Drain ICE Act of 2026
Latest action · Feb 4, 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.
- IntroducedFeb 4, 2026
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Cosponsors 56
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 4, 2026 to Aug 31, 2026; 37 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-AZ | Adelita S. Grijalva | Original | Feb 4, 2026 |
| D-IN | André Carson | Original | Feb 4, 2026 |
| D-OR | Andrea Salinas | Original | Feb 4, 2026 |
| D-NJ | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Original | Feb 4, 2026 |
| D-CA | Brad Sherman | Original | Feb 4, 2026 |
| D-CO | Brittany Pettersen | Original | Feb 4, 2026 |
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | Original | Feb 4, 2026 |
| D-NY | Daniel S. Goldman | Original | Feb 4, 2026 |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Original | Feb 4, 2026 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Feb 4, 2026 |
| D-WA | Emily Randall | Original | Feb 4, 2026 |
| D-MD | Glenn Ivey | Original | Feb 4, 2026 |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Original | Feb 4, 2026 |
| D-CT | Jahana Hayes | Original | Feb 4, 2026 |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Original | Feb 4, 2026 |
| D-VA | Jennifer L. McClellan | Original | Feb 4, 2026 |
| D-CA | John Garamendi | Original | Feb 4, 2026 |
| D-CA | Judy Chu | Original | Feb 4, 2026 |
| D-CA | Kevin Mullin | Original | Feb 4, 2026 |
| D-CA | Laura Friedman | Original | Feb 4, 2026 |
| D-FL | Lois Frankel | Original | Feb 4, 2026 |
| D-PA | Mary Gay Scanlon | Original | Feb 4, 2026 |
| D-FL | Maxwell Frost | Original | Feb 4, 2026 |
| D-CA | Nanette Diaz Barragán | Original | Feb 4, 2026 |
| D-GA | Nikema Williams | Original | Feb 4, 2026 |
| D-IL | Raja Krishnamoorthi | Original | Feb 4, 2026 |
| D-MI | Rashida Tlaib | Original | Feb 4, 2026 |
| D-NY | Ritchie Torres | Original | Feb 4, 2026 |
| D-IL | Robin L. Kelly | Original | Feb 4, 2026 |
| D-CA | Sara Jacobs | Original | Feb 4, 2026 |
| D-MA | Seth Moulton | Original | Feb 4, 2026 |
| D-OH | Shontel M. Brown | Original | Feb 4, 2026 |
| D-MI | Shri Thanedar | Original | Feb 4, 2026 |
| D-OR | Suzanne Bonamici | Original | Feb 4, 2026 |
| D-NM | Teresa Leger Fernandez | Original | Feb 4, 2026 |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Original | Feb 4, 2026 |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Original | Feb 4, 2026 |
| D-TX | Jasmine Crockett | Feb 9, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Julia Brownley | Feb 9, 2026 | |
| D-NV | Steven Horsford | Feb 9, 2026 | |
| D-MO | Wesley Bell | Feb 9, 2026 | |
| D-NJ | Robert Menendez | Feb 11, 2026 | |
| D-NJ | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Feb 20, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Lateefah Simon | Feb 24, 2026 | |
| D-PA | Brendan F. Boyle | Feb 25, 2026 | |
| D-FL | Darren Soto | Mar 3, 2026 | |
| D-NY | George Latimer | Mar 5, 2026 | |
| D-IL | Mike Quigley | Mar 5, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Ted Lieu | Mar 5, 2026 | |
| D-TX | Lloyd Doggett | Mar 16, 2026 | |
| D-MD | April McClain Delaney | Mar 19, 2026 | |
| D-OR | Val T. Hoyle | Mar 25, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Maxine Waters | Jun 23, 2026 | |
| D-NY | Paul Tonko | Jul 22, 2026 | |
| D-CO | Diana DeGette | Aug 31, 2026 | |
| D-MA | Stephen F. Lynch | Aug 31, 2026 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Feb 4, 2026 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 4, 2026Introduced in House
- Feb 4, 2026Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H2721 | Yassamin Ansari D-AZ | Mar 26, 2026 |
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
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 172, no. 25, February 4, 2026, page H2031.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend an Act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of Public Law 119-21 (commonly referred to as the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act") to remove funding for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Drain ICE Act of 2026
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Immigration.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 4, 2026Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.