Pennsylvania 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.

Bill Text

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
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.
WHEREAS, In January 2026, two United States citizens,
including ICU nurse Alex Pretti and Renée Nicole Good, were
killed during Federal immigration enforcement operations in
Minneapolis, Minnesota; and
WHEREAS, These deaths have raised serious concerns about the
use of force by Federal immigration agents and the adequacy of
existing oversight, standards and accountability within the
United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and its
enforcement components, including Immigration and Customs
Enforcement (ICE); and
WHEREAS, Federal law enforcement agencies exercise
extraordinary authority, including the power to detain
individuals and use lethal force, and such authority must be
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accompanied by clear rules, transparency and accountability to
the public; and
WHEREAS, The Congress of the United States possesses the
constitutional power of the purse and routinely conditions
Federal appropriations to ensure compliance with law, public
safety and civil rights protections; and
WHEREAS, Providing additional Federal appropriations to DHS
and ICE without meaningful reforms risks further erosion of
public trust, escalation of violence and violations of
constitutional rights; and
WHEREAS, Pennsylvania has a long history of defending civil
liberties, due process and the rule of law, values that require
accountability whenever government power is exercised,
particularly through armed enforcement actions; and
WHEREAS, The Constitution of the United States does not
permit unchecked Federal authority but instead establishes a
constitutional republic in which power is limited, rights are
protected and states are not administrative subdivisions of the
Federal Government; and
WHEREAS, Meaningful reforms should include enforceable use-
of-force standards, independent review of serious incidents
involving Federal agents, visible identification requirements
during enforcement actions, timely public release of body-camera
footage following deaths or serious injuries, strengthened civil
rights oversight within DHS and full cooperation with State and
local authorities when serious incidents occur, including
shootings; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania urge the Congress of the United
States to condition any additional appropriations for the United
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States Department of Homeland Security and Immigration and
Customs Enforcement on meaningful accountability, transparency
and civil rights reforms; and be it further
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania urge the Congress of the United
States to ensure that Federal immigration enforcement agencies
operate under clear standards that protect public safety,
respect constitutional rights and provide real accountability
when those standards are violated; and be it further
RESOLVED, That this resolution affirms support for lawful
public safety functions while insisting that accountability and
constitutional compliance precede any additional Federal funding
for the United States Department of Homeland Security and
Immigration and Customs Enforcement; and be it further
RESOLVED, That copies of this resolution be transmitted to
the President of the United States, the Speaker of the United
States House of Representatives, the Majority and Minority
Leaders of the United States Senate and each member of Congress
from Pennsylvania.
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