# 119-hr-10111: Oversight Access Act

119-hr-10111, Oversight Access Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Deluzio, Christopher R. [D-PA-17] (D-PA); status in_committee (as of 2026-09-30).

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- As of: 2026-09-30
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-10111
- Congress: 119
- Title: Oversight Access Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2026-08-17
- Sponsor: Rep. Deluzio, Christopher R. [D-PA-17] (D-PA)
- Cosponsors: 9
- Policy area: Immigration
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-30

## Summary

**Guarantees congressional access to immigration detention facilities.** This bill would bar the Secretary of Homeland Security from stopping Members of Congress or their congressional staff from entering any facility used to detain or house aliens. It would also ban requiring advance notice for oversight visits and bar temporary changes designed to alter what visitors observe. - Members of Congress and staff would be able to enter DHS detention facilities for oversight without prior notice and without being prevented from observing conditions. - The Secretary of Homeland Security would be prohibited from blocking entry, requiring notice, or making temporary modifications that change what a visitor would see. - The Department of Homeland Security Inspector General must report to the House and Senate Judiciary Committees within 30 days if it finds a material failure to comply. - People held in these facilities would face oversight visits that are intended to reflect conditions as they exist without special modifications.

## Cosponsors (9)

- Rep. Horsford, Steven [D-NV-4] (D-NV), 2026-09-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4] (D-PA), 2026-08-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Summer L. [D-PA-12] (D-PA), 2026-08-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3] (D-PA), 2026-08-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5] (D-PA), 2026-08-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2026-08-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Goldman, Daniel S. [D-NY-10] (D-NY), 2026-09-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] (D-IL), 2026-09-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] (D-MA), 2026-09-14T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Congressional access to immigrant detention: benefit, medium. If enacted, the bill would bar the Secretary of Homeland Security from stopping Members of Congress or their congressional staff from entering any DHS facility that detains or houses noncitizens for oversight. It would bar DHS from requiring prior notice for those oversight visits. It would bar tem…
- Inspector General report for DHS noncompliance: benefit, low. If enacted, the bill would require the DHS Inspector General to report to the House and Senate Judiciary Committees within 30 days after finding the Secretary materially failed to follow the oversight visit rules. The report trigger covers failures to allow entry, demands for prior notice, or tempo…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act
- 119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025
- 119-hr-5390: FAMILY Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-10111 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10111)

## Related
- [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-51)
- [119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-20)
- [119-hr-5390: FAMILY Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5390)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-10111 (as of 2026-09-30).