United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 6256 (115th)
Congressional Access to Children's Detention Facilities Act
Introduced
27 June 2018
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Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
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11 August 2025
Summary
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 foreign national minors (a noncitizen of the United States under age 18) 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 foreign national minors housed.
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Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 27 June 2018
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Introduced in House · EN · 27 June 2018
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 27 June 2018
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/6256
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/6256