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Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman Gregory W Meeks (5th District of New York)

Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman Gregory W Meeks (5th District of New York)

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Source: United States House of Representatives – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (District of Columbia)

The Rules Committee will consider the resolution at 4:00 p.m. today.

Source: United States House of Representatives – Representative Don Beyer (D-VA)

Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) and U.S. Representative Don Beyer (D-VA-08) introduced the Cost of Police Misconduct Act, legislation to increase transparency and accountability about the costs of law enforcement misconduct. This bill would require federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies to report judgments and settlements related to police misconduct, including court fees and insurance payments, to the Department of Justice. There is no currently no searchable federal database for misconduct related judgements and settlements. Cities and counties, which have different definitions of misconduct, are not currently required to report information about these costs to the federal government. 

By creating a comprehensive database on the size and nature of such costs, this bill would help policymakers, law enforcement, and the public understand how much these settlements are costing taxpayers, and illuminate the need for reforms that could help save lives and taxpayer dollars. This bill was first introduced following the 2020 murder of George Floyd. Today’s reintroduction comes after several recent shootings involving federal agents, including the killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti in Minneapolis.

“Many law enforcement officers serve honorably and keep our communities safe. But there have also been tragic incidents of misconduct involving law enforcement, including the recent killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti. While many Americans understand that these cases can be deadly and erode public trust in law enforcement, they don’t always realize the financial costs,” said Kaine. “This legislation would increase transparency about how much money federal, state, and local governments spend on police misconduct-related settlements and shine a light on what reforms might be needed to prevent these instances of misconduct.”

“Many of us understand the significant harm caused by police misconduct and its devastating cost to human life. Just these last few weeks in Minnesota, we have seen how aggressive and unaccountable policing can escalate violence, erode public trust, and traumatize entire communities. Yet most Americans remain unaware that cities and counties also bear a staggering financial toll because law enforcement agencies often settle misconduct claims in secret. Full data transparency is urgently needed to help hold those responsible for misconduct accountable and to help jurisdictions prevent abuses. Our legislation would provide communities and policymakers the data necessary to measure the cost of misconduct settlements, to not only saves lives—the most important goal—but also taxpayer dollars, which would be better spent on programs and policies that are proven to prevent crime,” said Beyer.

Every year, states, cities, and counties across the country spend hundreds of millions of dollars on judgments and settlements related to police misconduct—the costliest of which, in many cases, are civil rights violations that result in the physical injury or death of residents. Cities and counties typically pay for such judgments and settlements through liability insurance (typical of smaller cities), from a general or dedicated municipal fund (typical of larger cities), or by issuing bonds (common for large judgments or settlements). Bond funding often results in taxpayers paying nearly double the cost of the judgment or settlement because the city or county must pay fees to financial institutions and interest to investors.

A 2022 Washington Post report found that police misconduct cost taxpayers more than $3 billion since 2020, with more than $1.5 billion of that paid to settle claims against officers who had more than one claim against them. A previous study found that the nation’s three largest cities—New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles—had paid almost $2.5 billion of the $3 billion total paid out to settle misconduct claims over the past decade, but that smaller cities still spent millions of dollars settling claims. Another report found that the ten cities with the largest police departments paid almost $250 million in settlement costs and court judgments in just one year. 

Specifically, the Cost of Police Misconduct Act would require:

