U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
HB9374: Find Our Families Act of 2026
Status: In committee, July 7, 2026
To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop and maintain an online detainee locator system, and for other purposes.
What the bill says
To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop and maintain an online detainee locator system, and for other purposes.
From the introduced text, June 18, 2026:
A BILL To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop and maintain an online detainee locator system, and for other purposes. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Find Our Families Act of 2026 . SECTION 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 …
Sponsors
- Rashida Tlaib (D, HD-MI-12) · primary sponsor
- Gabe Amo (D, HD-RI-1)
- Nanette Barragan (D)
- Wesley Bell (D, HD-001)
- Suzanne Bonamici (D)
- Andre Carson (D, HD-IN-7)
- Greg Casar (D, 35)
- Joaquin Castro (D, HD-TX-20)
- Steve Cohen (D, HD-009)
- Luis Correa (D, HD-CA-46)
- Angela Craig (D, HD-MN-2)
- Danny Davis (D, HD-IL-7)
Latest actions
- : Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement.
- : Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H4228)
- : 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.
- : Introduced in House
Subjects: Immigration
Common questions
- What is HB9374?
- HB9374 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): Find Our Families Act of 2026.
- What does HB9374 do?
- In its own words: To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop and maintain an online detainee locator system, and for other purposes.
- What is the status of HB9374?
- In committee as of July 7, 2026. Latest action: Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement. (July 7, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB9374?
- Rashida Tlaib (D, HD-MI-12), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB9374?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9374
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