US HB944 | 2025-2026 | 119th Congress

Status

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 74)
Status: Introduced on February 4 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-02-04 - Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

To clarify the rights of certain persons who are held or detained at a port of entry or at any facility overseen by U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

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Title

Access to Counsel Act

Sponsors

Rep. Pramila Jayapal [D-WA]Rep. Yassamin Ansari [D-AZ]Rep. Nanette Barragan [D-CA]Rep. Suzanne Bonamici [D-OR]
Rep. Greg Casar [D-TX]Rep. Sean Casten [D-IL]Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick [D-FL]Rep. Judy Chu [D-CA]
Rep. Yvette Clarke [D-NY]Rep. Jasmine Crockett [D-TX]Rep. Danny Davis [D-IL]Rep. Diana DeGette [D-CO]
Rep. Adriano Espaillat [D-NY]Rep. Sylvia Garcia [D-TX]Rep. Jesus Garcia [D-IL]Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]
Rep. Henry Johnson [D-GA]Rep. Ro Khanna [D-CA]Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi [D-IL]Rep. Summer Lee [D-PA]
Rep. Teresa Fernandez [D-NM]Rep. Ted Lieu [D-CA]Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D-CA]Rep. Sarah McBride [D-DE]
Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]Rep. LaMonica McIver [D-NJ]Rep. Grace Meng [D-NY]Rep. Gwen Moore [D-WI]
Rep. Jerrold Nadler [D-NY]Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]Rep. Mark Pocan [D-WI]Rep. Mike Quigley [D-IL]
Rep. Delia Ramirez [D-IL]Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon [D-PA]Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]Rep. Adam Smith [D-WA]
Rep. Melanie Stansbury [D-NM]Rep. Eric Swalwell [D-CA]Rep. Rashida Tlaib [D-MI]Rep. Jill Tokuda [D-HI]
Rep. Juan Vargas [D-CA]Rep. Nydia Velazquez [D-NY]Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz [D-FL]Rep. Nikema Williams [D-GA]
Rep. Jamie Raskin [D-MD]Rep. Ayanna Pressley [D-MA]Rep. Daniel Goldman [D-NY]Rep. Andre Carson [D-IN]
Rep. Linda Sanchez [D-CA]Rep. Ilhan Omar [D-MN]Rep. Julia Brownley [D-CA]Rep. Jared Huffman [D-CA]
Rep. Maxine Dexter [D-OR]Rep. Dwight Evans [D-PA]Rep. Becca Balint [D-VT]Rep. Veronica Escobar [D-TX]
Rep. Lateefah Simon [D-CA]Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove [D-CA]Rep. Luis Correa [D-CA]Rep. Salud Carbajal [D-CA]
Rep. Chellie Pingree [D-ME]Rep. Wesley Bell [D-MO]Rep. Gil Cisneros [D-CA]Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez [D-NY]
Rep. George Latimer [D-NY]Rep. Mark DeSaulnier [D-CA]Rep. Shri Thanedar [D-MI]Rep. Lloyd Doggett [D-TX]
Rep. Val Hoyle [D-OR]Rep. Elizabeth Fletcher [D-TX]Rep. Lois Frankel [D-FL]Rep. Derek Tran [D-CA]
Rep. Deborah Ross [D-NC]Rep. Analilia Mejia [D-NJ]

History

DateChamberAction
2025-02-04HouseReferred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
2025-02-04HouseIntroduced in House

Same As/Similar To

SB391 (Related) 2025-02-04 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S595-596)

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