H.R. 5941: Restoring Access for Detainees Act


Quick Facts:

Bill Sponsor: Rep. Maxine Dexter (D-OR-3)

Congress: 119

Date Introduced: Nov. 7, 2025

Last Action: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. (Nov. 7, 2025)

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Restoring Access for Detainees Act

This bill requires the government to provide aliens in custody an opportunity to call or email within five hours of arrest and five hours of being transferred to a new facility. 

Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA-7) (Nov. 7, 2025)

Rep. Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR-1) (Nov. 7, 2025)

Rep. Judy Chu (D-CA-28) (Nov. 7, 2025)

Rep. Salud Carbajal (D-CA-24) (Nov. 7, 2025)

Rep. Chellie Pingree (D-ME-1) (Nov. 7, 2025)

Rep. Dan Goldman (D-NY-10) (Nov. 7, 2025)

Rep. Yassamin Ansari (D-AZ-3) (Nov. 7, 2025)

Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC-At-Large) (Nov. 7, 2025)

Rep. Rick Larsen (D-WA-2) (Nov. 7, 2025)

Rep. Ted Lieu (D-CA-36) (Nov. 7, 2025)

Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ-12) (Nov. 7, 2025)

Rep. Dave Min (D-CA-47) (Nov. 7, 2025)

Rep. Nellie Pou (D-NJ-9) (Nov. 7, 2025)

Rep. Jill Tokuda (D-HI-2) (Nov. 7, 2025)

Rep. Becca Balint (D-VT-At-Large) (Nov. 7, 2025)

Rep. Emily Randall (D-WA-6) (Nov. 7, 2025)

Rep. Chuy García (D-IL-4) (Nov. 7, 2025)

Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA-5) (Nov. 7, 2025)

Rep. Yvette Clarke (D-NY-9) (Nov. 7, 2025)

Rep. Laura Friedman (D-CA-30) (Nov. 7, 2025)

Rep. Frederica Wilson (D-FL-24) (Nov. 7, 2025)

Rep. Julie Johnson (D-TX-32) (Nov. 7, 2025)

Rep. Nikema Williams (D-GA-5) (Nov. 7, 2025)

Rep. Robin Kelly (D-IL-2) (Nov. 7, 2025)

Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-CA-37) (Nov. 7, 2025)

Rep. Suhas Subramanyam (D-VA-10) (Nov. 7, 2025)

Rep. Val Hoyle (D-OR-4) (Nov. 7, 2025)

Rep. Andrea Salinas (D-OR-6) (Nov. 7, 2025)

Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX-30) (Nov. 7, 2025)

Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA-18) (Nov. 7, 2025)

Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI-12) (Nov. 7, 2025)

Rep. Lizzie Fletcher (D-TX-7) (Nov. 7, 2025)

Rep. Kelly Morrison (D-MN-3) (Nov. 7, 2025)

Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL-25) (Nov. 7, 2025)

Rep. Veronica Escobar (D-TX-16) (Nov. 7, 2025)

Rep. Derek Tran (D-CA-45) (Nov. 7, 2025)

Rep. LaMonica McIver (D-NJ-10) (Nov. 10, 2025)

Rep. Susie Lee (D-NV-3) (Nov. 10, 2025)

Rep. Gil Cisneros (D-CA-31) (Nov. 10, 2025)

Rep. Eric Sorensen (D-IL-17) (Nov. 10, 2025)

Del. Stacey Plaskett (D-VI-At-Large) (Nov. 10, 2025)

Rep. Chris Deluzio (D-PA-17) (Nov. 10, 2025)

Rep. Seth Magaziner (D-RI-2) (Nov. 18, 2025)

Rep. Scott Peters (D-CA-50) (Nov. 18, 2025)

Rep. Danny Davis (D-IL-7) (Nov. 19, 2025)

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