Sponsors (16)
The bill reduces harm from full-body restraints and increases transparency while potentially delaying full implementation via contract exemptions, constraining some operational options, and creating privacy and enforcement uncertainties.
DHS personnel and detained individuals: the bill restricts use of full-body restraints, reducing risks of injury and asphyxia for people who would otherwise be restrained.
Taxpayers and Congress: the bill requires quarterly, detailed reporting on any use of full-body restraints, increasing transparency and congressional oversight of DHS restraint practices.
Taxpayers and local governments: the bill limits DHS procurement of full-body restraint devices, potentially freeing funds for alternative restraint methods or training.
Law-enforcement and taxpayers: contracts signed before enactment are exempted, allowing continued acquisition under prior agreements and delaying full elimination of these devices.
Law-enforcement: the restriction could constrain operational options in rare, high-risk situations where officials believe full-body restraints might be used to control violent detainees.
Immigrants and people whose medical or immigration status is reported: the required reports include sensitive personal data (immigration status, medical information), raising privacy and data-security concerns if not properly protected.
Based on analysis of 4 sections of legislative text.
Prohibits DHS from buying or using full‑body (four‑ and five‑point) restraints and requires quarterly congressional reports and incident-level disclosures.
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
Prohibits the Department of Homeland Security from buying or using full-body restraints (four-point and five-point restraints that immobilize a person) and preserves existing contracts signed before the law. Requires DHS to file quarterly reports to specified congressional committees within 90 days of enactment and thereafter, describing compliance, inventory of any restraints held, and detailed incident reporting if a restraint is used.