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The bill prioritizes detainee safety and congressional transparency by restricting extreme full‑body restraints and requiring detailed reporting, while trading off a constrained use-of-force option for DHS and added administrative and privacy risks.
Immigrants, DHS detainees, and people with disabilities will be less likely to be immobilized by four- or five-point full-body restraints, reducing risk of serious injury or death.
Taxpayers and Congress will get greater transparency and oversight because DHS must provide an initial and quarterly reports detailing compliance and incidents involving restraints.
DHS employees and law enforcement will face greater accountability because the bill creates consequences for violating the prohibition or deceiving Congress, which may deter misuse of restraints.
DHS personnel and government contractors will lose the option to use four- or five-point restraints, potentially limiting response options in rare, high‑risk situations and raising security concerns.
Immigrants and named officers may face increased privacy and legal risks because detailed incident reports could expose sensitive personal data or identities if widely shared.
Federal employees at DHS will incur added administrative workload and costs to collect and submit detailed quarterly incident-level reports, increasing agency burden.
Based on analysis of 4 sections of legislative text.
Bars DHS from buying or using full-body (four- and five-point) restraints, saves prior contracts, imposes employee penalties for violations, and requires regular congressional reports.
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 — defined as four-point and five-point restraints that immobilize a person. The ban excludes contracts signed on or before enactment, creates personnel consequences for employees who violate the rule or who mislead Congress or DHS leadership, and requires initial and quarterly reports to four congressional committees on compliance and any possession or use of these restraints.