Federal · 119th Congress
Oversight Access Act
Policy areaImmigration
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Cosponsors9
Madeleine DeanDU.S. Representative · 4th District · PA
Dwight EvansDU.S. Representative · 3rd District · PA
Summer L. LeeDU.S. Representative · 12th District · PA
Mary Gay ScanlonDU.S. Representative · 5th District · PA
Eleanor Holmes NortonDU.S. Representative · At-Large · DC
Daniel S. GoldmanDU.S. Representative · 10th District · NY
Mike QuigleyDU.S. Representative · 5th District · IL
Seth MoultonDU.S. Representative · 6th District · MA
Steven HorsfordDU.S. Representative · 4th District · NVOther titles2
To prohibit the Secretary of Homeland Security from preventing Members of Congress, or employees accompanying a 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, and for other purposes.Official Title as Introduced
Oversight Access ActShort Title(s) as Introduced
Legislative history5
Aug 18, 2026
House · CommitteeReferred to the Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Accountability.
Aug 18, 2026
House · CommitteeReferred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement.
Aug 17, 2026
HouseReferred 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.
Aug 17, 2026
HouseReferred 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.
Aug 17, 2026
IntroducedIntroduced in House