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Senate bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced

Respect for Local Communities Act

S. 3894Introduced Feb 23, 2026Policy area: Immigration

Official title: A bill to prohibit the Department of Homeland Security from constructing, acquiring, renovating, or operating any new processing site or detention center without providing a mechanism for public comments regarding such activity, entering into a signed, written agreement with appropriate State and local officials, and providing Congress with advance notice of such activity.

Sponsor: Sen. Jeanne Shaheen D-NH
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Where it went

Latest action: Feb 23, 2026 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

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

7 cosponsors — 7 Democrats

0 of 7 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.

Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Maggie Hassan (D-NH), Timothy Kaine (D-VA), Mark Kelly (D-AZ), Jon Ossoff (D-GA), Elissa Slotkin (D-MI).

More from the sponsor

Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Jeanne Shaheen.

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Sponsor’s state and district

New Hampshire in Congress

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Data as of Sep 25, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.