Congressional Access to Children's Detention Facilities Act

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 unaccompanied alien children 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 such children housed.

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Timeline

1. 18 June 2018

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 18 June 2018

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

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Versions

• Introduced in Senate · 18 June 2018 · Official file

Documents

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• Introduced in Senate (text)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 18 June 2018

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• Introduced in Senate (PDF)

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• Introduced in Senate

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Sponsors

• Jeff Merkley · D · Sponsor
• Ron Wyden · D · Sponsor
• Chris Van Hollen · D · Sponsor
• Kirsten Gillibrand · D · Cosponsor
• · ssju00 · Standing

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