HR 2146
115th Congress
House
Immigration
Border security and unlawful immigration
Child safety and welfare
Health information and medical records
Immigration status and procedures
Intergovernmental relations
Poverty and welfare assistance
State and local government operations
Unaccompanied Alien Children Placement Transparency Act of 2017
Introduced: April 26, 2017
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 5, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
Apr 26, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Apr 26, 2017
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Unaccompanied Alien Children Placement Transparency Act of 2017
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.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
Committees of jurisdiction
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