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- H.R.2842
H.R.2842: POD Act of 2019
About This Bill
- Introduced May 20, 2019
- Latest Major Action June 26, 2019
Bill Sponsor
Bill Cosponsors
18 (All Democrats)
Bill Version
- Introduced in House - May 20, 2019
Bill Summary
Public Oversight of Detention Centers Act of 2019 or the POD Act of 2019 This bill prohibits certain limitations on the ability of a Member of Congress to access any facility for detaining aliens operated by the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Health and Human Services, or affiliated private contractors. Specifically, the Member must be allowed to enter such a facility within 48 hours of a request to do so, and the facility...
(Source: Library of Congress)
Bill Actions
| Date | Description |
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| June 26, 2019 |
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
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| June 13, 2019 |
Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security, Facilitation, and Operations.
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| May 20, 2019 |
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.
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| May 20, 2019 |
Introduced in the House by Jason Crow (D-Colo.) |