To require the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Secretary of Health and Human Services to allow Members of Congress to tour detention facilities that house foreign national minors.
USA115th CongressHR-6256| House
| Updated: 8/2/2018
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
Democratic Representative
Florida
Cosponsors (19)
Tim Ryan (Democratic)Mark Pocan (Democratic)Darren Soto (Democratic)Sheila Jackson Lee (Democratic)Carol Shea-Porter (Democratic)Tony Cárdenas (Democratic)Scott H. Peters (Democratic)Carlos Curbelo (Republican)Kathy Castor (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Daniel Lipinski (Democratic)Jamie Raskin (Democratic)James P. McGovern (Democratic)Yvette D. Clarke (Democratic)Earl Blumenauer (Democratic)Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (Republican)Gwen Moore (Democratic)Jimmy Gomez (Democratic)Alcee L. Hastings (Democratic)
Homeland Security Committee, Border Security and Enforcement Subcommittee, Judiciary Committee, Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Congressional Access to Children's Detention Facilities Act This bill requires the Department of Justice, the Department of Homeland Security, or the Department of Health and Human Services to allow Members of Congress to tour any facility in which one or more foreign national minors (a noncitizen of the United States under age 18) are housed. The Departments must allow members of the press to accompany a visiting Member of Congress and may place limits on such tours based on the number of foreign national minors housed.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
Immigration
Border security and unlawful immigrationChild safety and welfareCongressional oversightDetention of personsFamily relationshipsGovernment buildings, facilities, and propertyImmigration status and proceduresMembers of CongressNews media and reporting
To require the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Secretary of Health and Human Services to allow Members of Congress to tour detention facilities that house foreign national minors.
USA115th CongressHR-6256| House
| Updated: 8/2/2018
Congressional Access to Children's Detention Facilities Act This bill requires the Department of Justice, the Department of Homeland Security, or the Department of Health and Human Services to allow Members of Congress to tour any facility in which one or more foreign national minors (a noncitizen of the United States under age 18) are housed. The Departments must allow members of the press to accompany a visiting Member of Congress and may place limits on such tours based on the number of foreign national minors housed.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
Democratic Representative
Florida
Cosponsors (19)
Tim Ryan (Democratic)Mark Pocan (Democratic)Darren Soto (Democratic)Sheila Jackson Lee (Democratic)Carol Shea-Porter (Democratic)Tony Cárdenas (Democratic)Scott H. Peters (Democratic)Carlos Curbelo (Republican)Kathy Castor (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Daniel Lipinski (Democratic)Jamie Raskin (Democratic)James P. McGovern (Democratic)Yvette D. Clarke (Democratic)Earl Blumenauer (Democratic)Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (Republican)Gwen Moore (Democratic)Jimmy Gomez (Democratic)Alcee L. Hastings (Democratic)
Homeland Security Committee, Border Security and Enforcement Subcommittee, Judiciary Committee, Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee
Immigration
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Border security and unlawful immigrationChild safety and welfareCongressional oversightDetention of personsFamily relationshipsGovernment buildings, facilities, and propertyImmigration status and proceduresMembers of CongressNews media and reporting