United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 6256 (115th)
Congressional Access to Children's Detention Facilities Act
Introduced
27 June 2018
Last action
2 August 2018 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
Sponsors
Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25], Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2], Rep. Gomez, Jimmy [D-CA-34], Rep. Shea-Porter, Carol [D-NH-1], Rep. Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [R-FL-27], Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18], Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4], Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3], Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13], Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20], Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29], Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9], Rep. Lipinski, Daniel [D-IL-3], Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9], Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14], Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8], Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2], Carlos Curbelo, Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-50]
Subjects
Immigration
Source updated
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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Timeline
27 June 2018
Introduced
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.
Source: IntroReferral
27 June 2018
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
27 June 2018
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
10 July 2018
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security.
Source: Committee
2 August 2018
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
Source: Committee
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in House · 27 June 2018 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Gomez, Jimmy [D-CA-34] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Shea-Porter, Carol [D-NH-1] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [R-FL-27] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] · D · Sponsor
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Lipinski, Daniel [D-IL-3] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Carlos Curbelo · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-50] · D · Cosponsor
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Sources
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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
- us · 115-hr-6256 · source updated 11 August 2025