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H.R. 10111119th CongressIn committeeLatest action Aug 17, 2026Decoded by AI · checked against the record
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H.R. 10111 would bar DHS from blocking Congress members' unannounced visits to immigrant detention facilities.
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H.R. 10111, the Oversight Access Act, would stop the DHS Secretary from blocking Members of Congress or accompanying staff from entering facilities used to detain or house immigrants, without requiring advance notice. It would also bar DHS from temporarily altering a facility, such as cleaning it or moving detainees, to change what a visiting lawmaker sees. If the DHS Inspector General finds the Secretary violated these rules, it must report this to the House and Senate Judiciary Committees within 30 days.
The bill affects DHS leadership and staff who manage immigration detention facilities and Members of Congress and their staff who conduct oversight visits. Detained immigrants are indirectly affected, since the law aims to ensure facilities are seen in unaltered condition.
The bill limits DHS's ability to restrict or stage congressional visits, while giving lawmakers clearer legal authority to conduct surprise oversight of detention conditions.
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Right now: a House committee is reviewing it. If the Senate changes it, it goes back to the House before reaching the President.
Latest action: — 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.