Expand congressional oversight access at ICE and other Department of Homeland Security facilities by allowing members of Congress to bring a staff member or interpreter on unannounced oversight visits and barring DHS from obstructing those visits.

Mary Gay Scanlon · Pennsylvania · Democratic

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Commitment kind: outcome. Promised action: Support H.R. 10111, the Oversight Access Act, to expand congressional oversight access to DHS detention and housing facilities.. Promised outcome: The Secretary of Homeland Security would be prohibited from preventing members of Congress or accompanying employees from entering DHS facilities used to detain or house aliens for oversight purposes.. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired. Cosponsor of H.R. 10111 in the 119th Congress while serving as U.S. Representative for Pennsylvania's 5th District.

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I am proud to lead the Oversight Access Act with Reps. Deluzio, Dean, Lee, and Evans to ensure that future unannounced oversight visits include a staff member.

Scanlon committed to leading legislation that would let members of Congress include staff or interpreters during unannounced oversight visits to ICE/DHS facilities.

Scanlon, Deluzio, Dean, Lee, Evans Introduce Bill to Expand Congressional Oversight at ICE Facilities | U.S. Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon
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Full Title To prohibit the Secretary of Homeland Security from preventing Members of Congress, or employees accompanying a Member, from entering, for the purpose of conducting oversight, any facility operated by or for the Department of Homeland Security used to detain or otherwise house aliens, and for other purposes.

Scanlon cosponsored H.R. 10111, the Oversight Access Act, which would bar DHS from preventing members of Congress or accompanying employees from entering DHS detention or housing facilities for oversight purposes.

H.R. 10111 (IH) - Oversight Access Act - BILLS-119hr10111ih | Content Details | GovInfo
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GovInfo lists H.R. 10111, the Oversight Access Act, as introduced in the House on August 17, 2026, with Mary Gay Scanlon as a cosponsor. The title states that the bill would prohibit DHS from preventing Members of Congress or accompanying employees from entering DHS facilities used to detain or house aliens for oversight. Its listed action is referral to the Judiciary and Homeland Security Committees.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Scanlon took concrete legislative action matching the commitment, but the bill remained at the introduced/referred-to-committee stage rather than enacted as of the available official record.

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H.R. 10111 (IH) - Oversight Access Act - BILLS-119hr10111ih | Content Details | GovInfo
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Rep. Scanlon's office said she joined Reps. Deluzio, Dean, Lee, and Evans in introducing the Oversight Access Act of 2026. The release says the bill would allow Representatives to bring one staff member inside ICE facilities during unannounced oversight visits, support translation services, remove prior-notice requirements for Members or employees entering DHS facilities, bar temporary modifications that alter what is observed, and prohibit DHS from preventing Members and accompanying congressional employees from entering for oversight.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The official statement confirms the bill targets the exact promised access expansion and obstruction bar, but describes proposed legislation, not completed enactment or implemented DHS policy change.

unresolved same_term A for effort

Scanlon, Deluzio, Dean, Lee, Evans Introduce Bill to Expand Congressional Oversight at ICE Facilities | U.S. Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon
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Scanlon materially advanced legislation matching the promise by joining the introduction of H.R. 10111, the Oversight Access Act, as an original cosponsor in the 119th Congress. The bill would allow accompanying congressional staff or interpreters on unannounced DHS/ICE oversight visits and bar DHS obstruction, but official records show it was only introduced and referred to House committees on August 17, 2026, with no enactment or implemented DHS policy change as of September 6, 2026. This is a serious same-term legislative attempt, but the promised access expansion has not been delivered.

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