Oversight Access Act

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Passed One Chamber

Passed Both Chambers

Signed into Law

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.

Lets Members of Congress visit immigration detention facilities without roadblocks.

Members of Congress and their staff would be able to visit government immigration detention facilities without prior notice. The bill would stop the Department of Homeland Security from blocking these visits or changing facilities before inspections. This aims to ensure lawmakers can see conditions as they truly are.

What Would Change

Today, the Secretary of Homeland Security may have the power to block congressional visits to immigration detention centers, ask for advance notice, or change facilities before inspections. If this bill becomes law, the Secretary would be prohibited from doing any of these things. This would ensure lawmakers can visit without restrictions and see facilities as they normally are.

Key Provisions

Would ban the Secretary of Homeland Security from stopping Members of Congress or their staff from entering immigration detention facilities for oversight.
Would ban the Secretary of Homeland Security from requiring advance notice for these oversight visits.
Would ban the Secretary of Homeland Security from making temporary changes to facilities that would alter what lawmakers observe during a visit.
Would require the Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Security to report non-compliance to Congress within 30 days.

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HR 10111 · 119th Congress · AI Summary by gemini-2.5-flash · 9/10

Oversight Access Act

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