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HR 1336 116th Congress House Health Border security and unlawful immigration Child health Detention of persons Family relationships Health care costs and insurance Immigration status and procedures Medical tests and diagnostic methods Mental health

Mental Health Care for Children Inhumanely Separated from Parents by the Federal Government Act of 2019

Introduced: February 25, 2019 Introduced by: Barragán, Nanette Diaz Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 25, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
Feb 26, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 25, 2019
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.
Feb 25, 2019
Introduced in House
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Mental Health Care for Children Inhumanely Separated from Parents by the Federal Government Act of 2019

This bill requires the federal government to ensure that children who are separated from their parents at the border by the Department of Homeland Security receive mental health services for free, including a mental health assessment within 24 hours of such separation and annually thereafter, as needed. Children who have already been separated (since April 6, 2018) must receive a mental health assessment within 24 hours after enactment of this bill.

What's happening now March 25, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 1
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Soto, Darren
Florida · Oct 1, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1336: Mental Health Care for Children Inhumanely Separated from Parents by the Federal Government Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1336/
MLA
"H.R. 1336: Mental Health Care for Children Inhumanely Separated from Parents by the Federal Government Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1336/.
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H.R. 1336, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1336/.
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