United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 2842 (116th)
POD Act of 2019
Introduced
20 May 2019
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Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
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3 January 2025
Summary
Public Oversight of Detention Centers Act of 2019 or the POD Act of 2019 This bill prohibits certain limitations on the ability of a Member of Congress to access any facility for detaining aliens operated by the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Health and Human Services, or affiliated private contractors. Specifically, the Member must be allowed to enter such a facility within 48 hours of a request to do so, and the facility may not be temporarily modified in a way that alters what the Member would otherwise observe.
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Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 20 May 2019
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 20 May 2019
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 20 May 2019
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/2842
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/2842