• Federal law enforcement agencies and state and local law enforcement agencies that receive federal funds under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program (JAG) or the Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) “Cops on the Beat” grant program to report on an annual basis judgments or settlements related to misconduct by law enforcement officers, including settlements reached before a lawsuit has been filed, and, for each allegation and judgment or settlement reported: 
  • the race, ethnicity, sex, and age of each officer and civilian involved.
  • the year in which the alleged misconduct took place.
  • the year in which the alleged misconduct was reported.
  • the type of misconduct alleged, which may include a body camera violation (whether a failure to wear or record), use of force (including type of force), a collision, racial profiling, negligence, property damage, sexual harassment or assault, false testimony, wrongful death, failure of duty to intervene and/or wrongful imprisonment.
  • any personnel action taken by the officer involved, which may include resignation or retirement.
  • any personnel action taken by the law enforcement agency involved, which may include termination, demotion or relocation of the officer.
  • the total amount paid to satisfy a judgment or settlement and related court fees with respect to such allegation regardless of the source of the payment.
  • the source of money used, such as general operating budget, law enforcement agency budget, bond, to pay a judgment or settlement and related court fees.
  • the total amount spent on all such judgments and settlements and related court fees.
• States and local governments to publish their reported data on their respective websites.
• The Attorney General to create and maintain an online, public, searchable database of the information reported.
• The Comptroller General to conduct a study of the information reported to determine the leading cause of such judgments and settlements and what can be done to prevent them, and to submit a report about the aforementioned study to Congress.
• The Attorney General to submit a separate report to Congress containing the collected data and required recommendations. 
• The Attorney General to determine the number of federal agencies that have law enforcement authority, make this information publicly available, and update it annually. The federal government does not know the exact number of agencies that have law enforcement authority. In order to determine if these agencies are in compliance with this law and others, the federal government needs to know how many have this authority.

Full text of the Senate bill is available here.

Source: United States House of Representatives – Congresswoman Joyce Beatty (3rd District of Ohio)

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Tonight, Congresswoman Joyce Beatty (OH-03) released the following statement in response to President Trump’s announced two-year closure of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts:

“Once again, Donald Trump has acted with total disregard for Congress. The Kennedy Center is congressionally funded, and Congress should have been consulted on any decision to shut down its operations or undertake major renovations, especially for a two-year period.

Countless employees, artists, and others have existing contracts and agreements with the Center. What happens to them? Has Trump or his handpicked Board given any consideration to their livelihoods or futures? This is precisely why congressional oversight is essential.

And let’s be clear: remodeling the premises will not restore the Kennedy Center to what it was. A return to artistic independence will. America’s artists are rejecting this attempted takeover, and the administration knows it. That is why they are now scrambling for cover.”

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Source: United States House of Representatives – Congresswoman Stacey E. Plaskett (USVI)

For Immediate Release                             Contact: Tionee Scotland

February 1, 2026                                                    202-808-6129

PRESS RELEASE

CONGRESSWOMAN PLASKETT ALERTS TRAVELERS: NEW TSA FEE TAKES EFFECT FEBRUARY 1 FOR THOSE WITHOUT REAL ID

WASHINGTON, DC — Congresswoman Stacey E. Plaskett (D-USVI) alerts Virgin Islands residents and all travelers that beginning February 1, 2026, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) will implement a $45 TSA ConfirmID fee for those arriving at airport security checkpoints without proper identification. This is a nationwide policy affecting all U.S. airports. The fee will apply to travelers aged 18 and older who do not have a REAL ID-compliant driver’s license or other TSA-approved form of identification, such as a valid U.S. passport.

TSA ConfirmID is a voluntary, paid service that uses biometric data and federal databases to verify a traveler’s identity. The non-refundable $45 fee must be paid through Pay.gov and is valid for 10 days from the travel start date entered during payment. If you travel after the 10-day expiration, you must pay the fee again. While travelers can access Pay.gov on their mobile device at the airport, TSA strongly recommends paying in advance to avoid significant delays.

Important details travelers should know:

• Accepted forms of ID include REAL ID-compliant driver’s licenses, U.S. passports, passport cards, and other TSA-approved forms of identification.
• TSA ConfirmID is voluntary. However, without it or acceptable ID, you may not be allowed through security and could miss your flight.
• Bring a printed or electronic copy of your TSA ConfirmID payment receipt to show at the checkpoint.
• Payment must be made through Pay.gov using a valid bank account (ACH), debit card, credit card, Venmo, or PayPal. Cash is not accepted.
• Payment of the ConfirmID fee does not guarantee clearance through security. If identity cannot be confirmed, you may not be allowed through security.
• The identity verification process at the checkpoint takes an average of 10-15 minutes but could take more time.

“I want to ensure that Virgin Islands residents are aware of this change well in advance so they can plan accordingly and avoid unexpected fees or travel disruptions,” said Congresswoman Plaskett. “Thanks to the dedicated work of the Virgin Islands Bureau of Motor Vehicles, residents can obtain REAL ID-compliant licenses. I strongly encourage anyone planning to travel to verify their identification is valid.”

