HR 7396
115th Congress
House
Immigration
Border security and unlawful immigration
Child health
Child safety and welfare
Congressional oversight
Department of Homeland Security
Detention of persons
Employee hiring
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government information and archives
Health personnel
Immigration status and procedures
Border Security and Child Safety Act
Introduced: December 21, 2018
Introduced by:
Torres, Norma J.
Democratic
· California
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 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.
Dec 21, 2018
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Border Security and Child Safety Act
This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security to present to Congress a strategy to ensure the safety of children in the custody of U.S. Customs and Border Protection or U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and to prioritize hiring medical personnel to handle the care of such children.
What's happening now
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.
Committees of jurisdiction
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