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HR 5368 113th Congress House

Security and Opportunity for Vulnerable Migrant Children Act of 2014

Official title: To direct the Secretary of State to develop a strategy to address the factors driving large numbers of unaccompanied alien children from El Salvador, Honduras,… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To direct the Secretary of State to develop a strategy to address the factors driving large numbers of unaccompanied alien children from El Salvador, Honduras, and Guatemala to seek admission to the United States, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 31, 2014 See on congress.gov
International Affairs Border security and unlawful immigrationChild safety and welfareCrime victimsCrimes against children
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Crimes against womenDiplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroadEconomic developmentEl SalvadorForeign aid and international reliefGuatemalaHomelessness and emergency shelterHondurasHuman rightsHuman traffickingImmigration status and proceduresLatin AmericaRefugees, asylum, displaced personsSex offenses
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Sep 26, 2014
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
Sep 8, 2014
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere.
Jul 31, 2014
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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 31, 2014
Introduced in House
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 Latest action September 26, 2014

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Security and Opportunity for Vulnerable Migrant Children Act of 2014 - Directs the Secretary of State to submit to Congress a strategy to address the economic, social, and security factors driving large numbers of unaccompanied alien children from El Salvador, Honduras, and Guatemala to the United States.

Directs the Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to: (1) coordinate with the heads of federal agencies and the governments of El Salvador, Honduras, and Guatemala to promote public policies which prioritize growth, poverty reduction, and sustainable alternatives to emigration; and (2) incorporate such programming with assistance to communities and economic sectors in such countries.

Amends the the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 to remove pilot program status from (and so make permanent) the program to repatriate unaccompanied alien children.

Directs the Secretary to designate an Ambassador-at-Large for unaccompanied alien children.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 2
D
Chu, Judy
California · Jul 31, 2014
FARR, SAM
· Jul 31, 2014
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jul 31, 2014
Polis, Jared
· Jul 31, 2014
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5368: Security and Opportunity for Vulnerable Migrant Children Act of 2014. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-5368/
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"H.R. 5368: Security and Opportunity for Vulnerable Migrant Children Act of 2014." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-5368/.
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