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H.R. 5585

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 5585, the Equal Detention Standards Act of 2025, was introduced in the House on Sep 26, 2025 by Rep. Mike Kennedy (R). It was referred to Judiciary, and last saw action on Sep 26, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Record

Text

H.R. 5585 has no co-sponsors and has not gone to a roll call.

hb5585/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 5585 IH: Equal Detention Standards Act of 2025
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-09-26
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 5585  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   September 26, 2025   Mr. Kennedy of Utah  introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on the Judiciary    A BILL
To provide for the applicability of the Federal Performance Based Detention Standards to any immigration detention facility.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Equal Detention Standards Act of 2025  .
2.
Applicability of Federal Performance Based Detention Standards
Beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, in the case of any agreement entered into or renewed between the Secretary of Homeland Security and any entity for the operation of a facility where, pursuant to any contract or agreement, any individual is detained pursuant to the immigration laws (as such term is defined in section 101 of the Immigration and Nationality Act), in addition to any standards for the operation of immigration detention facilities applicable pursuant to the terms of such contract or agreement, the Federal Performance Based Detention Standards published by the United States Marshal Service shall apply to the operation of such facility.

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-09-26
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

To provide for the applicability of the Federal Performance Based Detention Standards to any immigration detention facility.

Sponsors

Rep. Mike Kennedy (R) sponsors H.R. 5585 alone.

Mike Kennedy

Rep. · R–UT-3 · Sponsor

Committees

H.R. 5585 went before 1 committee: Judiciary.

Judiciary
Judiciary
Referred To · Sep 26, 2025 · 2,181 Bills

Actions

H.R. 5585 has taken 2 actions since Sep 26, 2025.

ChamberAction
Sep 26, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Sep 26, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.Judiciary Committee

Votes

H.R. 5585 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 5585 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Equal Detention Standards Act of 2025 — Display Title
  • Equal Detention Standards Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To provide for the applicability of the Federal Performance Based Detention Standards to any immigration detention facility. — Official Title as Introduced

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 5585 under Immigration, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 5585’s is Immigration.

hr5585/policy-areas.txt
ImmigrationAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com