I will introduce the No Illegal Captivity and Extensions (NICE) Act to close loopholes that allow ICE to prolong detention without due process and accountability.
Commitment kind: unknown. Promised action: not established. Promised outcome: not established. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired.
Occurrences
That is why today, alongside Oversight Ranking Member Robert Garcia, I am introducing the No Illegal Captivity and Extensions (NICE) Act to close the loopholes that allow ICE to prolong detention without due process and continue operating without accountability.
Frost commits to introducing legislation to end ICE's ability to extend detention without due process.
Maxwell Frost | Congress.gov | Library of Congress
Congress.gov member page for Maxwell Frost with legislative and sponsorship information; no explicit new future-oriented promise is stated in the excerpt.
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Last Action Date Listed: May 11, 2026. Action: Mr. Frost (for himself, Mr. Garcia of California, Ms. Ansari, and Mr. Bell) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Short Title: No Illegal Captivity and Extensions Act of 2026.
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Official bill record shows Frost introduced H.R. 8727, the NICE Act, on May 11, 2026 and it was referred to Judiciary.
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The legislation page lists H.R. 8727 as 'Sponsored — No Illegal Captivity and Extensions Act of 2026.'
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Frost's official House legislation page currently lists the NICE Act among his sponsored bills, consistent with him having introduced it.
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GovInfo's official bill record for H.R. 8727 shows that Mr. Frost introduced the bill on May 11, 2026 and that it was referred to the House Judiciary Committee.
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Official bill text record confirms Frost introduced the NICE Act during the current House term, which satisfies the promise to introduce the bill.
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Frost's official legislation page lists H.R. 8727 as a sponsored bill titled the No Illegal Captivity and Extensions Act of 2026.
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The member's official office page corroborates that the NICE Act was introduced and publicly attributed to Frost.
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CRI2026 - NO ILLEGAL CAPTIVITY AND EXTENSIONS (NICE) ACT
Congress
119th Congress, 2nd Session
Congressional Bills
H.R. 8727
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): A GovInfo Congressional Record Index entry inside the lookback window continues to identify the NICE Act with H.R. 8727 in the 119th Congress.
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Mr. FROST (for himself, Mr. GARCIA of California, Ms. ANSARI, and Mr. BELL) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Official bill text shows Frost introduced H.R. 8727 during the 119th Congress, directly satisfying the promise to introduce the NICE Act.
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This Act may be cited as the "No Illegal Captivity and Extensions Act of 2026" or as the "NICE Act of 2026".
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The official bill text confirms that H.R. 8727 is the promised No Illegal Captivity and Extensions Act, also called the NICE Act.
I am introducing the No Illegal Captivity and Extensions (NICE) Act to close the loopholes that allow ICE to prolong detention without due process and continue operating without accountability
Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): Frost's official House press release publicly states that he was introducing the NICE Act for the purpose described in the campaign commitment.
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Congressional Bills
H.R. 8727
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): A GovInfo Congressional Record Index page in the lookback window continues to identify the No Illegal Captivity and Extensions Act with H.R. 8727 in the 119th Congress.
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Action
Mr. Frost (for himself, Mr. Garcia of California, Ms. Ansari, and Mr. Bell) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): GovInfo's official bill metadata confirms Frost introduced H.R. 8727 and it was referred to the House Judiciary Committee during the same House term.
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Mr. Frost (for himself, Mr. Garcia of California, Ms. Ansari, and Mr.
Bell) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The official bill text shows Frost introduced the bill; the text also names it the No Illegal Captivity and Extensions Act of 2026, satisfying the commitment to introduce the NICE Act.
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Mr. Frost (for himself, Mr. Garcia of California, Ms. Ansari, and Mr. Bell) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The official introduced bill text identifies Frost as introducing the measure, satisfying the commitment to introduce the NICE Act.
This Act may be cited as the “No Illegal Captivity and Extensions Act of 2026” or as the “NICE Act of 2026”.
Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): The official bill text confirms H.R. 8727 is the No Illegal Captivity and Extensions Act, also called the NICE Act.
That is why today, alongside Oversight Ranking Member Robert Garcia, I am introducing the No Illegal Captivity and Extensions (NICE) Act to close the loopholes that allow ICE to prolong detention without due process and continue operating without accountability
Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): Frost's official House press release states he was introducing the NICE Act for the same due-process and accountability purpose described in the commitment.
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Congress
119th Congress, 2nd Session
Congressional Bills
H.R. 8727
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The GovInfo Congressional Record Index associates the NICE Act entry with H.R. 8727 in the 119th Congress, corroborating the official bill record.
Public state: unverifiedAs of unknown · legacy_unverified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): delivered.same_termA for effort
Official House and GovInfo records show Maxwell Frost introduced H.R. 8727, the No Illegal Captivity and Extensions Act of 2026, on May 11, 2026 during his current House term. That directly fulfills the promise to introduce the NICE Act.
provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 99%
Public state: unverifiedAs of unknown · legacy_unverified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): delivered.same_term
The promise was specifically to introduce the No Illegal Captivity and Extensions Act. Official bill evidence shows Maxwell Frost introduced H.R. 8727, the No Illegal Captivity and Extensions Act of 2026, on May 11, 2026, during his current House term, and it was referred to the Judiciary Committee. Because the promised action was introduction rather than enactment, this counts as delivered in the same term.
provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 99%