3.0.0
391
2025-12-05T21:44:57Z
2025-12-05T21:44:57Z
Senate
S
S
2025-02-04
119
https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/391
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Judiciary Committee
Senate
Standing
  - Referred To
2025-02-04T19:48:53Z

- Access to Counsel Act
119
944
HR
2025-02-04
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
  - Related bill
CRS
- 2025-02-04
  - ssju00
Judiciary Committee
Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S595-596)
IntroReferral
- 2025-02-04
Introduced in Senate
IntroReferral
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Library of Congress
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Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA]
Alex
Padilla
D
CA
N
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Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT]
Richard
Blumenthal
D
CT
2025-02-04
True
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Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ]
Cory
Booker
D
NJ
2025-02-04
True
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Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE]
Christopher
Coons
D
DE
A.
2025-02-04
True
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Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV]
Catherine
Cortez Masto
D
NV
2025-02-04
True
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Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL]
Tammy
Duckworth
D
IL
2025-02-04
True
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Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL]
Richard
Durbin
D
IL
J.
2025-02-04
True
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Sen. Hickenlooper, John W. [D-CO]
John
Hickenlooper
D
CO
W.
2025-02-04
True
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Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI]
Mazie
Hirono
D
HI
K.
2025-02-04
True
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Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA]
Edward
Markey
D
MA
J.
2025-02-04
True
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Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA]
Patty
Murray
D
WA
2025-02-04
True
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Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV]
Jacklyn
Rosen
D
NV
2025-02-04
True
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Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA]
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Schiff
D
CA
B.
2025-02-04
True
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Elizabeth
Warren
D
MA
A.
2025-02-04
True
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Peter
Welch
D
VT
2025-02-04
True
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Ben
Luján
D
NM
R.
2025-02-11
False
Immigration
Immigration
2025-03-10T13:42:47Z
00
2025-02-04
Introduced in Senate
2025-07-10T16:16:45Z
Access to Counsel Act of 2025
This bill provides various protections for covered individuals subject to secondary or deferred inspections when seeking admission into the United States. Covered individuals include U.S. nationals, lawful permanent residents, non-U.S. nationals (aliens under federal law) in possession of a visa, returning asylees, and refugees.
The Department of Homeland Security must ensure that a covered individual subject to secondary or deferred inspection has a meaningful opportunity to consult with counsel and certain related parties, such as a relative, within an hour of the start of the secondary inspection and as necessary during the inspection process. The counsel and related party must be allowed to advocate on behalf of the covered individual, including by providing evidence and information to the examining immigration officer.
A lawful permanent resident subject to secondary or deferred inspection may not abandon lawful permanent resident status until the individual has had a meaningful opportunity to seek advice from counsel, unless the individual voluntarily and knowingly waives in writing this opportunity to seek counsel's advice.

Access to Counsel Act of 2025
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Access to Counsel Act of 2025
2025-03-06T02:53:25Z
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
101

Access to Counsel Act of 2025
2025-03-06T02:53:23Z
Introduced in Senate
IS
- Official Title as Introduced
6

A bill 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.
2025-03-06T02:48:19Z
Introduced in Senate
IS
- Introduced in Senate
2025-02-04T05:00:00Z
  - https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119s391is/xml/BILLS-119s391is.xml
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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