POD Act of 2019
USA116th CongressHR-2842| House
| Updated: 6/26/2019
Jason Crow
Democratic Representative
Colorado
Cosponsors (18)
Gilbert Ray Cisneros (Democratic)Sylvia R. Garcia (Democratic)David J. Trone (Democratic)Derek Kilmer (Democratic)Juan Vargas (Democratic)Thomas R. Suozzi (Democratic)Rosa L. DeLauro (Democratic)Henry C. "Hank" Johnson (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Joe Neguse (Democratic)Diana DeGette (Democratic)Janice D. Schakowsky (Democratic)Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (Democratic)Julia Brownley (Democratic)William R. Keating (Democratic)Ed Perlmutter (Democratic)Jesús G. "Chuy" García (Democratic)Ayanna Pressley (Democratic)
Homeland Security Committee, Border Security and Enforcement Subcommittee, Judiciary Committee, Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
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 may not be temporarily modified in a way that alters what the Member would otherwise observe.
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Introduced in 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.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security, Facilitation, and Operations.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
Immigration
Border security and unlawful immigrationCongressional-executive branch relationsCongressional oversightDetention of personsGovernment buildings, facilities, and propertyMembers of CongressPublic-private cooperation
POD Act of 2019
USA116th CongressHR-2842| House
| Updated: 6/26/2019
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 may not be temporarily modified in a way that alters what the Member would otherwise observe.
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Introduced in 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.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security, Facilitation, and Operations.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
Jason Crow
Democratic Representative
Colorado
Cosponsors (18)
Gilbert Ray Cisneros (Democratic)Sylvia R. Garcia (Democratic)David J. Trone (Democratic)Derek Kilmer (Democratic)Juan Vargas (Democratic)Thomas R. Suozzi (Democratic)Rosa L. DeLauro (Democratic)Henry C. "Hank" Johnson (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Joe Neguse (Democratic)Diana DeGette (Democratic)Janice D. Schakowsky (Democratic)Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (Democratic)Julia Brownley (Democratic)William R. Keating (Democratic)Ed Perlmutter (Democratic)Jesús G. "Chuy" García (Democratic)Ayanna Pressley (Democratic)
Homeland Security Committee, Border Security and Enforcement Subcommittee, Judiciary Committee, Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee
Immigration
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Border security and unlawful immigrationCongressional-executive branch relationsCongressional oversightDetention of personsGovernment buildings, facilities, and propertyMembers of CongressPublic-private cooperation