HR 8494 — To prohibit the Department of Homeland Security from entering into, modifying, extending, or renewing, any contract or intergovernmental service agreement to establish or operate any new immigration detention model, including the use of warehouses, modular facilities, soft-sided structures, tent systems, and processing centers.
Congress 119 · introduced 2026-04-23
Latest action: — Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Accountability.
Sponsors
- Takano, Mark (D, CA-39) — cosponsor
- Salinas, Andrea (D, OR-6) — cosponsor
- Thanedar, Shri (D, MI-13) — cosponsor
- Morrison, Kelly (D, MN-3) — cosponsor
Action timeline
- · H11100 — 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.
- · H11100 — 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.
- · Intro-H — Introduced in House
- · 1000 — Introduced in House
- — Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Accountability.
Text versions
- Introduced in House · 2026-04-23 — open
Connected on the graph
Inbound (4)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Takano, Mark | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Salinas, Andrea | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Thanedar, Shri | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Morrison, Kelly | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Morrison, Kelly (D, house MN-3) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 2 | Salinas, Andrea (D, house OR-6) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 3 | Takano, Mark (D, house CA-39) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 4 | Thanedar, Shri (D, house MI-13) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
Who's influencing them
Orgs ranked by combined money flow on this bill: LDA filings citing the bill + individual contributions in cycle 2026from donors whose employer matches the org name (Schedule A) to any principal committee in the "who matters" list above.
| # | Org | LDA filings | LDA spend | Donor employees | Employee donations | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | not employed | 0 | $0 | 70 | $6,445 | $6,445 |
| 2 | self employed | 0 | $0 | 5 | $5,530 | $5,530 |
| 3 | tabula rasa farms | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 |
| 4 | oracle corporation | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 |
| 5 | mcgillivary steele elkin | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 6 | n/a | 0 | $0 | 9 | $790 | $790 |
| 7 | ita partners llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 8 | bill naito company | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 9 | voyager capital | 0 | $0 | 1 | $250 | $250 |
| 10 | sperry tree care co. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $250 | $250 |
| 11 | futureprint llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $100 | $100 |
| 12 | university of minnesota | 0 | $0 | 1 | $100 | $100 |
| 13 | mda leadership consulting | 0 | $0 | 1 | $100 | $100 |
| 14 | university of california riverside | 0 | $0 | 2 | $65 | $65 |
| 15 | ucr | 0 | $0 | 1 | $50 | $50 |
| 16 | calif. state univ. fullerton | 0 | $0 | 1 | $50 | $50 |
| 17 | careoregon | 0 | $0 | 1 | $50 | $50 |
| 18 | esri | 0 | $0 | 1 | $50 | $50 |
| 19 | healthpartners | 0 | $0 | 1 | $50 | $50 |
| 20 | horan mediatech advisors | 0 | $0 | 1 | $50 | $50 |
| 21 | labcorp | 0 | $0 | 1 | $50 | $50 |
| 22 | oregon education association | 0 | $0 | 1 | $50 | $50 |
| 23 | pda | 0 | $0 | 1 | $50 | $50 |
| 24 | self | 0 | $0 | 1 | $50 | $50 |
| 25 | state of mn | 0 | $0 | 1 | $50 | $50 |
Predicted vote
Aggregated from: actual roll-call votes (when present) → sponsor → cosponsor → party median (predicts YES when ≥25% of the caucus sponsored/cosponsored). Each row labels its confidence tier so you can see why a position was predicted.
4 predicted yes (1%) · 280 predicted no (52%) · 259 unknown (47%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 4 yes / 0 no / 259 unknown · I: 0 yes / 3 no
4 high-confidence positions (voted + sponsor + cosponsor)
- Morrison, Kelly (D · house · MN-3) · cosponsor
- Salinas, Andrea (D · house · OR-6) · cosponsor
- Takano, Mark (D · house · CA-39) · cosponsor
- Thanedar, Shri (D · house · MI-13) · cosponsor
Activity
Every typed-graph event involving this entity, newest first. Each row is one edge in the influence graph; click the date to jump to its provenance.
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Salinas, Andrea (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Thanedar, Shri (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Morrison, Kelly (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Takano, Mark (cosponsor) · sponsorship