the lawmakers requested information regarding training and protocols for G.L.O.V.E. use, detailed documents regarding testing of the device, a comprehensive inventory of all “less-lethal” weapons being used by ICE and Customs and Border Protection personnel, and detailed information on internal investigations into the misuse of “less-lethal” weapons. The Secretary must provide an answer by September 18, 2026.
Require DHS to provide Congress information on electric shock glove training, protocols, testing, inventories of less-lethal weapons, and investigations into misuse of less-lethal weapons.
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Evidence
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The letter requested DHS responses by September 18, 2026 on G.L.O.V.E. testing, training materials, protocols, less-lethal weapon inventories, and investigations or discipline for misuse. Chellie Pingree is listed as a signatory.
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The release says Ramirez led 49 colleagues, including Chellie Pingree, in requesting information on G.L.O.V.E. training and protocol, testing documents, less-lethal weapons inventories, and internal misuse investigations, with an answer due September 18, 2026.
Assessments
Pingree co-signed an August 31, 2026 congressional oversight letter requesting the exact DHS information named in the claim, including electric shock glove testing, training, protocols, less-lethal weapons inventories, and misuse investigations. However, the requested response deadline is September 18, 2026, which had not passed as of September 2, 2026, and there is no evidence yet that DHS provided the information. This is a same-term material oversight effort, but the promised outcome remains pending rather than delivered.