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HR 6173 115th Congress House Immigration Border security and unlawful immigration Child safety and welfare Correctional facilities and imprisonment Detention of persons Family relationships Immigrant health and welfare Licensing and registrations

To amend section 235 of the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 to clarify the standards for family detention, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 21, 2018 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 2, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
Jun 29, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security.
Jun 21, 2018
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, 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 21, 2018
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill amends the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 to provide that the detention of any alien child who is not an unaccompanied alien child shall be governed by provisions of the Immigration and Nationality Act relating to visa waiver program temporary nonimmigrant tourists. There is no presumption that an alien child who is not an unaccompanied alien child should not be detained, and all such determinations shall be in the discretion of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

DHS may not release an alien minor who is not an unaccompanied alien child to any individual other than a parent or legal guardian.

DHS shall detain aliens charged with an improper entry misdemeanor with their children under the age of 18 while the charges are pending.

What's happening now August 2, 2018

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Republican 3