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HR 6254 115th Congress House

Compassionate Calling and Immigrant Family Reunification Act of 2018

Official title: To direct the Federal Communications Commission to promulgate regulations to ensure access to voice service in order to facilitate communications between, and … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To direct the Federal Communications Commission to promulgate regulations to ensure access to voice service in order to facilitate communications between, and reunification of, alien guardians and alien children, to provide for certain requirements relating to inmate calling services, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 27, 2018 Introduced by: Pallone, Frank Democratic · New Jersey See on congress.gov
Science, Technology, Communications Administrative law and regulatory proceduresBorder security and unlawful immigrationChild safety and welfareCorrectional facilities and imprisonment
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Detention of personsFamily relationshipsFederal Communications Commission (FCC)Immigrant health and welfareTelephone and wireless communication
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Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Compassionate Calling and Immigrant Family Reunification Act of 2018

This bill directs the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to promulgate regulations to ensure access to voice service by any alien guardian who is detained or incarcerated under the immigration laws separately from the alien child of such guardian, and by the alien child, to facilitate communications between, and reunification of, such guardian and child.

The FCC shall ensure access to voice service: (1) at the facility at which the alien guardian is detained or incarcerated and at the facility at which the alien child is detained, (2) at no charge to the guardian or child, and (3) until the guardian is reunited with the child.

The Second Report and Order of the Commission in the matter of Rates for Interstate Inmate Calling Services (adopted October 22, 2015) shall apply, beginning on the date of this bill's enactment. The report adopts comprehensive reform of all aspects of inmate calling services.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 6
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Castor, Kathy
Florida · Jun 27, 2018
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Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Jun 27, 2018
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Dingell, Debbie
Michigan · Jun 27, 2018
GREEN, GENE
· Jun 27, 2018
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Matsui, Doris O.
California · Jun 27, 2018
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Jun 27, 2018
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Welch, Peter
Vermont · Jun 27, 2018
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6254: Compassionate Calling and Immigrant Family Reunification Act of 2018. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6254/
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"H.R. 6254: Compassionate Calling and Immigrant Family Reunification Act of 2018." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6254/.
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H.R. 6254, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6254/.
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