House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Restoring Access for Detainees Act
Official title: To restore limited, free telephone service for detainees to facilitate consultations with legal counsel and to maintain ties with their families, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Maxine Dexter D-ORWhere it went
- IntroducedNov 7, 2025
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Nov 7, 2025 — Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5941.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. DEXTER, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 187, November 7, 2025, Page H4586):Article 1, Section 8Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record November 7, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 20 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5941, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/5941
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- June 5, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
49 cosponsors — 49 Democrats
0 of 49 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Yassamin Ansari (D-AZ), Becca Balint (D-VT), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Salud Carbajal (D-CA), Judy Chu (D-CA), Gilbert Cisneros (D-CA), Yvette Clarke (D-NY), Jasmine Crockett (D-TX), Danny Davis (D-IL), Christopher Deluzio (D-PA), Veronica Escobar (D-TX), Lizzie Fletcher (D-TX), Laura Friedman (D-CA), Jesús García (D-IL), Daniel Goldman (D-NY), Steven Horsford (D-NV), Val Hoyle (D-OR), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Julie Johnson (D-TX), Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-CA), Robin Kelly (D-IL), Rick Larsen (D-WA), George Latimer (D-NY), Susie Lee (D-NV), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Seth Magaziner (D-RI), LaMonica McIver (D-NJ), Dave Min (D-CA), Kelly Morrison (D-MN) and 19 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Maxine Dexter.
- H.R. 4446 (119th) FAST VETS Act
- H.R. 9270 (119th) Dignity and Due Process for Children Act of 2026
- H.R. 4976 (119th) Shielding Students from Wildfire Smoke Act
- H.R. 10255 (119th) Penalties for Polluters Act
- H.R. 10256 (119th) Taxpayer Relief from Big Oil Act
- H.R. 4493 (119th) Climate Health Emergency Act of 2025
Related bills
- S. 3146 (119th) Restoring Access for Detainees ActIdentical bill
Relationships as recorded by Congress.gov.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 26, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.