Restoring Access for Detainees Act
In committee: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- House
- Sponsors
- 50
- Latest action
- Nov 7, 2025
What it does
The Restoring Access for Detainees Act would require the Department of Homeland Security to provide free telephone and communication services to individuals in civil immigration detention, including at least 200 free minutes per month for contacting family or legal counsel and unlimited free minutes for communication with attorneys, courts, government agencies, and oversight bodies. It mandates that detainees be given an initial opportunity to notify family of their location and to speak privately with legal counsel or consular officials upon arrival or transfer, with protections against monitoring or recording of privileged communications. The bill applies to all aliens in DHS custody and…
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Where it stands
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What moved
Who is involved
Sponsors
The lawmakers who put their names on it, lead sponsors first.
- Maxine Dexter
- Andrea Salinas
- Becca Balint
- Bonnie Watson Coleman
- Chellie Pingree
- Chris Deluzio
- Dan Goldman
- Danny Davis
- Dave Min
- Debbie Wasserman Schultz
- Derek Tran
- Eleanor Norton
- Emily Randall
- Eric Sorensen
- Frederica Wilson
- George Latimer
- Gilbert Cisneros
- Jasmine Crockett
- Jesús García
- Jill Tokuda
- Judy Chu
- Julie Johnson
- Kelly Morrison
- LaMonica McIver
- Laura Friedman
- Lizzie Fletcher
- Luz Rivas
- Mary Scanlon
- Nellie Pou
- Nikema Williams
- Pramila Jayapal
- Rashida Tlaib
- Rick Larsen
- Robin Kelly
- Salud Carbajal
- Scott Peters
- Seth Magaziner
- Shri Thanedar
- Stacey Plaskett
- Steven Horsford
- Suhas Subramanyam
- Susie Lee
- Suzanne Bonamici
- Sydney Kamlager-Dove
- Ted Lieu
- Valerie Hoyle
- Veronica Escobar
- Yassamin Ansari
- Yvette Clarke
- Zoe Lofgren
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Where it goes next
While a bill can still move, the questions are about people and money.