HR 6256 · 115th Congress · Immigration

Congressional Access to Children's Detention Facilities Act

Introduced 2018-06-27· Sponsored by Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-23]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
2
Committee
3
House Vote
4
Senate
5
Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.(2018-08-02)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] 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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Cosponsors (19)

17 Democrats2 Republicans