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Congressional Access to Children's Detention Facilities Act

Introduced: June 27, 2018 Introduced by: Wasserman Schultz, Debbie Democratic · Florida See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 2, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
Jul 10, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security.
Jun 27, 2018
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.
Jun 27, 2018
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

What's happening now August 2, 2018

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.

 Related & companion bills 1
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 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 12
All 12 Democratic 10
D
Peters, Scott H.
California · Sep 13, 2018
Curbelo, Carlos
· Jul 10, 2018
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jul 10, 2018
 D
Castor, Kathy
Florida · Jun 27, 2018
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Jun 27, 2018
 D
Gomez, Jimmy
California · Jun 27, 2018
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Jun 27, 2018
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jun 27, 2018
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Jun 27, 2018
 D
Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · Jun 27, 2018
ROS-LEHTINEN, ILEANA
· Jun 27, 2018
 D
Soto, Darren
Florida · Jun 27, 2018
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6256: Congressional Access to Children's Detention Facilities Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6256/
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"H.R. 6256: Congressional Access to Children's Detention Facilities Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6256/.
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H.R. 6256, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6256/.
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