A bill 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 unaccompanied alien children.
USA115th CongressS-3084| Senate
| Updated: 6/18/2018
Jeff Merkley
Democratic Senator
Oregon
Judiciary Committee
- 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 unaccompanied alien children 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 such children housed.
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Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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
A bill 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 unaccompanied alien children.
USA115th CongressS-3084| Senate
| Updated: 6/18/2018
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 unaccompanied alien children 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 such children housed.
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Timeline
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Jeff Merkley
Democratic Senator
Oregon
Judiciary Committee
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