S 397
116th Congress
Senate
Immigration
Border security and unlawful immigration
Child safety and welfare
Detention of persons
Florida
Immigration status and procedures
Licensing and registrations
Public contracts and procurement
Texas
Shut Down Child Prison Camps Act
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 7, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Feb 7, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
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 previously operational shelter in Tornillo, Texas, and the shelter in Homestead, Florida.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Committees of jurisdiction
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