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HR 5881 114th Congress House

Unaccompanied Alien Children Placement Transparency Act of 2016

Official title: To amend the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to provide notice to … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to provide notice to State authorities when unaccompanied alien children are placed in that State.

Introduced: July 14, 2016 See on congress.gov
Immigration Border security and unlawful immigrationChild safety and welfareHealth information and medical recordsImmigration status and procedures
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 10, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
Jul 14, 2016
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jul 14, 2016
Introduced in House
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 Latest action August 10, 2016

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Unaccompanied Alien Children Placement Transparency Act of 2016

This bill amends the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 to require the Department of Health and Human Services or the Department of Homeland Security to provide the following information to the governor and each appropriate agency of a state within 60 days after the custodial placement in such state of an unaccompanied alien child who is in federal custody by reason of the child's immigration status:

  • the child's medical records if the child will be attending state public schools,
  • the custodian's address and immigration status,
  • any federal public benefit that the child will receive, and
  • any federal public benefit that the custodian will receive as a result of such custody.
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Republican 3
Black, Diane
· Jul 14, 2016
 R
Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Jul 14, 2016
 R
DesJarlais, Scott
Tennessee · Jul 14, 2016
 R
Fleischmann, Charles J. "Chuck"
Tennessee · Jul 14, 2016
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5881: Unaccompanied Alien Children Placement Transparency Act of 2016. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-5881/
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"H.R. 5881: Unaccompanied Alien Children Placement Transparency Act of 2016." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-5881/.
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H.R. 5881, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-5881/.
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