HR 1537
118th Congress
House
Immigration
PARENT Act of 2023
Introduced: March 10, 2023
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 10, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Mar 10, 2023
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Protecting an Alien child's Reasonable Expectation of No Trafficking Act of 2023 or the PARENT Act of 2023
This bill establishes that no later than 72 hours after determining that a child in federal custody is an unaccompanied alien minor, custody of that child may only be transferred to the child's verified parent or legal guardian or to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
Currently, HHS may release such children to sponsors, who are not required to be a parent or legal guardian but must pass a background check.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Committees of jurisdiction
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