HR 402 — A Resolution urging the Congress of the United States to condition any additional appropriations for the United States Department of Homeland Security and Immigration and Customs Enforcement on meaningful accountability, transparency and civil rights reforms.

PRINTER'S NO.   2799

                  THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA



           HOUSE RESOLUTION
              No. 402
                                              Session of
                                                2026

     INTRODUCED BY KHAN, GREEN, VENKAT, CEPEDA-FREYTIZ, SMITH-WADE-
        EL, PIELLI, GIRAL, STEELE, PROBST, RIVERA, BOROWSKI, SANCHEZ,
        ISAACSON, FRIEL, TAKAC, KENYATTA, VITALI, CEPHAS, MALAGARI,
        McNEILL, HOWARD, GUENST, HANBIDGE, OTTEN, FIEDLER, WARREN,
        MADDEN, GUZMAN AND DALEY, JANUARY 27, 2026

     REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, JANUARY 27, 2026


                               A RESOLUTION
 1   Urging the Congress of the United States to condition any
 2      additional appropriations for the United States Department of
 3      Homeland Security and Immigration and Customs Enforcement on
 4      meaningful accountability, transparency and civil rights
 5      reforms.
 6      WHEREAS, In January 2026, two United States citizens,
 7   including ICU nurse Alex Pretti and Renée Nicole Good, were
 8   killed during Federal immigration enforcement operations in
 9   Minneapolis, Minnesota; and
10      WHEREAS, These deaths have raised serious concerns about the
11   use of force by Federal immigration agents and the adequacy of
12   existing oversight, standards and accountability within the
13   United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and its
14   enforcement components, including Immigration and Customs
15   Enforcement (ICE); and
16      WHEREAS, Federal law enforcement agencies exercise
17   extraordinary authority, including the power to detain
18   individuals and use lethal force, and such authority must be
 1   accompanied by clear rules, transparency and accountability to
 2   the public; and
 3      WHEREAS, The Congress of the United States possesses the
 4   constitutional power of the purse and routinely conditions
 5   Federal appropriations to ensure compliance with law, public
 6   safety and civil rights protections; and
 7      WHEREAS, Providing additional Federal appropriations to DHS
 8   and ICE without meaningful reforms risks further erosion of
 9   public trust, escalation of violence and violations of
10   constitutional rights; and
11      WHEREAS, Pennsylvania has a long history of defending civil
12   liberties, due process and the rule of law, values that require
13   accountability whenever government power is exercised,
14   particularly through armed enforcement actions; and
15      WHEREAS, The Constitution of the United States does not
16   permit unchecked Federal authority but instead establishes a
17   constitutional republic in which power is limited, rights are
18   protected and states are not administrative subdivisions of the
19   Federal Government; and
20      WHEREAS, Meaningful reforms should include enforceable use-
21   of-force standards, independent review of serious incidents
22   involving Federal agents, visible identification requirements
23   during enforcement actions, timely public release of body-camera
24   footage following deaths or serious injuries, strengthened civil
25   rights oversight within DHS and full cooperation with State and
26   local authorities when serious incidents occur, including
27   shootings; therefore be it
28      RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the
29   Commonwealth of Pennsylvania urge the Congress of the United
30   States to condition any additional appropriations for the United

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 1   States Department of Homeland Security and Immigration and
 2   Customs Enforcement on meaningful accountability, transparency
 3   and civil rights reforms; and be it further
 4      RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the
 5   Commonwealth of Pennsylvania urge the Congress of the United
 6   States to ensure that Federal immigration enforcement agencies
 7   operate under clear standards that protect public safety,
 8   respect constitutional rights and provide real accountability
 9   when those standards are violated; and be it further
10      RESOLVED, That this resolution affirms support for lawful
11   public safety functions while insisting that accountability and
12   constitutional compliance precede any additional Federal funding
13   for the United States Department of Homeland Security and
14   Immigration and Customs Enforcement; and be it further
15      RESOLVED, That copies of this resolution be transmitted to
16   the President of the United States, the Speaker of the United
17   States House of Representatives, the Majority and Minority
18   Leaders of the United States Senate and each member of Congress
19   from Pennsylvania.




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