Virgin Islands residents can apply for a REAL ID-compliant driver’s license at their local Bureau of Motor Vehicles (BMV) by appointment only. For more information about REAL ID requirements, visit bmv.vi.gov.

St. Thomas BMV Office: 4605 Tutu Park Mall – Suite 231, (340) 774-4268

St. Croix BMV Office: 10065 Industrial Park, (340) 713-4268

St. John BMV Office: Government Complex, Cruz Bay, (340) 776-6262

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Source: United States House of Representatives – Representative Mike Johnson (LA-04)

WASHINGTON — This morning, Speaker Johnson joined Kristen Welker on Meet the Press and Shannon Bream on Fox News Sunday to discuss the state of play regarding the partial government shutdown and the ongoing implementation of the Working Families Tax Cut legislation as tax season gets underway.

“I will say that we need good faith on both sides, especially in implementation. And the problem that you have in Minnesota is that you’ve had the governor and local leaders who have been in basically inciting violence in some cases,” Speaker Johnson said on Fox News Sunday. “They’re encouraging citizens to impede federal law enforcement, and that sets up a dangerous, chaotic situation. So, we need everybody to do their role and play their role and do their part, and I think we can.”

Watch Speaker Johnson on Fox News here, on Meet the Press here. 

On government funding:

“We’ll get all this done by Tuesday; I’m convinced. We do have to do it by way of a rule process which will be probably on our own. I don’t understand why anybody would have a problem with this, though. Remember, these are the bills that have already been passed, we’re going to do it again… The Homeland Security bill is important, and we have important negotiations. The President is leading this; it’s his play call to do it this way. He has already conceded that he wants to turn down the volume, so to speak, and make sure this is done in an appropriate way. 

“What a great step it was to put Tom Homan in charge of the situation in Minneapolis. He has 40 years’ experience, he’s brought a steady hand to the wheel. And all that is to be applauded. And he himself has already acknowledged to Leader Schumer in the Senate, and I’m sure he’ll say the same to House Democrats, that some of the reforms and the processes are fine with them. For example, we want body cameras on immigration custom enforcement agents. In fact, in the bill that the Democrats are currently rejecting, we put $20 million into that legislation to allow for that. So, look, I think there’s some healthy conversations in good faith that’ll be had over the next couple of days, and I look forward to that.”

On the necessity of DHS continuing to detain and deport illegal aliens:

“We put all that funding in the Working Families Tax Cuts, and I’m glad that we did because we had to fix the crisis that was created by the Biden Administration over the previous four years. They opened the border wide. It was absolute chaos. We allowed, by some estimates, 20 million illegal aliens to come into the country and many of them hardened, dangerous people and criminals. We’ve got to get them out of the country. So, we had to front load the funding that will be there. And as you noted, it doesn’t matter what they do to the current DHS bill, those operations will continue.”

On the implementation of Republicans’ Working Families Tax Cut bill:

“The Working Families Tax Cut bill that we passed last year will be implemented fully this quarter and next. The economic growth numbers will go up. It’s written for lower- and middle-class earners and they are the ones that are going to feel the effects. No tax on tips, overtime, tax relief for seniors. The average American household’s going to have $10,000 more in their pocket because of the reforms that we put in. So, all boats will rise. People will see the effects of that. This is about promises made, promises kept, and we are excited to go out on the campaign trail and tell that story.”

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Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman Hakeem Jeffries (8th District of New York)

Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries released the following statement in commemoration of the beginning of Black History Month:

One hundred years ago, Dr. Carter G. Woodson established Negro History Week, the precursor to Black History Month, to celebrate the contributions and achievements of Black Americans. Dr. Woodson made the astute observation that “those who have no record of what their forebears have accomplished lose the inspiration which comes from the teaching of biography and history.”

Black history is an indispensable part of the American story. From the resilience of enslaved Africans who were first brought here in 1619 to the valor of Black troops who served in every U.S. military conflict since the American revolution, brilliance of inventors like Dr. Charles Drew and courage of civil rights champions like Rosa Parks, Dr. King, Fannie Lou Hamer and John Lewis, Black Americans have shaped us into the nation we are today.

