title: “To prohibit the Department of Homeland Security from entering into, modifying, extending, or renewing, any contract or intergovernmental service agreement to establish or operate any new immigration detention model, including the use of warehouses, modular facilities, soft-sided structures, tent systems, and processing centers.”.
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