House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Governors’ Right to Inspect Act of 2026
Official title: To authorize sitting Governors to conduct health and safety oversight inspections of immigration detention facilities located within their states, and to establish a reporting mechanism to Congress on conditions found therein.
Sponsor: Rep. Adriano Espaillat D-NYWhere it went
- IntroducedJun 11, 2026
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jul 7, 2026 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 9271.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. ESPAILIAT, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 99, June 11, 2026, Page H4112):Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 The Congress shall have Power to . . . provide for the . . . general Welfare of the United States; . . .Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record June 11, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 135 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 9271, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/9271
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- July 14, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of July 14, 2026). Not every bill gets one.
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
1 cosponsor — 1 Democrat
0 of 1 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Adriano Espaillat.
- H.R. 4368 (119th) Caribbean Basin Security Initiative Authorization Act
- H.R. 1787 (119th) Roberto Clemente Commemorative Coin Act
- H.R. 1061 (119th) Protecting Sensitive Locations Act
- H.Res. 569 (119th) Affirming that diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility are fundamental values of the United States and emphasizing the ongoing…
- H.R. 4651 (119th) Immigration Enforcement Staff Body Camera Accountability Act
- H.R. 2974 (119th) Training and Nutrition Stability
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 25, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.