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HOMESTEAD Act of 2019

Introduced: July 23, 2019 Introduced by: Wasserman Schultz, Debbie Democratic · Florida See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 12, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
Aug 6, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security, Facilitation, and Operations.
Jul 22, 2019
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.
Jul 22, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Help Oversee, Manage, and Evaluate Safe Treatment and Ensure Access without Delay Act of 2019 or the HOMESTEAD Act of 2019

This bill prohibits a detention facility from (1) preventing a Member of Congress from entering for the purpose of conducting oversight, or (2) making any temporary modification that alters what a visiting Member may observe. Further, a Member is not required to provide notice of intent to enter a detention facility for the purpose of conducting oversight.

A detention facility is any facility used to detain or house aliens and operated by or for the Department of Homeland Security or the Department of Health and Human Services.

What's happening now August 12, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 4
Crist, Charlie
· Jul 23, 2019
 D
Dean, Madeleine
Pennsylvania · Jul 22, 2019
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Jul 22, 2019
RYAN, TIM
· Jul 22, 2019
 D
Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Jul 22, 2019
 D
Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Jul 22, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3868: HOMESTEAD Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3868/
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"H.R. 3868: HOMESTEAD Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3868/.
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H.R. 3868, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3868/.
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