Protecting Taxpayers and Communities from Local Detention Quotas Act

Bill: 114-hr-2808
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-21]
Introduced: 2015-06-17
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Border security and unlawful immigration

Detention of persons

Immigration status and procedures

Public contracts and procurement
Latest action: action_date: 2015-07-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-06-17
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Protecting Taxpayers and Communities from Local Detention Quotas Act</strong></p> <p>This bill prohibits U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement from negotiating a contract with a private detention company that contains any provision relating to a guaranteed minimum number of immigration detention beds at any specific facility. </p> <p>This prohibition also applies to a contract extension or contract renegotiation.</p>

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2808 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 17, 2015 Mr. Deutch (for himself, Mr. Foster , and Mr. Smith of Washington ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To prohibit U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement from negotiating contracts with private detention companies that require a minimum number of immigration detention beds, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting Taxpayers and Communities from Local Detention Quotas Act . 2. Prohibition on certain provisions in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement contracts requiring a minimum number of immigration detention beds (a) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Assistant Secretary of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement may not negotiate with a private detention company a contract that contains any provision relating to a guaranteed minimum number of immigration detention beds at any specific facility. The prohibition described in this subsection shall also apply in the case of any— (1) negotiation relating to the extension of any such contract; or (2) renegotiation of any such contract. (b) Effective date This section shall take effect and apply with respect to any negotiation or renegotiation described in subsection (a) that begins on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.