,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #chfh  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #bb1 #bjai,ms4 
,wasserman ,schultz 7for herself1 ,ms4  
,dean1 ,ms4 ,mucarsel-,powell1 ,ms4     
,shalala1 ,mrs4 ,watson ,coleman1 ,mr4  
,ryan1 ,ms4 ,de,lauro1 and ,ms4 ,wilson 
of ,florida7 introduced the following   
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on the ,judiciary1 and in    
addition to the ,committee on ,homeland 
,security1 for a period to be           
subsequently determined by the ,speaker1
 in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the           
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,a ,,bill  ,to grant ,members of        
,congress access to detention           
facilities1 and for other purposes4  #a4
 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as
 the ,help ,oversee1 ,manage1 and       
,evaluate ,safe ,treatment and ,ensure  
,access without ,delay ,act of #bjai or 
the ,,homestead ,act of #bjai4  #b4     
,mandatory access to detention          

facilities  7a7 ,in general ,a ,member  
of ,congress may not be prevented from  
entering any detention facility for the 
purpose of conducting oversight4  7b7   
,temporary modification ,the head of a  
detention facility may not make any     
temporary modification at the detention 
facility in a manner that alters what is
 observed by a visiting ,member of      
,congress4  7c7 ,no notice required ,a  
,member of ,congress shall not be       
required to provide notice of intent to 
enter a detention facility for the      
purpose of conducting oversight4  7d7   
,detention facility defined ,in this    
section1 the term detention facility    
means any facility-- 7#a7 used to detain
 or otherwise house aliens2 and  7#b7   
operated by or for-- 7,a7 the           
,department of ,homeland ,security      
7including any facility operated by a   
private contractor with the             
,department72 or  7,b7 the ,department  
of ,health and ,human ,services         
7including any facility operated by a   

private contractor with the             
,department74