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Central America Family Protection and Reunification Act

Introduced: June 22, 2018 See on congress.gov
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Aug 2, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
Jun 22, 2018
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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 22, 2018
Introduced in House
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Central America Family Protection and Reunification Act

This bill states that it shall be: (1) U.S. policy to not separate immigrant families as a deterrent and to reunite families that were separated due to the criminal prosecution of parents for illegal entry, and (2) Department of State policy to prioritize supporting governments and citizens to facilitate reunification of such families.

The State Department shall submit to Congress:

  • reports concerning gender-based violence in the Northern Triangle (the region encompassing Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador);
  • reports concerning gang and organized-crime related violence in the Northern Triangle;
  • strategies to use portions of funds for the U.S. Strategy for Engagement in Central America to combat gender-based violence in the Northern Triangle, as well as to address the damage to the health and well-being of children and caregivers caused by separating children from their families at the U.S.-Mexico border.

The State Department shall establish an office to study serious crimes committed against aliens who were removed from the United States and against U.S. citizens who left the United States because of having an alien parent who was removed from the United States.

What's happening now August 2, 2018

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 71
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DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Sep 7, 2018
D
Kelly, Robin L.
Illinois · Sep 4, 2018
D
Tonko, Paul
New York · Sep 4, 2018
D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Jul 27, 2018
BRADY, ROBERT
· Jul 24, 2018
D
Jeffries, Hakeem S.
New York · Jul 24, 2018
D
Carbajal, Salud O.
California · Jul 19, 2018
Lujan Grisham, Michelle
· Jul 19, 2018
D
Dingell, Debbie
Michigan · Jul 18, 2018
D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Jul 12, 2018
O'Rourke, Beto
· Jul 12, 2018
D
Panetta, Jimmy
California · Jul 12, 2018
D
Schneider, Bradley Scott
Illinois · Jul 12, 2018
D
Chu, Judy
California · Jul 10, 2018
D
Evans, Dwight
Pennsylvania · Jul 10, 2018
D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Jul 10, 2018
McEachin, A.
· Jul 10, 2018
D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Jul 6, 2018
CAPUANO, MICHAEL
· Jul 3, 2018
D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Jul 3, 2018
D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Jul 3, 2018
D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Jul 3, 2018
D
Waters, Maxine
California · Jul 3, 2018
D
Castor, Kathy
Florida · Jun 27, 2018
D
Clark, Katherine M.
Massachusetts · Jun 27, 2018
D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Jun 27, 2018
D
Foster, Bill
Illinois · Jun 27, 2018
Hanabusa, Colleen
· Jun 27, 2018
D
Brownley, Julia
California · Jun 25, 2018
D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Jun 25, 2018
D
Moulton, Seth
Massachusetts · Jun 25, 2018
D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Jun 25, 2018
D
Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Jun 25, 2018
D
Aguilar, Pete
California · Jun 22, 2018
D
Barragán, Nanette Diaz
California · Jun 22, 2018
D
Castro, Joaquin
Texas · Jun 22, 2018
D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Jun 22, 2018
D
Correa, J. Luis
California · Jun 22, 2018
CROWLEY, JOSEPH
· Jun 22, 2018
D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Jun 22, 2018
D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Jun 22, 2018
D
Espaillat, Adriano
New York · Jun 22, 2018
D
Frankel, Lois
Florida · Jun 22, 2018
D
Gallego, Ruben
Arizona · Jun 22, 2018
D
Gomez, Jimmy
California · Jun 22, 2018
D
Gonzalez, Vicente
Texas · Jun 22, 2018
GUTIERREZ, LUIS
· Jun 22, 2018
D
Huffman, Jared
California · Jun 22, 2018
D
Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · Jun 22, 2018
D
Keating, William R.
Massachusetts · Jun 22, 2018
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