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116th Congress
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Accountability for Care of Unaccompanied Alien Children Act of 2019
Introduced: May 21, 2019
Introduced by:
Blackburn, Marsha
Republican
· Tennessee
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 21, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
May 21, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Accountability for Care of Unaccompanied Alien Children Act of 2019
This bill directs the Department of Health and Human Services to provide the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) information relating to an unaccompanied alien child's sponsor or potential sponsor, as well as each member of the household of the sponsor or potential sponsor. DHS may use such information for immigration enforcement, and law enforcement agencies may use such information to investigate any suspected violation of law.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Committees of jurisdiction
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