Congressional Access to Children's Detention Facilities Act
Bill journey · stage 2 of 5
Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in senate (Jun 18, 2018)
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.
What just happenedJun 18, 2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in SenateJun 18, 2018
- Jun 18, 2018IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Judiciary Committee - Jun 18, 2018IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate