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The bill reduces harm to detained people and increases oversight by restricting and reporting on full‑body restraints, but progress may be delayed by existing contracts and is accompanied by privacy risks, possible operational constraints in rare cases, and unclear enforcement mechanisms.
DHS personnel and detained people (including people with disabilities) will face reduced use of full‑body restraints, lowering the risk of injury, positional asphyxia, and serious harm during detention.
Taxpayers and Congress will get greater transparency and oversight because DHS must report quarterly with detailed accounts of any use of full‑body restraints, improving accountability.
DHS procurement of full‑body restraint devices will be limited, potentially freeing funds for alternative restraint methods, training, or other priorities that could improve outcomes and reduce future costs.
Law enforcement agencies and taxpayers may see only gradual change because existing contracts signed before enactment are exempted, allowing continued acquisition and delaying full removal of these devices.
Immigrants and detained people could face privacy risks because reporting requirements include sensitive personal and medical information that may be exposed if not securely handled.
Operational options for law enforcement in rare, high‑risk situations may be constrained, which some officials argue could hinder control of violent detainees in exceptional circumstances.
Based on analysis of 4 sections of legislative text.
Prohibits DHS from acquiring or using four‑point and five‑point full‑body immobilizing restraints and requires quarterly congressional reporting on compliance and any uses.
Prohibits the Department of Homeland Security from spending federal funds to acquire or use full-body restraints (defined as four-point and five-point immobilizing restraints), while preserving contracts signed before enactment. Requires the Department to submit quarterly reports to specified congressional committees beginning within 90 days describing compliance, listing any Department-held full-body restraints, and providing detailed information if any use of a full-body restraint occurs.
Official title: To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to prohibit the Secretary of Homeland Security from obligating or expending Federal funds for the acquisition of, or utilizing, full-body restraints, and for other purposes.
Introduced February 25, 2026 by Delia Ramirez · Last progress February 25, 2026