HR 2842 · 116th Congress · Immigration

POD Act of 2019

Introduced 2019-05-20· Sponsored by Rep. Crow, Jason [D-CO-6]· House

Bill Progress

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Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.(2019-06-26)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Public Oversight of Detention Centers Act of 2019 or the POD Act of 2019 This bill prohibits certain limitations on the ability of a Member of Congress to access any facility for detaining aliens operated by the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Health and Human Services, or affiliated private contractors. Specifically, the Member must be allowed to enter such a facility within 48 hours of a request to do so, and the facility may not be temporarily modified in a way that alters what the Member would otherwise observe.…

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Cosponsors (18)

18 Democrats
Rep. Garcia, Sylvia R. [D-TX-29]TX
Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank," Jr. [D-GA-4]GA
Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3]CT
Rep. Perlmutter, Ed [D-CO-7]CO
Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]DC
Rep. Cisneros, Gilbert Ray, Jr. [D-CA-39]CA
Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-51]CA
Rep. Garcia, Jesus G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4]IL
Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7]MA
Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9]IL
Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2]CO
Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14]NY
Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6]WA
Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1]CO
Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6]MD
Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26]CA
Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9]MA
Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3]NY