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Senate bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced

Access to Counsel Act of 2025

S. 391Introduced Feb 4, 2025Policy area: Immigration

Official title: 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.

Sponsor: Sen. Alex Padilla D-CA
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Where it went

Latest action: Feb 4, 2025 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S595-596)

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

18 cosponsors — 18 Democrats

0 of 18 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.

Angela Alsobrooks (D-MD), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Cory Booker (D-NJ), Christopher Coons (D-DE), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Richard Durbin (D-IL), John Hickenlooper (D-CO), Mazie Hirono (D-HI), Andy Kim (D-NJ), Ben Luján (D-NM), Edward Markey (D-MA), Patty Murray (D-WA), Jon Ossoff (D-GA), Jacky Rosen (D-NV), Adam Schiff (D-CA), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Peter Welch (D-VT).

More from the sponsor

Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Alex Padilla.

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Sponsor’s state and district

California in Congress

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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.