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H.R. 6134 115th Congress House

Equal Protection of Unaccompanied Minors Act

Official title: To clarify standards of family detention and the treatment of unaccompanied alien children, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 20, 2018 See on congress.gov
Immigration Administrative remediesAssault and harassment offensesChemical and biological weaponsChild safety and welfare
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 30, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
Jun 19, 2018
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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.
Jun 19, 2018
Introduced in House
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 Latest action July 30, 2018

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Equal Protection of Unaccompanied Minors Act

This bill establishes rules for the care of unaccompanied alien children (under age 18) in detention. It also revises rules for the detention of aliens who commit violent crimes and expands the grounds of inadmissibility and deportability for alien gang members.

The bill revises asylum provisions and imposes criminal penalties for asylum fraud.

 Related & companion bills 4
  • HR 495 Protection of Children Act of 2017
  • HR 6691 Community Safety and Security Act of 2018
  • HR 7068 End Catch and Release Act
  • HR 6204 Families First Act of 2018
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Republican 5
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Webster, Daniel
Florida · Jun 26, 2018
Brat, Dave
· Jun 25, 2018
Sanford, Mark
· Jun 22, 2018
 R
Biggs, Andy
Arizona · Jun 20, 2018
 R
Budd, Ted
North Carolina · Jun 20, 2018
Hice, Jody
· Jun 20, 2018
 R
Norman, Ralph
South Carolina · Jun 20, 2018
 R
Sessions, Pete
Texas · Jun 20, 2018
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6134: Equal Protection of Unaccompanied Minors Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6134/
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"H.R. 6134: Equal Protection of Unaccompanied Minors Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6134/.
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H.R. 6134, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6134/.
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