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HR 7360 115th Congress House

Shut Down Child Prison Camps Act

Official title: To prohibit the Department of Health and Human Services from operating unlicensed temporary emergency shelters for unaccompanied alien children.

Introduced: December 21, 2018 Introduced by: Chu, Judy Democratic · California See on congress.gov
Immigration Border security and unlawful immigrationChild safety and welfareDetention of personsFlorida
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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Dec 20, 2018
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 Latest action December 20, 2018

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Shut Down Child Prison Camps Act

The bill prohibits the Department of Health and Human Services from operating unlicensed temporary emergency shelters for unaccompanied alien children, including the existing shelters in Tornillo, Texas and Homestead, Florida.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
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All 1 Democratic 1
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Dec 21, 2018
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7360: Shut Down Child Prison Camps Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-7360/
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"H.R. 7360: Shut Down Child Prison Camps Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-7360/.
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H.R. 7360, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-7360/.
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