,i  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #hged  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #ab1 #bjbf,mrs4 
,mc,iver 7for herself1 ,mr4 ,menendez1  
and ,mrs4 ,watson ,coleman7 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 require the ,secretary of
 ,homeland ,security and any entity that
 contracts with the ,department of      
,homeland ,security to grant access to  
,members of ,congress to covered        
facilities to carry out oversight       
responsibilities1 and for other         
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,no ,delay for      
,immigration ,oversight ,act4  #b4      
,findings ,congress finds the following3
  7#a7 ,oversight by ,members of        

,congress is a core constitutional      
responsibility necessary to ensure      
transparency1 accountability1 and       
compliance with ,federal law within     
executive branch agencies and           
facilities4  7#b7 ,since at least #bjai1
 ,federal law has prohibited the        
,department of ,homeland ,security and  
,u4,s4 ,immigration and ,customs        
,enforcement from preventing ,members of
 ,congress from entering1 for the       
purpose of conducting oversight1 any    
facility operated by or for the         
,department used to detain or otherwise 
house aliens4  7#c7 ,recent actions and 
policies by ,u4,s4 ,immigration and     
,customs ,enforcement have attempted to 
limit1 delay1 or undermine the ability  
of ,members of ,congress to carry out   
lawful oversight of immigration         
detention facilities4  7#d7             
,congressional access to immigration    
detention facilities is necessary to    
ensure the humane treatment of          
detainees1 the protection of civil      

rights and civil liberties1 and         
compliance with ,federal law and        
detention standards4  7#e7 ,congress has
 a continuing interest in reaffirming   
and permanently protecting the oversight
 authority of ,members of ,congress with
 respect to immigration detention       
facilities4  #c4 ,members of ,congress  
access to covered facilities  7a7 ,in   
general ,notwithstanding any other      
provision of law1 the ,secretary of     
,homeland ,security shall grant ,members
 of ,congress1 without delay and without
 obstruction1 access to covered         
facilities to carry out oversight       
responsibilities4  7b7 ,application to  
,federal contractors ,the ,secretary of 
,homeland ,security shall ensure        
compliance with subsection 7a7 by any   
entity1 including any employee or       
representative of such entity1 that     
contracts with the ,department of       
,homeland ,security for a covered       
facility with the requirements of       
subsection 7a74  7c7 ,certification of  

requirements ,each entity that contracts
 with the ,department of ,homeland      
,security for the use of a covered      
facility shall certify1 in the process  
of contracting with the ,department1    
that all personnel of such entity are   
trained on the requirements of          
subsections 7a7 and 7b74  7d7 ,penalty  
for noncompliance ,if1 in the           
determination of the inspector general  
of the ,department of ,homeland         
,security1 an entity does not comply    
with the requirements of this ,act1 the 
,secretary of ,homeland ,security shall 
cancel any agreement or contract between
 the ,department and such entity4  7e7  
,rule of construction ,nothing in this  
,act shall be construed to require a    
,member of ,congress to provide prior   
notice of the intent to enter a covered 
facility for the purpose of conducting  
oversight4  7f7 ,definitions ,in this   
,act3 7#a7 ,congressional identification
 ,the term congressional identification 
means any form of identification issued 

to ,members by the ,clerk or ,sergeant  
at ,arms of the ,house of               
,representatives 7in the case of a      
,member of the ,house of                
,representatives7 or by the ,secretary  
or ,sergeant at ,arms and ,doorkeeper of
 the ,senate 7in the case of a          
,senator74  7#b7 ,covered facility ,the 
term covered facility means any facility
 operated by or for the ,department of  
,homeland ,security used to detain or   
otherwise house aliens4  7#c7 ,member of
 congress ,the term ,member of ,congress
 means a ,member of the ,house of       
,representatives or a ,senator4  7#d7   
,without delay ,the term without delay  
means the immediate admission to a      
covered facility without waiting outside
 such facility4