Ensuring that the full story of America is told is now more important than ever, with Donald Trump and his sycophants banning books about Black people from classrooms and libraries, sanitizing history at National Parks and Smithsonian museums and repeatedly glorifying the racist traitors who fought for the Confederacy. This erasure of history paired with the Trump administration’s elimination of diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives is part of a concerted attack on the livelihoods of Black Americans.

House Democrats will push back aggressively against efforts to turn back the clock on progress and whitewash American history. We remain inspired by the examples of those who got into Good Trouble and committed to pushing forward our country’s long, necessary and majestic march towards a more perfect union. Together, we shall overcome.

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Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman Hakeem Jeffries (8th District of New York)

Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on ABC’s This Week, where he emphasized that House Democrats will continue to hold Donald Trump and Republicans accountable for the extremism they are unleashing on the American people and for their failure to lower the high cost of living.

GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS: We’re joined now by the House Democratic Leader, Hakeem Jeffries. Congressman Jeffries, thank you for joining us right now. So this passed the House, so they passed the bill to keep the government open for another couple of weeks as you try to negotiate reforms on Homeland Security funding. Will the House follow the Senate’s lead and vote to keep the government open?

LEADER JEFFRIES: It was a meaningful step in the right direction, certainly the separation of the five bipartisan bills, which in our view promote the health, the safety and the economic well-being of the American people, need to move forward. And we’ll meet later on this afternoon as a Caucus to discuss what we believe is the best path. What is clear is that the Department of Homeland Security needs to be dramatically reformed—we share that view, as does Leader Schumer and Senate Democrats—in a variety of different ways. Body cameras should be mandatory. Masks should come off. Judicial warrants should absolutely be required consistent with the Constitution in our view before DHS agents or ICE agents are breaking into the homes of the American people or ripping people out of their cars. We need to make sure that there are complete and independent investigations so that when ICE or DHS agents break the law, they are held accountable, not by the Department of Justice, which has no interest in actually conducting a fair investigation in our view, but by state and local authorities. And we need to reiterate that the detention and deportation of American citizens, off the table. And using taxpayer dollars to brutalize everyday Americans or violently target law-abiding immigrant families needs to be off the table.

GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS: That’s a list of serious reforms. Will you vote to keep funding Department of Homeland Security for the next two weeks as you negotiate those reforms?

LEADER JEFFRIES: Well, we’re going to have that conversation later on today and as we return to Washington. But the one thing that we’ve said publicly is that we need a robust path toward dramatic reform. The administration can’t just talk the talk. They need to walk the walk. That should begin today. Not in two weeks, today.

GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS: But can you get these reforms that you’re calling for? No masks, body cameras. You just heard Deputy Attorney General Blanche say that they’re very much in support of these administrative warrants, not judicial warrants. Can you get them? How can they be enforced?

LEADER JEFFRIES: The administrative warrants, in our view, aren’t worth the paper they are written on. This is an extreme administration unleashing brutality on the American people using taxpayer dollars. So we absolutely, as a condition of moving forward, in my view—I think this is a broadly held perspective shared by Democrats in the House and the Senate—need judicial warrants. More importantly, George, it’s a perspective held by the American people and we’re standing on their side.

GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS: Even if you get the agreement of Republicans in the Congress, can you trust the administration to actually enforce the changes?

LEADER JEFFRIES: This is one of the reasons—well, you’re absolutely correct that this is an untrustworthy administration. They’ve been lawless from the very beginning. It’s one of the reasons why we need to actually build these strict requirements in terms of behavior into the law so that the courts can hold them accountable and the American people through their representatives at the state and local level can hold these individuals accountable. But, you know, from the very beginning of this effort, with respect to the Department of Homeland Security, our premise has been simple—that ICE agents should conduct themselves like every other law enforcement agency in the country as opposed to running around, masked thugs in many instances, unleashing brutality on law-abiding American citizens and violently targeting immigrant families and communities or even, you know, holding in detention a five-year-old boy with a superhero backpack. That’s not the type of violent felon that the administration promised they were going to target. And the American people are rejecting it and we’re going to stand on their side.

GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS: Let me turn to the Epstein files. You heard Deputy Attorney General Blanche say this is over. They’ve released everything, just about everything they’re going to release. They’re going to allow Members of Congress to look at these unredacted files as well. So is it over?

