Mandate unannounced DHS Inspector General inspections of immigration detention facilities with penalties for failing to meet standards.

Adam Smith · Washington · Democratic

oversight impact 0.63 specificity 0.94 extraction confidence 87%

Commitment kind: unknown. Promised action: not established. Promised outcome: not established. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired.

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Evidence

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H.R. 6397 was introduced by Rep. Jayapal for herself and Mr. Smith of Washington. Section 5 would require the DHS Inspector General to conduct annual unannounced, in-person inspections of each DHS detention facility. For noncompliance, it would require penalties including fines of not less than 10 percent of the contract value for non-DHS-owned facilities, follow-up inspections, contract termination for repeated failures, transfers, and suspension of DHS-owned facilities until compliance is certified.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): This is the strongest match to the commitment: Adam Smith joined the introduced House bill containing the promised DHS IG unannounced inspections and penalties. It shows serious concrete legislative effort, but the text is an introduced bill, not enacted law. No newer official delivery action was found in the 2026-08-21 to 2026-08-23 lookback.

unresolved later_term A for effort

H.R. 6397 (IH) - Dignity for Detained Immigrants Act
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 95%

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Congress.gov lists H.R. 6397 as sponsored by Rep. Pramila Jayapal, with Rep. Adam Smith [D-WA-9] as an original cosponsor on 12/03/2025. The bill's latest action is referral to the House Judiciary and Homeland Security Committees, and the tracker states the bill has the status Introduced, before Passed House, Passed Senate, To President, and Became Law.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The official status record indicates the matching legislation remains only introduced/referred and has not become law, so the mandate has not been delivered as of the refresh date.

unresolved later_term A for effort

All Information (Except Text) for H.R.6397 - Dignity for Detained Immigrants Act
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 93%

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Public state: unverified As of unknown · legacy_unverified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): never. unknown A for effort

Adam Smith materially supported legislation matching the promise by serving as an original cosponsor of H.R. 6397, which would require annual unannounced DHS Inspector General inspections of immigration detention facilities and impose penalties for noncompliance. However, the bill remains only introduced and referred to House committees, with no evidence that the inspection mandate and penalty regime became law or were otherwise implemented. This is a serious legislative effort but not delivery of the promised outcome.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 94%