CONGRESS FOR VOTERS

Christopher Deluzio (D-PA)

Oversight Access Act

H.R. 10111 · House bill Immigration

A Democratic bill with 10 Democratic cosponsors · See all 10 cosponsors

Last activity — Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Accountability.

In committee

Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.

The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.

Its path through Congress

  1. Introduced
  2. In Committee

What this bill would do

This bill is called the Oversight Access Act. It stops the Secretary of Homeland Security from blocking Members of Congress or their staff from entering Department of Homeland Security detention facilities to do oversight work. The bill also says these officials do not have to give advance notice before visiting a facility. Additionally, it bans making temporary changes to a facility that would alter what a visiting Member of Congress or staff member sees. Finally, it requires the Department of Homeland Security Inspector General to report to Congress within 30 days if the Secretary fails to follow these rules.

Yes· 3 of 4

  • Scored +8

    Does this make what the government does easier for the public to see?

    Ensures lawmakers can observe actual conditions in detention facilities without interference or staging.

  • Scored +7

    Would immigrants be better off under this?

    Ensures that the conditions they are held in are subject to unannounced congressional oversight.

  • Scored +5

    Does this give the federal government more power?

    Increases the oversight authority of the Legislative branch over Executive agencies.

The opposite

No question was scored the opposite.