H.R. 3868: HOMESTEAD Act of 2019
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H.R. 3868: HOMESTEAD Act of 2019
116th Congress · introduced 2019-07-22 · Congress · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2019-07-22 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-23] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
- If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.
Official title
HOMESTEAD Act of 2019
Plain summary
Help Oversee, Manage, and Evaluate Safe Treatment and Ensure Access without Delay Act of 2019 or the HOMESTEAD Act of 2019 This bill prohibits a detention facility from (1) preventing a Member of Congress from entering for the purpose of conducting oversight, or (2) making any temporary modification that alters what a visiting Member may observe. Further, a Member is not required to provide notice of intent to enter a detention facility for the purpose of conducting oversight. A detention facility is any facility used to detain or house aliens and operated by or for the Department of Homeland Security or the Department of Health and Human Services.
Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.
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Official text
HOMESTEAD Act of 2019
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-23] · 8 cosponsors
Cost estimate: No cost estimate published yet.
Cosponsors on this site
Madeleine Dean (D-PA), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ), Rosa L. DeLauro (D-CT), Frederica S. Wilson (D-FL)
Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-23] reported raising $3.7 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.
No linked floor roll calls in our collected records yet. This does not mean the bill has never had a vote. Check the official bill history.
Words on this page, explained (3)
- Bill
- A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).
- Homestead exemption
- A homestead is the home you own and live in as your main residence. A homestead exemption removes part of its value from property tax, so tax is charged on a smaller amount. Texas school districts must offer one; other local governments may offer more. In Florida, the Constitution currently sets a homestead exemption of up to $50,000 (the second $25,000 does not apply to school taxes).
- Securities
- Financial investments that can be bought and sold, such as stocks and bonds.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-116hr3868.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/116/hr>
Record fed-us-cong116-hr3868 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116