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HR 6172 115th Congress House

Reunite Children With Their Parents Act

Official title: To require the Secretary of Homeland Security, in coordination with the Attorney General, to reunite alien parents separated from their minor children with such children, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 21, 2018 Introduced by: Boyle, Brendan F. Democratic · Pennsylvania See on congress.gov
Immigration Border security and unlawful immigrationChild safety and welfareDetention of personsImmigration status and proceduresRefugees, asylum, displaced persons
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 2, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
Jun 21, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jun 21, 2018
Introduced in House
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 Latest action August 2, 2018

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Reunite Children With Their Parents Act

This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security to reunite an alien who entered the United States with the alien's minor child (under the age of 18) who was separated from the child pending prosecution for improper entry or the adjudication of an asylum application.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 24
All 24 Democratic 17
Lee, Barbara
· Oct 16, 2018
 D
Meng, Grace
New York · Jun 28, 2018
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Jun 26, 2018
 D
Peters, Scott H.
California · Jun 26, 2018
Lance, Leonard
· Jun 25, 2018
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Jun 22, 2018
 D
DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Jun 22, 2018
Kennedy, Joseph
· Jun 22, 2018
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Jun 21, 2018
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Jun 21, 2018
 D
Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Jun 21, 2018
Esty, Elizabeth
· Jun 21, 2018
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Jun 21, 2018
 D
Khanna, Ro
California · Jun 21, 2018
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jun 21, 2018
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jun 21, 2018
Pascrell, Bill
· Jun 21, 2018
 D
Quigley, Mike
Illinois · Jun 21, 2018
 D
Rosen, Jacky
Nevada · Jun 21, 2018
SERRANO, JOSE
· Jun 21, 2018
Sires, Albio
· Jun 21, 2018
 D
Soto, Darren
Florida · Jun 21, 2018
 D
Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Jun 21, 2018
 D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · Jun 21, 2018
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6172: Reunite Children With Their Parents Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6172/
MLA
"H.R. 6172: Reunite Children With Their Parents Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6172/.
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H.R. 6172, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6172/.
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