HR 10401 · 119th Congress 2025–2027

No ICE Deaths in the Dark Act of 2026

Introduced Sep 15, 2026 Originated House Sponsor Shri Thanedar D-MI

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Sep 15, 2026 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedSep 15, 2026
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Cosponsors 24

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 15, 2026 to Oct 5, 2026; 20 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-NYAdriano EspaillatOriginalSep 15, 2026
D-TXAl GreenOriginalSep 15, 2026
D-NJAnalilia MejiaOriginalSep 15, 2026
D-MSBennie G. ThompsonOriginalSep 15, 2026
D-MNBetty McCollumOriginalSep 15, 2026
D-NJBonnie Watson ColemanOriginalSep 15, 2026
D-NYDaniel S. GoldmanOriginalSep 15, 2026
D-ILDanny K. DavisOriginalSep 15, 2026
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalSep 15, 2026
D-GAHenry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.OriginalSep 15, 2026
D-NJHerbert C. Conaway, Jr.OriginalSep 15, 2026
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyOriginalSep 15, 2026
D-TXJasmine CrockettOriginalSep 15, 2026
D-ILJesús G. "Chuy" GarcíaOriginalSep 15, 2026
D-NJLaMonica McIverOriginalSep 15, 2026
D-ILMike QuigleyOriginalSep 15, 2026
D-MIRashida TlaibOriginalSep 15, 2026
D-MASeth MoultonOriginalSep 15, 2026
D-TNSteve CohenOriginalSep 15, 2026
D-TXVeronica EscobarOriginalSep 15, 2026
D-INAndré CarsonSep 16, 2026
D-TXJulie JohnsonSep 16, 2026
D-CARaul RuizSep 16, 2026
D-CAMaxine WatersOct 5, 2026

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseJudiciary Committee
Referred Sep 15, 2026

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Sep 15, 2026Introduced in House
  2. Sep 15, 2026Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted to Congress under Clause 18 of Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 172, no. 145, September 15, 2026, page H5832.

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To require the Director of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to carry out notification, review, reporting, and record preservation requirements relating to covered deaths involving U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
No ICE Deaths in the Dark Act of 2026

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Immigration.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Sep 15, 2026Introduced in House

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