[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2808 Introduced in House (IH)]

114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2808

 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.


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                    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

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                                 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.

    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 ``Protecting Taxpayers and Communities 
from Local Detention Quotas Act''.

SEC. 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.
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