LEADER JEFFRIES: It’s not over, and it will not be over until there is full and complete transparency as demanded by the survivors so that there can be full and complete accountability. This is a basic premise here in the country. And there are more than three million documents that are being withheld by the Department of Injustice. And so the question that has to be asked, that the American people are asking, is what are they hiding from the American people and who are they protecting? This was a law that was passed by bipartisan majorities in the House and in the Senate, reluctantly on the Republican side, but we brought them over into a more enlightened position, and it was even signed by Donald Trump as President. And so the demand is simple—comply with the law so that we can achieve the type of full transparency and visibility for the American people about all the wrongdoing that occurred and ensure that there can be accountability so that something like this, this reign of terror, never happens again.

GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS: On the Epstein issue, as you know, the House Oversight Committee voted to hold President Clinton and Secretary of State Clinton in contempt. Nine Democrats voted for that resolution as well. It’s probably going to come to the House floor this week. You said you’re against this contempt vote. Why are you against it? How are you going to advise other Democrats to vote?

LEADER JEFFRIES: Well, we’ll have a conversation about that when we return. I think our view, my view at least, is that the Clintons have engaged in good-faith negotiations to try to arrive at an accommodation so that their testimony is offered with the Oversight Committee. And James Comer, the so-called Chair of the Oversight Committee, he just needs to take yes for an answer because it’s clear that the Clintons are prepared to appear and to have recorded testimony so that there’s a track record that everyone can subsequently evaluate. The notion that they’re going to go after Secretary Clinton and Bill Clinton with criminal contempt, in other words this is sort of a lock-her-up approach, seems completely inconsistent with the law if the goal is to actually try to get the information as opposed to create a political spectacle.

GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS: Do you think it’s possible that they can reach an agreement before the House votes on contempt?

LEADER JEFFRIES: Yes, and I’m very hopeful that an agreement will be reached so that the testimony can be adduced and the chips will fall where they may. The Clintons are ready to testify. That’s been made clear. The Republicans need to take yes for an answer.

GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS: As you saw, I had several questions for Deputy Attorney General Blanche about conflicts of interest, including about this new report in the Wall Street Journal showing that the National Security Advisor to the UAE made an investment in the Trump family company just before the inauguration. As you know, there’s been several actions taken with the UAE since then. He says there’s no conflict. How do you respond?

LEADER JEFFRIES: Of course there’s a conflict. We have three issues of priority as House Democrats that we want to work on on behalf of the American people. One, we have to drive down the high cost of living, of course, because America is too expensive. Donald Trump promised to lower costs on day one. Costs haven’t gone down. They’ve gone up. Housing costs out of control. Grocery costs out of control. Utility bills, electricity bills totally out of control. Healthcare costs, of course, child care costs. All of it out of control. We need to deal with that. We need to fix our broken healthcare system, particularly in the midst of the assault that Republicans have launched. In their One Big Ugly Bill, they enacted the largest cut to Medicaid in American history, ripping healthcare away from millions of people, and in that same bill gave the Department of Homeland Security $191 billion, including $75 billion that went to ICE, so that taxpayer dollars could be used to brutalize the American people. We also need to clean up corruption wherever it’s found in the Congress, at the Supreme Court and certainly with the administration, I think the most corrupt administration in American history. Why is Donald Trump focused on enriching himself, his family and his friends, as opposed to focused on driving down the high cost of living? Why is he focused on destroying half the White House, trying to extort $230 [million] from the Department of Justice, or promoting his wife’s documentary, as opposed to fixing our broken healthcare system? Why is he focused on brutalizing everyday Americans by unleashing these masked agents in American communities as opposed to doing his job? Like the American people, George, have enough. The question is when will Republicans have enough with this failed presidency?

GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS: Mr. Jeffries, thanks for your time this morning.

LEADER JEFFRIES: Thank you.

Full interview can be watched here.

