HR 5414 115th Congress House

Help Separated Families Act of 2018

Official title: To amend part E of title IV of the Social Security Act to ensure that immigration status alone does not disqualify a parent, legal guardian, or relative from b… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend part E of title IV of the Social Security Act to ensure that immigration status alone does not disqualify a parent, legal guardian, or relative from being a placement for a foster child, to authorize discretion to a State, county, or other political subdivision of a State to delay filing for termination of parental rights in foster care cases in which an otherwise fit and willing parent or legal guardian has been deported or is involved in (including detention pursuant to) an immigration proceeding, unless certain conditions have been met, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 22, 2018 See on congress.gov

Families Adoption and foster careBorder security and unlawful immigrationChild safety and welfareCriminal justice information and records

More subjectsShow fewer subjects

Detention of personsFamily relationshipsFamily servicesForeign language and bilingual programsGovernment information and archivesImmigrant health and welfareImmigration status and proceduresRight of privacySeparation, divorce, custody, supportState and local government operationsVisas and passports

Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps

Introduced

In committee

Reported out

Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became law

Apr 2, 2018

Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.

Mar 26, 2018

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Mar 26, 2018

Introduced in House

Ask about this bill AI · grounded in the bill text

Have a question about what this bill does? Ask in plain English; the answer is drawn from the bill's actual text and official record, and it'll tell you when something isn't in the text rather than guess.

AI answers can be imperfect; always confirm against the full bill text.

Latest action April 2, 2018

Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Help Separated Families Act of 2018

This bill helps reunify children of detained or deported parents with their parents, legal guardians, or relatives and expands requirements governing state plans for foster care and adoption assistance to include provisions that assist children separated from detained or deported parents.

Bill text 1 version

Introduced in House Formatted Text PDF Formatted XML

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

Committees of jurisdiction 2

Ways and Means Committee
House of Representatives
Work and Welfare Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Ways and Means Committee

Cosponsors 16

McGovern, James P.

Massachusetts · Jul 19, 2018

Foster, Bill

Illinois · Jun 20, 2018

Rosen, Jacky

Nevada · Jun 20, 2018

Kihuen, Ruben

· Jun 19, 2018

Titus, Dina

Nevada · Jun 12, 2018

CAPUANO, MICHAEL

· Jun 5, 2018

DeGette, Diana

Colorado · Jun 5, 2018

Schakowsky, Janice D.

Illinois · Jun 5, 2018

Wasserman Schultz, Debbie

Florida · Jun 5, 2018

Bonamici, Suzanne

Oregon · May 22, 2018

Khanna, Ro

California · May 22, 2018

Norton, Eleanor Holmes

District of Columbia · May 22, 2018

Wilson, Frederica S.

Florida · May 17, 2018

Jayapal, Pramila

Washington · Apr 26, 2018

O'Rourke, Beto

· Apr 26, 2018

Torres, Norma J.

California · Mar 26, 2018

Cite this page click to expand

APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5414: Help Separated Families Act of 2018. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5414/

MLA

"H.R. 5414: Help Separated Families Act of 2018." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5414/.

Bluebook (legal)

H.R. 5414, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5414/.

Markdown link

[H.R. 5414: Help Separated Families Act of 2018](https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5414/)