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Immigration Oversight and Fairness Act

Introduced: April 1, 2011 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 21, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement.
Mar 10, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security.
Mar 3, 2011
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.
Mar 3, 2011
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Immigration Oversight and Fairness Act - Sets forth detention standards for immigration detention facilities.

Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to: (1) convene a detention advisory committee; (2) promulgate regulations regarding detainee care and custody; (3) implement secure alternatives to detention programs under which eligible aliens are released under supervision, assistance, and monitoring that ensure their appearance at all immigration interviews, appointments, and hearings; and (4) provide protective detention alternatives for specified categories of vulnerable aliens.

What's happening now March 21, 2011

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 3
OLVER, JOHN
· Dec 16, 2011
 D
Chu, Judy
California · Dec 8, 2011
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Dec 8, 2011
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Dec 8, 2011
GUTIERREZ, LUIS
· Oct 4, 2011
FRANK, BARNEY
· Apr 1, 2011
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 933: Immigration Oversight and Fairness Act. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-933/
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"H.R. 933: Immigration Oversight and Fairness Act." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-933/.
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H.R. 933, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-933/.
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