DHS Release Transparency Act
Latest action · Jul 7, 2026 Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement.
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.
- IntroducedJun 2, 2026
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Cosponsors 20
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 2, 2026 to Sep 28, 2026; 8 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NY | Adriano Espaillat | Original | Jun 2, 2026 |
| D-MS | Bennie G. Thompson | Original | Jun 2, 2026 |
| D-NY | Daniel S. Goldman | Original | Jun 2, 2026 |
| D-NY | Grace Meng | Original | Jun 2, 2026 |
| D-VA | James R. Walkinshaw | Original | Jun 2, 2026 |
| D-MD | Jamie Raskin | Original | Jun 2, 2026 |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | Original | Jun 2, 2026 |
| D-LA | Troy A. Carter | Original | Jun 2, 2026 |
| D-NY | George Latimer | Jun 3, 2026 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Jun 4, 2026 | |
| D-IL | Raja Krishnamoorthi | Jun 4, 2026 | |
| D-NJ | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Jun 8, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Judy Chu | Jun 8, 2026 | |
| D-TX | Julie Johnson | Jun 9, 2026 | |
| D-NJ | LaMonica McIver | Jun 9, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Nanette Diaz Barragán | Jun 9, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. | Jul 6, 2026 | |
| D-NJ | Nellie Pou | Sep 3, 2026 | |
| D-NC | Deborah K. Ross | Sep 10, 2026 | |
| D-MA | Stephen F. Lynch | Sep 28, 2026 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Jun 2, 2026 |
| House | Homeland Security Committee | Referred Jun 2, 2026 |
| Border Security and Enforcement Subcommittee | Referred Jul 7, 2026 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 7, 2026Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement.
- Jun 2, 2026Introduced in House
- Jun 2, 2026Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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 H5417 | Timothy M. Kennedy D-NY | Sep 1, 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. 93, June 2, 2026, page H3775.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to notify a designated point of contact of release of a detained individual, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- DHS Release Transparency Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Immigration.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 2, 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.
