Bill Sponsor: Rep. Ritchie Torres (D-NY-15)
Congress: 119
Date Introduced: Aug. 13, 2026
Last Action: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. (Aug. 13, 2026)
Families Deserve to Know Act
This bill mandates proactive push notifications to an alien's emergency contacts or next of kin within 12 to 24 hours in the event of their death, serious injury, terminal illness, or hospitalization.
Rep. George Latimer (D-NY-16) (Aug. 13, 2026)
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