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HR 532 116th Congress House

Alternatives to Detention Act of 2019

Official title: To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to use alternatives to detention for certain vulnerable immigrant populations, and for other purposes.

Introduced: January 14, 2019 See on congress.gov
Immigration Border security and unlawful immigrationChild safety and welfareCongressional oversightCrime victims
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Crimes against womenDepartment of Homeland SecurityDetention of personsExecutive agency funding and structureFamily relationshipsHuman traffickingImmigrant health and welfareImmigration status and proceduresPublic-private cooperationRefugees, asylum, displaced personsSex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 25, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
Jan 14, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jan 14, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 25, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Alternatives to Detention Act of 2019

This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to establish programs for providing alternatives to detaining individuals under the immigration laws, including community-based supervision and community support programs. DHS may not detain and must place in an alternative detention program individuals deemed members of a vulnerable population (e.g., asylum seekers, pregnant or nursing women, or crime victims), a parent of a child under age 18, or a caregiver.

DHS shall not use alternative detention programs for (1) aliens subject to mandatory detention, or (2) aliens where release on bond or recognizance is deemed to be sufficient.

DHS shall establish the position of Coordinator of Alternatives to Detention and Family Reunification to coordinate the use of alternative detention programs and to reunify parents with children separated from them. Executive departments shall cooperate with the coordinator to the greatest extent practicable to facilitate the performance of the coordinator's mission.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 37
All 37 Democratic 33
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Hayes, Jahana
Connecticut · Mar 9, 2020
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Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Sep 9, 2019
 D
Lieu, Ted
California · Jun 4, 2019
 D
García, Jesús G. "Chuy"
Illinois · May 1, 2019
 D
Espaillat, Adriano
New York · Apr 29, 2019
 D
Huffman, Jared
California · Apr 29, 2019
 D
Khanna, Ro
California · Apr 8, 2019
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Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Mar 8, 2019
Butterfield, G. K.
· Mar 8, 2019
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Mar 8, 2019
CLAY, WM.
· Mar 8, 2019
 D
Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Mar 8, 2019
 D
Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · Mar 8, 2019
 D
Green, Al
Texas · Mar 8, 2019
LEWIS, JOHN
· Mar 8, 2019
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Mar 8, 2019
Richmond, Cedric
· Mar 8, 2019
 D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Mar 6, 2019
 D
Veasey, Marc A.
Texas · Mar 6, 2019
 D
Garcia, Sylvia R.
Texas · Feb 28, 2019
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Gallego, Ruben
Arizona · Feb 8, 2019
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Cisneros, Gilbert Ray
California · Feb 5, 2019
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Feb 5, 2019
 D
Soto, Darren
Florida · Feb 5, 2019
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Feb 4, 2019
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Aguilar, Pete
California · Jan 14, 2019
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Carbajal, Salud O.
California · Jan 14, 2019
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Jan 14, 2019
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Jan 14, 2019
 D
Gomez, Jimmy
California · Jan 14, 2019
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Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Jan 14, 2019
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jan 14, 2019
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Omar, Ilhan
Minnesota · Jan 14, 2019
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Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Jan 14, 2019
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Jan 14, 2019
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Takano, Mark
California · Jan 14, 2019
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Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Jan 14, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 532: Alternatives to Detention Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-532/
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