Oversight Access Act

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Introduced 2026-08-17Topic: immigration · governance ethics

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This bill would bar the Secretary of Homeland Security from stopping Members of Congress, or House or Senate staff with them, from entering any Department of Homeland Security facility used to detain or house immigrants in order to conduct oversight. The Secretary could not require these visitors to give notice before arriving. The Secretary also could not make temporary changes at a facility that alter what visitors see. The Department's Inspector General would have to report to the House and Senate Judiciary Committees within 30 days after finding that the Secretary materially failed to follow these rules.

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Action history

Date	Chamber	Action	Status effect
2026-08-18	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Accountability.	refer
2026-08-18	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement.	refer
2026-08-17	House	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.	refer
2026-08-17	House	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.	refer
2026-08-17		Introduced in House	introduce
2026-08-17		Introduced in House	introduce

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