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Source: United States House of Representatives – Rep Ro Khanna (CA-17)

Washington, DC — Representative Ro Khanna (CA-17) sent a letter to DHS Secretary Kristi Noem and Acting Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Todd M. Lyons demanding immediate production of records and explanations for the unacceptable conditions Representative Khanna observed at the California City Detention Facility during a recent visit:  

Read the full text of the letter here and below: 

 Dear Secretary Noem and Acting Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Lyons:

I write to formally document grave deficiencies observed during my oversight visit to the California City Detention Facility and to demand immediate production of records and explanations. The conditions I witnessed raise serious concerns about conditions of confinement, access to medical care, and the absence of meaningful federal oversight.

 We were told the facility currently detains 1,428 individuals, including 215 women —all held solely for civil immigration matters. Despite this, detainees appeared to be treated uniformly as high-security prisoners regardless of security classification or gender and despite the fact that the vast majority have never had criminal convictions. We observed no active recreation and no structured pro-social activities. There is no GED programming, no substance abuse support, and no religious services unless outside volunteers make the trip to the desert. Recreation spaces sat entirely empty. Women housed in low-security units were continuously locked in their cells and appeared to be subjected to identical restrictions as individuals in high-security detention. 

 During the visit, my staff and I met with 47 detained individuals. Most spoke cautiously, apparently inhibited by the lack of privacy and fear of retaliation. Despite the fact that all visitors are subjected to invasive patdowns and escorts, detainees reported that everyone, even those classified as low-security, are required to meet lawyers and loved ones behind glass and treated as convicted prisoners. Several detained individuals expressed frustration that their mail is often sent and received with long delays (up to several weeks). These all harm individuals’ ability to correspond with lawyers and outside support – not to mention loved ones – which reduces their time and ability to prepare for court hearings and sometimes leads to missed court hearings.

 The physical conditions of the facility were unacceptable. The temperature was so cold that my staff struggled to take notes, yet neither our ICE escort nor facility staff could identify any policy for providing adequate cold-weather clothing. We did not see a single detained person with a jacket, sweater, or other appropriate clothing. Detainees reported infrequent access to showers and clean clothing, and staff were unable to produce a laundry schedule. The resulting lack of hygiene was obvious, not least by smell. Despite repeated requests, our ICE escort and facility staff were unable to provide any documentation of food safety inspections, calling into question compliance with basic health standards. One individual who has been held in the facility for months told us the conditions have continued to be so unbearable (some described it as “torture”) that he agreed to deportation simply to escape them.

 Most alarming were the failures in medical care and grievance processing. We observed locked “sick call” and grievance boxes but were denied access to confirm whether requests were being addressed. Multiple detainees – including one we personally observed with a serious, visible injury – reported requesting medical care and never receiving it. Both a senior ICE official and facility staff admitted that urgent medical requests and grievances may sit unattended for weeks and are not reviewed on weekends or holidays. Detainees described even longer delays and reported being placed in solitary confinement when they complained of medical needs—an extraordinarily troubling and punitive practice. Facility staff also confirmed that legally required disability services coordinators are not onsite.

 Equally disturbing, the California City Detention Facility has operated since August 2025 without a single Office of Detention Oversight inspection, National Detention Standards or Performance Based National Detention Standards audit or inspection, or verified compliance review under the Prison Rape Elimination Act or applicable disability laws. Oversight is not delayed; it is nonexistent.

 Accordingly, I request the following records, covering the period from August 1st, 2025, to present, to be produced no later than February 12:

1. The governing contract between ICE and CoreCivic for the operations of California City Detention Facility

2. Any contracts governing the provision of medical care, including specialty care in the facility, and logs documenting the time between each medical request and delivery of care;

3. Complete grievance logs and grievance review policies;

4. All use-of-force logs;

5. Records of imposition of solitary confinement, segregation or isolation, whether disciplinary, medical or administrative in nature;

6. Out-of-cell and recreation time logs;

7. All food safety and health inspection records; 

8. All requests for disability accommodations and the responses for each;

9. Records of detainee participation in any educational or structured pro-social activities or programming;

10. Schedules of any available programming (vocational, educational, substance abuse, therapeutic, self-help, religious, or group otherwise) and records of detainee participation in those offerings.

 Congress has a constitutional duty to ensure detention – particularly civil detention – is lawful, humane, and accountable. The Department of Homeland Security must not permit privately operated detention facilities to function without transparency, oversight, or basic regard for human dignity. I expect a complete and timely response.