No Cages in the Everglades Act
HR 4542, the "No Cages in the Everglades Act," bans federal funding for any immigration detention facility within or adjacent to Florida's Everglades ecosystem - including construction, operation, or maintenance. It directly affects U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and any state/local governments operating such facilities. Key provisions include requiring DHS to submit a detailed report within 90 days on facility costs, construction history, compliance with detention standards, and ecological risks, while also granting Congress unannounced access to inspect all DHS detention facilities. The bill aims to prevent new immigration detention operations in the protected Everglades area and enhance oversight of existing facilities.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jul 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Jul 17, 2025
Last action Jul 18, 2025
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Committee
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Jul 18, 2025
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement.
lower
Jul 17, 2025
Committee
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.
lower
Jul 17, 2025
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 15 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
DDemocratic
Co
Darren Soto
DDemocratic
Co
Deborah K. Ross
DDemocratic
Co
Eleanor Holmes Norton
DDemocratic
Co
Frederica S. Wilson
DDemocratic
Co
Greg Casar
DDemocratic
Co
Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.
DDemocratic
Co
Jared Moskowitz
DDemocratic
Co
Jasmine Crockett
DDemocratic
Co
Kathy Castor
DDemocratic
Co
Lois Frankel
DDemocratic
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