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Rep. Deluzio, Christopher R. [D-PA-17] · D–PA
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Accountability.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement.
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.
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.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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PlainBill explanation
Based on the full Introduced in House · 2026-08-17 text. This explanation has not received human editorial review. This overview describes the proposal’s major provisions; it does not establish what its real-world effects would be.
The proposed Oversight Access Act would protect lawmakers’ access to immigration detention facilities for oversight, including visits with accompanying congressional employees. It would prohibit the Homeland Security Secretary from blocking entry, requiring advance notice, or temporarily changing facilities in ways that alter what visitors see. It would also require the department’s Inspector General to report material failures to comply to congressional committees.
This Act may be cited as the Oversight Access Act.
The Secretary of Homeland Security may not— (1) prevent a Member of Congress, or an employee of the United States House of Representatives or the United States Senate accompanying such Member, from entering, for the purpose of conducting oversight, any facility operated by or for the Department of Homeland Security used to detain or otherwise house aliens;
(2) require prior notice from a Member of Congress or an employee described in paragraph (1) of the intent to enter such a facility for the purpose of conducting oversight; or (3) make any temporary modification at any such facility that in any way alters what is observed by a visiting Member of Congress or such employee, compared to what would be observed in the absence of such modification.
The Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Security shall report to the Committees on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives and the Senate within 30 days if the Inspector General determines that the Secretary of Homeland Security materially failed to comply with the requirements of this section.
The entry protection would cover any facility operated by or for the Department of Homeland Security that detains or otherwise houses noncitizens. It would apply to members of Congress conducting oversight and to House or Senate employees accompanying them.
The Secretary of Homeland Security may not— (1) prevent a Member of Congress, or an employee of the United States House of Representatives or the United States Senate accompanying such Member, from entering, for the purpose of conducting oversight, any facility operated by or for the Department of Homeland Security used to detain or otherwise house aliens;
The Secretary could not require advance notice of an oversight visit from a member of Congress or an accompanying congressional employee.
The Secretary of Homeland Security may not—
(2) require prior notice from a Member of Congress or an employee described in paragraph (1) of the intent to enter such a facility for the purpose of conducting oversight;
The Secretary could not temporarily modify a covered facility in any way that changes what a visiting member of Congress or accompanying employee observes compared with what they would see without that modification.
The Secretary of Homeland Security may not—
(3) make any temporary modification at any such facility that in any way alters what is observed by a visiting Member of Congress or such employee, compared to what would be observed in the absence of such modification.
If the department’s Inspector General determined that the Secretary materially failed to comply, the Inspector General would have to report to both the House and Senate Judiciary Committees within 30 days.
The Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Security shall report to the Committees on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives and the Senate within 30 days if the Inspector General determines that the Secretary of Homeland Security materially failed to comply with the requirements of this section.
The supplied September 29, 2026 source snapshot records introduction in the House and referral to the Judiciary and Homeland Security Committees on August 17, 2026. It also records referrals to the Oversight, Investigations, and Accountability Subcommittee and the Border Security and Enforcement Subcommittee on August 18, 2026.
Source snapshot updated 2026-09-29T08:05:40Z. 2026-08-18: Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Accountability. 2026-08-18: Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement. 2026-08-17: 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.
2026-08-17: Introduced in House
A closer look
Reviewed version: Introduced in House · 2026-08-17. These findings describe provisions and who may benefit; they are not judgments of waste, corruption, or motive.
This review covers the supplied bill text. “None identified” does not rule out provisions in later versions or accompanying reports and disclosures.
Provisions outside the bill’s main subject, or policy changes attached to appropriations.
None identified in the reviewed text
No unrelated provision or policy change attached to appropriations was identified in the complete supplied introduced text. This conclusion is limited to that version and does not establish absence in other versions or accompanying materials.
Spending directed to particular recipients or places outside ordinary competitive or formula-based allocation.
None identified in the reviewed text
No congressionally directed spending for particular recipients or places was identified in the complete supplied introduced text. This conclusion is limited to that version and does not establish absence in other versions or accompanying materials.
Narrow exceptions, exemptions, or preferential treatment that warrant a closer look.
None identified in the reviewed text
No narrow preferential benefit warranting a finding was identified in the complete supplied introduced text. Access for congressional oversight is part of the bill’s governmental oversight function. This conclusion is limited to that version and does not establish absence in other versions or accompanying materials.
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