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H.R. 2624 113th Congress House

Child Trafficking Victims Protection Act

Official title: To provide for enhanced protections for vulnerable unaccompanied alien children and female detainees.

Introduced: July 8, 2013 See on congress.gov
Immigration Child healthChild safety and welfareCongressional oversightCrime victims
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Crimes against childrenDepartment of Homeland SecurityDetention of personsEmergency medical services and trauma careFamily relationshipsGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementHealth care coverage and accessHuman traffickingImmigration status and proceduresLawyers and legal servicesMental healthRefugees, asylum, displaced personsRight of privacy
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Jul 30, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security.
Jul 15, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
Jul 8, 2013
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Homeland Security, Foreign Affairs, and Appropriations, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jul 8, 2013
Introduced in House
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 Latest action July 30, 2013

Referred to the Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Child Trafficking Victims Protection Act - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to: (1) require the appropriate training of all personnel who come into contact with unaccompanied alien children, and (2) hire child welfare professionals.

Sets forth related protections for such children regarding: (1) prompt placement with the Office of Refugee Resettlement, (2) qualified resources and child welfare professionals at appropriate ports of entry and stations, (3) confidentiality, (4) notice of rights and access to counsel, and (5) the presence of female officers during the transfer and transport of female detainees.

Directs the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to implement a best practices program in the United States and within the country of return to ensure the safe and sustainable repatriation and reintegration of unaccompanied alien children into their country of nationality or of last habitual residence.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 744 Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2624: Child Trafficking Victims Protection Act. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-2624/
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"H.R. 2624: Child Trafficking Victims Protection Act." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-2624/.
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H.R. 2624, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-2624/.
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