H.R. 4542: To prohibit the operation and funding of an immigration detention facility in the Everglades, and for other purposes.
Quick Facts:
Bill Sponsor: Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL-25)
Congress: 119
Date Introduced: July 17, 2025
Last Action: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. (July 17, 2025)
No Cages in the Everglades Act
This bill bars Federal funds from being used for planning, construction, leasing, operation, staffing, or maintenance of immigration detention facilities in the Everglades.
Rep. Maxwell Frost (D-FL-10) (July 17, 2025)
Rep. Kathy Castor (D-FL-14) (July 17, 2025)
Rep. Darren Soto (D-FL-9) (July 17, 2025)
Rep. Lois Frankel (D-FL-22) (July 17, 2025)
Rep. Frederica Wilson (D-FL-24) (July 17, 2025)
Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL-20) (July 17, 2025)
Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-FL-23) (July 17, 2025)
Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC-At-Large) (July 22, 2025)
Rep. Hank Johnson (D-GA-4) (July 22, 2025)
Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX-30) (July 29, 2025)
Rep. Summer Lee (D-PA-12) (July 29, 2025)
Rep. Shri Thanedar (D-MI-13) (July 29, 2025)
Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI-12) (July 29, 2025)