Families Deserve to Know Act
In committee: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- House
- Sponsors
- 3
- Latest action
- Aug 13, 2026
What it does
The Families Deserve to Know Act would require U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to establish policies and procedures to notify the next-of-kin or emergency contact of individuals in ICE custody upon their death, serious illness, serious injury, or hospitalization. The bill mandates that ICE collect and maintain emergency contact information upon intake, allow updates every 90 days, provide information in the individual’s understood language, and deliver timely notifications—within 12 hours for deaths and as soon as practicable for serious medical events—with specific details about the incident, medical care, and remains. It also includes protections for confidentiality,…
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Where it stands
Introduced (Done)
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Who is involved
Sponsors
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Where it goes next
While a bill can still move, the questions are about people and money.