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H.R. 944 (IH) - Access to Counsel Act
- Category
- Bills and Statutes
- Collection
- Congressional Bills
- SuDoc Class Number
- Y 1.6:
Y 1.4/6:
- Congress Number
- 119th Congress
- Congress Session
- 1st Session
- Last Action Date Listed
- February 4, 2025
- Action
- Ms. Jayapal (for herself, Ms. Ansari, Ms. Barragán, Ms. Bonamici, Mr. Casar, Mr. Casten, Mrs. Cherfilus-McCormick, Ms. Chu, Ms. Clarke of New York, Ms. Crockett, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Espaillat, Ms. Garcia of Texas, Mr. García of Illinois, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. Khanna, Mr. Krishnamoorthi, Ms. Lee of Pennsylvania, Ms. Leger Fernandez, Mr. Lieu, Ms. Lofgren, Ms. McBride, Mr. McGovern, Mrs. McIver, Ms. Meng, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Mr. Nadler, Ms. Norton, Mr. Pocan, Mr. Quigley, Mrs. Ramirez, Ms. Scanlon, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Smith of Washington, Ms. Stansbury, Mr. Swalwell, Ms. Tlaib, Ms. Tokuda, Mr. Vargas, Ms. Velázquez, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Ms. Williams of Georgia, Mr. Raskin, Ms. Pressley, and Mr. Goldman of New York) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
- Bill Number
- H.R. 944
- Bill Version
- Introduced in House (IH)
- Short Title
- Access to Counsel Act
- Full Title
- 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.
- Sponsors
- Pramila Jayapal(WA)
- Cosponsors
- Yassamin Ansari (AZ); Suzanne Bonamici (OR); Greg Casar (TX); Sean Casten (IL); Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (FL); Judy Chu (CA); Yvette D. Clarke (NY); Jasmine Crockett (TX); Danny K. Davis (IL); Diana DeGette (CO); Adriano Espaillat (NY); Sylvia R. Garcia (TX); Raul M. Grijalva (AZ); Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (GA); Ro Khanna (CA); Raja Krishnamoorthi (IL); Summer L. Lee (PA); Teresa Leger Fernandez (NM); Ted Lieu (CA); Zoe Lofgren (CA); Sarah McBride (DE); James P. McGovern (MA); LaMonica McIver (NJ); Grace Meng (NY); Gwen Moore (WI); Jerrold Nadler (NY); Eleanor Holmes Norton (DC); Mark Pocan (WI); Mike Quigley (IL); Delia C. Ramirez (IL); Mary Gay Scanlon (PA); Janice D. Schakowsky (IL); Adam Smith (WA); Melanie A. Stansbury (NM); Eric Swalwell (CA); Rashida Tlaib (MI); Jill N. Tokuda (HI); Juan Vargas (CA); Nydia M. Velazquez (NY); Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL); Nikema Williams (GA); Jamie Raskin (MD); Ayanna Pressley (MA); Daniel S. Goldman (NY)
- Committees
- Committee on the Judiciary (Standing)
- United States Code Reference
- 8 U.S.C. 1225, 1229a and 1362