US Congress House Bill 1215 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 65-1-1)
Status: Introduced on February 26 2009 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2009-03-16 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Immigration Oversight and Fairness Act - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to require live training of all Department of Homeland Security (DHS) personnel who come into contact with unaccompanied alien children. Sets forth detention standards for immigration detention facilities.Directs the Secretary to: (1) convene a detention advisory committee; (2) promulgate regulations regarding detainee care and custody; (3) implement secure alternatives to detention programs under which eligible aliens are released under supervision, assistance, and monitoring that ensure their appearance at all immigration interviews, appointments, and hearings; and (4) provide protective detention alternatives for specified categories of vulnerable aliens.

Immigration Oversight and Fairness Act

Rep. Neil Abercrombie [D-HI]	Rep. Joe Baca [D-CA]	Sen. Tammy Baldwin [D-WI]	Rep. Anh Cao [R-LA]
Rep. Michael Capuano [D-MA]	Rep. Dennis Cardoza [D-CA]	Rep. Andre Carson [D-IN]	Rep. Judy Chu [D-CA]
Rep. Yvette Clarke [D-NY]	Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]	Rep. John Conyers [D-MI]	Rep. Jim Costa [D-CA]
Rep. Keith Ellison [D-MN]	Rep. Sam Farr [D-CA]	Rep. Chaka Fattah [D-PA]	Rep. Bob Filner [D-CA]
Rep. Barney Frank [D-MA]	Rep. Charles Gonzalez [D-TX]	Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]	Rep. Luis Gutierrez [D-IL]
Rep. Maurice Hinchey [D-NY]	Sen. Mazie Hirono [D-HI]	Rep. Rush Holt [D-NJ]	Rep. Michael Honda [D-CA]
Rep. Steve Israel [D-NY]	Rep. Jesse Jackson [D-IL]	Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX]	Rep. Henry Johnson [D-GA]
Rep. Patrick Kennedy [D-RI]	Rep. Carolyn Kilpatrick [D-MI]	Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA]	Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D-NY]
Sen. Edward Markey [D-MA]	Rep. Betty McCollum [D-MN]	Rep. Jim McDermott [D-WA]	Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]
Rep. Gwen Moore [D-WI]	Rep. James Moran [D-VA]	Rep. Jerrold Nadler [D-NY]	Rep. Grace Napolitano [D-CA]
Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]	Rep. John Olver [D-MA]	Rep. Solomon Ortiz [D-TX]	Rep. Ed Pastor [D-AZ]
Rep. Donald Payne [D-NJ]	Rep. Pedro Pierluisi [N-PR]	Rep. Jared Polis [D-CO]	Rep. Silvestre Reyes [D-TX]
Rep. Laura Richardson [D-CA]	Rep. Ciro Rodriguez [D-TX]	Rep. Steven Rothman [D-NJ]	Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard [D-CA]
Rep. Gregorio Sablan [D-MP]	Rep. Gregorio Sablan [D-MP]	Rep. John Salazar [D-CO]	Rep. Linda Sanchez [D-CA]
Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]	Rep. Jose Serrano [D-NY]	Rep. Joe Sestak [D-PA]	Rep. Albio Sires [D-NJ]
Rep. Fortney Stark [D-CA]	Rep. Edolphus Towns [D-NY]	Rep. Niki Tsongas [D-MA]	Rep. Nydia Velazquez [D-NY]
Rep. Diane Watson [D-CA]	Rep. Lynn Woolsey [D-CA]	Rep. David Wu [D-OR]

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-03-16		Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.
2009-03-02		Referred to the Subcommittee on Border, Maritime, and Global Counterterrorism.
2009-02-26		Referred to House Homeland Security
2009-02-26		Referred to House Judiciary
2009-02-26		Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2009-02-26		Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H2866)

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/1215/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/hr1215/BILLS-111hr1215ih.pdf