HR 6183 115th Congress House Immigration Border security and unlawful immigration Child safety and welfare Crime victims Detention of persons Domestic violence and child abuse Human trafficking Immigration status and procedures State and local courts

Family Reunification Act

Introduced: July 10, 2018 Introduced by: Huizenga, Bill Republican · Michigan See on congress.gov

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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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Family Reunification Act

This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to ensure that each unaccompanied alien child removed by a federal official or employee from the custody of a parent or legal guardian at or near a port of entry or within 100 miles of the border be reunited with the parent or legal guardian at the earliest possible date unless:

a state court terminates the rights of a parent or legal guardian, determines that it is in the child's best interests to be removed from the parent or legal guardian, or makes any similar determination that is authorized under state law;
a state or county child welfare official determines that it is in the child's best interests to be removed from his or her parent or legal guardian because the child is in danger of abuse or neglect from the parent or legal guardian; or
DHS requires continued separation because the child is a trafficking victim or is at significant risk of becoming a trafficking victim, there is a strong likelihood that the adult is not the child's parent or legal guardian, or the child is in danger of abuse or neglect from the parent or legal guardian.

What's happening now August 2, 2018

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.

Related & companion bills 2

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Committees of jurisdiction 2

Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Judiciary Committee
Judiciary Committee
House of Representatives

Cosponsors 19

Comstock, Barbara

· Jul 10, 2018

Dingell, Debbie

Michigan · Jul 10, 2018

Michigan · Jun 28, 2018

Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"

Georgia · Jun 26, 2018

New York · Jun 25, 2018

Grothman, Glenn

Wisconsin · Jun 25, 2018

Poliquin, Bruce

· Jun 25, 2018

Stefanik, Elise M.

New York · Jun 25, 2018

Florida · Jun 25, 2018

Yoder, Kevin

· Jun 25, 2018

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6183: Family Reunification Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6183/

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"H.R. 6183: Family Reunification Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6183/.

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