Congress 116 - HR 3868 - HOMESTEAD Act of 2019

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Border security and unlawful immigration Congress Congressional oversight Congressional-executive branch relations Detention of persons Government buildings, facilities, and property Members of Congress Public-private cooperation

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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.

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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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