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The bill reduces use and procurement of full-body restraints to improve detainee safety and increase oversight, but includes exemptions, privacy risks in reporting, potential operational limits, and unclear enforcement that may delay or weaken its intended effects.
Detained individuals (including immigrants) and DHS personnel will face reduced use of full-body restraints, lowering risks of injury and asphyxia for restrained people and reducing harm to staff involved in restraint incidents.
Taxpayers, Congress, and the public will gain increased transparency and oversight because DHS must provide timely quarterly reports detailing any use of full-body restraints.
Taxpayers and local governments may see reduced DHS procurement spending on full-body restraint devices, potentially freeing funds for alternative restraint methods, training, or other priorities.
Law enforcement agencies and taxpayers may continue to see acquisition and use of full-body restraints under existing contracts signed before enactment, delaying the law's intended elimination of these devices.
Immigrants and people with disabilities could have sensitive personal and medical information exposed because the required reports collect detailed data, raising privacy and data-security concerns if protections are insufficient.
Officers, DHS components, and local governments face uncertainty because the bill does not specify disciplinary provisions or enforcement mechanisms for violations, which could weaken compliance and accountability.
Based on analysis of 4 sections of legislative text.
Prohibits DHS from buying or using full-body (four- and five-point) restraints, preserves existing contracts, and requires quarterly compliance reports with detailed incident data.
Prohibits the Department of Homeland Security from buying or using full-body restraints (defined as four-point and five-point restraints that immobilize a person). It preserves contracts signed on or before enactment but stops new acquisitions and use going forward. Requires the Department to send quarterly reports starting within 90 days that describe compliance, list any Department-held full-body restraints, and—if a restraint is used—provide detailed information about the restrained person, circumstances, injuries, location/component used, language access, and the identity and medical qualifications of the responsible officer or employee.
Introduced February 25, 2026 by Delia Ramirez · Last progress February 25, 2026