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Congressional Access to Children's Detention Facilities Act

Introduced: June 18, 2018 Introduced by: Merkley, Jeff Democratic · Oregon See on congress.gov
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Jun 18, 2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Jun 18, 2018
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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.

What's happening now June 18, 2018

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 6256 Related bill Congressional Access to Children's Detention Facilities Act
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
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Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · Jul 16, 2018
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Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Jun 18, 2018
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Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Jun 18, 2018
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3084: Congressional Access to Children's Detention Facilities Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-3084/
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"S. 3084: Congressional Access to Children's Detention Facilities Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-3084/.
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S. 3084, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-3084/.
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