H.R. 9374

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 9374 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 9374

To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop and maintain 
an online detainee locator system, and for other purposes.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

June 18, 2026

Ms. Tlaib (for herself, Mr. Amo, Ms. Barragan, Mr. Bell, Ms. Bonamici, 
Mr. Carson, Mr. Casar, Mr. Castro of Texas, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Correa, Ms. 
Craig, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Deluzio, Mr. DeSaulnier, Mr. Garcia 
of Illinois, Mr. Goldman of New York, Mrs. Grijalva, Ms. Houlahan, Ms. 
Hoyle of Oregon, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. Krishnamoorthi, Mr. Larson 
of Connecticut, Ms. Lee of Pennsylvania, Mr. Lieu, Mr. Lynch, Ms. 
McCollum, Ms. Meng, Ms. Morrison, Mr. Moulton, Ms. Norton, Ms. Ocasio-
Cortez, Ms. Omar, Ms. Pressley, Mr. Quigley, Mrs. Ramirez, Mr. Ruiz, 
Ms. Salinas, Ms. Simon, Mr. Thanedar, Mr. Vargas, Ms. Wasserman 
Schultz, Mrs. Watson Coleman, and Ms. Wilson of Florida) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred 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

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A BILL

To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop and maintain 
an online detainee locator system, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Find Our Families Act of 2026''.

SEC. 2. U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION AND U.S. IMMIGRATION AND 
CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT ONLINE DETAINEE LOCATOR SYSTEM.

(a) In General.--The Secretary of Homeland Security (in this 
section referred to as the ``Secretary'') shall develop and maintain an 
online detainee locator system for individuals in the custody of U.S. 
Customs and Border Protection and U.S. Immigration and Customs 
Enforcement.
(b) Requirements for Detainee Locator System.--The online detainee 
locator system developed under this section shall--
(1) be made publicly accessible on the Department of 
Homeland Security website;
(2) be made available in--
(A) English;
(B) Spanish;
(C) Haitian Creole;
(D) any other language, as determined by the 
Officer for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties of the 
Department of Homeland Security, to be among the 10 
most spoken first-languages of individuals based on 
data collected by U.S. Customs and Border Protection 
with respect to nationwide encounters at any point in 
the preceding fiscal year; and
(E) any other language necessary, pursuant to title 
VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000d et 
seq.), which prohibits discrimination on the basis of 
national origin;
(3) include a search function tool that permits a user of 
such system to search for an individual in the custody of U.S. 
Customs and Border Protection and U.S. Immigration and Customs 
Enforcement by inputting--
(A) the alien registration number of such 
individual;
(B) the complete name of such individual; or
(C) the country of birth and date of birth of such 
individual; and
(4) with respect to any search results produced by the 
search function tool described in paragraph (3), display non-
exact matches for first and last names.
(c) Required Detainee Information.--
(1) In general.--Upon implementation of the online detainee 
locator system developed under this section, not later than 8 
hours after an individual is detained by U.S. Customs and 
Border Protection or U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, 
the Secretary shall make available to such system the following 
information:
(A) The alien registration number of such 
individual.
(B) The complete name of such individual.
(C) The date of birth of such individual.
(D) The country of birth of such individual.
(E) The date and time such individual was taken 
into custody by U.S. Customs and Border Protection or 
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
(F) The name and address of the facility or 
location at in which such individual is located.
(G) The contact information for such facility or 
location including a telephone number.
(2) Transfer.--If U.S. Customs and Border Protection or 
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement transfers an 
individual described in paragraph (1) to a different facility 
or location, or to a different Federal, State, local, or Tribal 
law enforcement agency, the Secretary shall make available, not 
later than 8 hours after commencement of such transfer, in 
addition to the information required under paragraph (1)--
(A) any updated information with respect to 
paragraph (1)(E) through (G);
(B) a time-stamped log of any transfers of such 
individual; and
(C) in the case of a transfer that requires such 
individual to be in transit for more than 5 hours--
(i) the address of the facility or location 
from and to which such individual is being 
transferred;
(ii) the mode of transportation being used 
to transfer such individual; and
(iii) the estimated time of arrival.
(3) Protection of minors.--Any information described under 
paragraphs (1) or (2) that pertains to an individual under the 
age of 18, may not be made available to the online detainee 
locator system developed under this section.
(d) Information Data Retention.--Any information made available 
under subsection (c) to the online detainee locator system developed 
under this section shall be retained on such system for not less than 
60 days after an individual is--
(1) released from the custody U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection or U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement; or
(2) removed from the United States.
(e) Compliance.--
(1) The Secretary shall make available a publicly 
accessible and secure online form for any family member or 
legal representative of an individual in the custody of U.S. 
Customs and Border Protection or U.S. Immigration and Customs 
Enforcement to report, with respect to such individual, any 
missing, incorrect, or out-of-date information on the online 
detainee locator system developed under this section.
(2) Not later than 1 week after receiving a report 
submitted pursuant to subsection (e)(1), the Secretary shall--
(A) acknowledge receipt of such report; and
(B) resolve such report.
(f) Penalty.--
(1) In general.--With respect to an employee that fails to 
comply with this section, the Director of Immigration and 
Customs Enforcement or the Commissioner of Customs and Border 
Protection shall investigate such failure, and as appropriate, 
may, pursuant to subchapter II of chapter 75 of title 5, United 
States Code--
(A) furlough such employee;
(B) reduce the pay or grade of such employee; or
(C) suspend such employee for not more than 30 
days.
(2) Further investigation.--After an investigation pursuant 
to subsection (f)(1), the Director of Immigration and Customs 
Enforcement or the Commissioner of Customs and Border 
Protection shall refer such investigation to the Inspector 
General of the Department of Homeland Security for further 
investigation.
(3) Contracts.--The Secretary may not renew a contract for 
any facility or contractor that failed to provide timely or 
accurate data for the online detainee locator developed under 
this section.

