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That the House of Representatives— (1) affirms that reproductive justice and immigrant justice are inseparable and intersectional, and must be pursued together through policies centered on lived experiences; (2) affirms the role of Congress in conducting oversight regarding the treatment of those detained, particularly vulnerable populations, including pregnant individuals; (3) affirms the inherent dignity and humanity of all immigrants and denounces any policies that treat people as unworthy of adequate, timely health care or fundamental human rights due to immigration status; (4) condemns policies and practices such as immigration detention, coerced or denied reproductive health care (including sterilization, abortion, and contraception), and denial of reproductive health care access, which represent forms of government control over immigrant bodies; (5) condemns policies that restrict or fully prohibit access to health care coverage for immigrants; (6) calls on Congress to eliminate the 5-year bar and categorical exclusions on immigrant access to Federal health programs, including Medicaid, the Children’s Health Insurance Plan, and Affordable Care Act coverage; (7) calls on the Secretary of Homeland Security, including U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and U.S. Customs and Border Protection, to reinstate, permanently, the protective status of pregnant individuals; (8) calls on the Secretary of Homeland Security, including U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and U.S. Customs and Border Protection, to implement transparent oversight and accountability mechanisms that monitor reproductive health care quality across all detention facilities; (9) calls on the Secretary of Health and Human Services, including the Office of Refugee Resettlement, to ensure unaccompanied immigrant youth can access the health care that they need, including abortion, without delay, no matter what State they are held in; (10) requests that the Secretary of Homeland Security, including U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and U.S. Customs and Border Protection, assess and identify any and all barriers and delays in access to reproductive health care services for those under custody; (11) affirms the right to comprehensive reproductive health care for all, regardless of immigration status, and promotes equitable, inclusive services for immigrant communities; and (12) calls on the Secretary of Homeland Security to report to Congress all of its internal reports regarding individuals in detention.