US Congress House Bill 3906 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: Introduced on July 23 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-08-15 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Prohibits the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) from using any federal funds to construct or expand immigration detention facilities and requires additional oversight of such facilities. The DHS Inspector General shall conduct various oversight activities into immigration detention facilities, including (1) periodic unannounced inspections; (2) audits to ensure compliance with various legal requirements; and (3) investigations into issues such as deaths in custody, detainee access to medical and mental health care, and sexual assault and harassment. DHS may not continue a contract with any facility deemed less than adequate in two of the most recent inspector general inspections, audits, or investigations. The Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties within DHS shall (1) investigate civil rights and civil liberties complaints in immigration detention facilities, and (2) periodically release on a public website data about such complaints and investigations. The bill requires various reports to Congress, including a DHS plan for decreasing the number of immigration detention beds and implementing community-based alternatives to detention.

DONE Act Detention Oversight, Not Expansion Act

Rep. Pramila Jayapal [D-WA]

Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]

Rep. Rashida Tlaib [D-MI]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-08-15	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
2019-07-23	House	Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
2019-07-23	House	Introduced in House

SB2221 (Same As) 2019-07-23 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/3906/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr3906/BILLS-116hr3906ih.pdf