Full-Body Restraint Prohibition Act
In committee: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- House
- Sponsors
- 16
- Latest action
- Feb 26, 2026
What it does
The Full-Body Restraint Prohibition Act would prohibit the Secretary of Homeland Security from using federal funds to acquire or utilize full-body restraints—defined as four-point or five-point devices that immobilize an individual—within the Department of Homeland Security. The bill applies to all DHS officers and employees, mandating removal from federal service for violations, including deception about such use, and requires detailed quarterly reports to Congress on compliance, restraint inventories, and specific incident data including the demographics, injuries, and circumstances of any individual subjected to such restraints. Existing contracts for full-body restraints entered into…
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