Congress·In Committee·H.R. 10111

Oversight Access Act

Immigration Detention: Congressional Oversight Access

Aug 17·View on Congress.gov·Read full text

Next up: A house committee

The Oversight Access Act is in the early stages of the legislative process and is currently assigned to the House Judiciary and Homeland Security committees. No action has occurred on this bill since August 17, 2026. These committees must review the bill before it can move forward, but most bills do not receive a vote at this stage.

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Unlikely to pass

The bill is sponsored by a small group of members from one party and has not yet gained the broad support needed to move through a divided Congress.

Key Points

This bill would stop the Department of Homeland Security from blocking members of Congress and their staff from visiting immigration detention centers. It ensures that lawmakers can check on these facilities whenever they need to for oversight purposes.
Lawmakers would not have to give any advance notice before they show up for a visit. This is meant to prevent the government from cleaning up or changing things just because they know a visitor is coming.
The bill also bans the government from making temporary changes to a facility that would hide the real conditions from visiting lawmakers. This helps ensure that what Congress sees is how the facility actually runs every day.
If the Department of Homeland Security breaks these rules, the agency internal watchdog must report the failure to Congress within 30 days. This creates a way to hold officials accountable for blocking oversight.

Impact Analysis

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Milestones

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Aug 17, 2026House

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.

Sent to a congressional committee for expert review. The committee decides whether this bill moves forward.

Aug 17, 2026

Introduced in House

The bill was officially filed and given a number. It now enters the legislative queue.

No votes, news coverage, or related bills recorded for this bill yet.

Source Information

Document Type

Congressional Bill

Official Title

Oversight Access Act

Bill NumberHR 10111

Congress119th Congress

ChamberHouse of Representatives

Latest ActionReferred 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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