HR10274-118

Introduced

To prohibit any limitation on the entry of a Member of Congress to any facility for the detention of aliens, and for other purposes.

118th Congress Introduced Dec 3, 2024

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To prohibit any limitation on the entry of a Member of Congress to any facility for the detention of aliens, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers. The main policy domain is Immigration, Government Operations, Healthcare.

Who Benefits and How

immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies, immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section H298158DD83F6403B99A7B0B79791C680: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Public Oversight of Detention Centers Act of 2024 or as the POD Act of 2024.
  • Section H98E5EF1C6B894ED7A764F59C620DEB51: 2. Congressional oversight of detention facilities Chapter 4 of title II of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. et seq.) is amended by adding at the...
  • Section HE4114F7F2BE24F70B94A236C8940DAA5: 244A. Prohibition on limitations on oversight of detention facilities A covered person may not be prevented from entering immediately, or, in the case of a...

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To prohibit any limitation on the entry of a Member of Congress to any facility for the detention of aliens, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers.

Key Policy Areas

Immigration, Government Operations, Healthcare

Primary Purpose

This bill, To prohibit any limitation on the entry of a Member of Congress to any facility for the detention of aliens, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers.

Policy Domains

Immigration Government Operations Healthcare

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers
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immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers: ,
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers
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federal implementing agencies: ,
immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers: ,

Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Dec 3, 2024

Mr. Crow (for himself and Mr. Rutherford) introduced the following …

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Immigration Government Operations Healthcare
Actor Mappings
"federal_implementing_agencies"
→ Federal agencies assigned duties by the bill

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