To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to prohibit the Secretary of Homeland Security from obligating or expending Federal funds for the acquisition of, or utilizing, full-body restraints, and for other purposes.

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 7709 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7709 To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to prohibit the Secretary of Homeland Security from obligating or expending Federal funds for the acquisition of, or utilizing, full-body restraints, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 25, 2026 Mrs. Ramirez (for herself, Ms. Norton, Ms. Tlaib, Mr. Goldman of New York, Ms. Simon, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. Espaillat, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Ms. Lee of Pennsylvania, Ms. Lofgren, Ms. Velazquez, and Ms. Randall) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to prohibit the Secretary of Homeland Security from obligating or expending Federal funds for the acquisition of, or utilizing, full-body restraints, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Full-Body Restraint Prohibition Act''. SEC. 2. PROHIBITIONS ON THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY WITH RESPECT TO FULL-BODY RESTRAINTS. (a) In General.--Title VII of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 341 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new section: ``SEC. 714. PROHIBITIONS WITH RESPECT TO FULL-BODY RESTRAINTS. ``(a) In General.--The Secretary may not-- ``(1) obligate or expend Federal funds for the acquisition of, or ``(2) utilize, a full-body restraint. ``(b) Saving Provision.--The prohibition under subsection (a)(1) does not apply with respect to a contract or other similar type agreement entered into on or before the date of the enactment of this section. ``(c) Federal Service.--If an