Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement.
This bill amends the Homeland Security Act to prohibit the Secretary from obligating or expending funds to advertise to the general public, by billboard or otherwise, the office or functions of the Immigration Detention Ombudsman. The prohibition covers public-facing advertising expenditures; it does not further define exceptions or implementation details in the text provided.
Progressives emphasize access, oversight, and detainee awareness impacts.
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a narrowly focused administrative amendment that directly prohibits the Secretary from obligating or expending funds to advertise the Immigration Detention Ombudsman's office or functions to the general public.
This bill amends the Homeland Security Act to prohibit the Secretary from obligating or expending funds to advertise to the general public, by billboard or otherwise, the office or functions of the Immigration Detention Ombudsman.
The prohibition covers public-facing advertising expenditures; it does not further define exceptions or implementation details in the text provided.
Low fiscal impact helps, but high subject sensitivity, lack of compromise features, and Senate barriers reduce overall odds.
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a narrowly focused administrative amendment that directly prohibits the Secretary from obligating or expending funds to advertise the Immigration Detention Ombudsman's office or functions to the general public. The substantive prohibition is stated succinctly and inserted into an existing statutory section.
Progressives emphasize access, oversight, and detainee awareness impacts.
These are examples from the analysis, not a ranked list of the most-affected groups.
Progressives emphasize access, oversight, and detainee awareness impacts.
Likely opposes the bill as a restriction on public awareness and oversight of immigration detention.
Concern centers on reduced access to Ombudsman services for detainees, attorneys, and advocates, and on weakened accountability mechanisms.
Views the bill with mixed feelings: reasonable fiscal restraint on advertising, but vague language raises practical concerns.
Would seek clarifications or narrow carve-outs to avoid cutting vital detainee-facing communications or oversight functions.
Likely supportive because it restrains federal advertising and limits perceived promotion of immigration-related services.
Support contingent on preserving Ombudsman’s core oversight ability and necessary communications to stakeholders.
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Low fiscal impact helps, but high subject sensitivity, lack of compromise features, and Senate barriers reduce overall odds.
The bill has not accumulated any surfaced votes yet.
Progressives emphasize access, oversight, and detainee awareness impacts.
Low fiscal impact helps, but high subject sensitivity, lack of compromise features, and Senate barriers reduce overall odds.
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a narrowly focused administrative amendment that directly prohibits the Secretary from obligating or expending funds to advertise the Immigration Detention Ombudsm…
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