SEC. 3. U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION AND U.S. IMMIGRATION AND 
CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT DETAINEE MEDICAL CARE TRANSFER 
REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.

(a) In General.--For any individual in the custody of U.S. Customs 
and Border Protection or U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement who 
is transferred to a facility or location to receive medical attention, 
the Secretary shall notify a family member and any legal representative 
of such individual not later than 5 hours after such transfer is 
initiated and provide the following information:
(1) The name, address, and telephone number of the facility 
or location to which such individual was transferred.
(2) The contact information for the relevant U.S. Customs 
and Border Protection or U.S. Immigration and Customs 
Enforcement office overseeing the--
(A) transfer of such individual; and
(B) medical attention being provided to such 
individual.
(3) The date and time such individual arrived at such 
facility or location.
(4) The symptoms, medical condition, or medical assessment 
that led U.S. Customs and Border Protection or U.S. Immigration 
and Customs Enforcement to transfer such individual to receive 
medical attention.
(5) Any information on the medical status or diagnosis of 
such individual at the time of such notification, as provided 
by a medical provider at each facility or location to and from 
which such individual was transferred.
(b) Visitation Access.--A family member or legal representative may 
not be denied or obstructed from visiting an individual described in 
subsection (a) unless such individual affirmatively declines such 
visit.

SEC. 4. U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION ARREST REPORTING 
REQUIREMENTS.

(a) Arrest Reporting.--For any individual arrested by U.S. Customs 
and Border Protection, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall make 
publicly accessible on the stats and summaries web page on the 
Department of Homeland Security website the following information:
(1) The location and date of the apprehension of such 
individual.
(2) The method of apprehension of such individual.
(3) Whether there was an administrative or judicial warrant 
prior to the arrest of such individual.
(4) The country of birth of such individual.
(5) The name and address of the facility or location at 
which such individual is located following such arrest.
(6) The citizenship of such individual.
(b) Correction of Errors.--
(1) The Secretary shall make available a publicly 
accessible and secure online form for any family member or 
legal representative of an individual arrested by U.S. Customs 
and Border Protection to report any missing or incorrect 
information made accessible under subsection (a).
(2) Not later than 1 week after receiving a report 
submitted pursuant to subsection (b)(1), the Secretary shall--
(A) acknowledge receipt of such report; and
(B) resolve such report.
(c) Report.--Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of 
this Act, and every 90 days thereafter, the Secretary shall review any 
U.S. Customs and Border Protection enforcement operation that is 
ongoing, or was active during the 90-day period prior to a review, and 
submit a report to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
Affairs of the Senate that includes, with respect to each such 
operation--
(1) the number of U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents 
involved;
(2) the number and type of any non-U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection agents or officers engaged in or supporting such 
operation;
(3) the location of such operation;
(4) the justification for such operation;
(5) the number of individuals arrested during such 
operation based on an administrative or judicial warrant;
(6) the number of warrantless arrests conducted during such 
operation;
(7) the number of such warrantless arrests made pursuant to 
section 287(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1357);
(8) the number of people arrested during any protests;
(9) the number of U.S. citizens and non-citizens arrested 
during such operation;
(10) the monetary costs incurred by U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection or any other agency or entity involved by such 
operation; and
(11) any contracts with public or private entities involved 
in such operation.
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