Family Reunification Act [HB-6183]
[Immigration ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Human Rights ]
[Human Services ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Family Reunification Act This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to ensure that each unaccompanied alien child removed by a federal official or employee from the custody of a parent or legal guardian at or near a port of entry or within 100 miles of the border be reunited with the parent or legal guardian at the earliest possible date unless: a state court terminates the rights of a parent or legal guardian, determines that it is in the child's best interests to be removed from the parent or legal guardian, or makes any similar
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HB-6183: Family Reunification Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Border Security. on 08/02/2018
Reunite Children With Their Parents Act [HB-6172]
[Immigration ]
[Human Rights ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
Reunite Children With Their Parents Act This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security to reunite an alien who entered the United States with the alien's minor child (under the age of 18) who was separated from the child pending prosecution for improper entry or the adjudication of an asylum application.
HB-6172: Reunite Children With Their Parents Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Border Security. on 08/02/2018
Keep Families Together Act [HB-6135]
[Immigration ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Human Rights ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Keep Families Together Act This bill prohibits an agent or contractor of the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Justice, or the Department of Health and Human Services from removing a child who is under the age of 18 and has no permanent immigration status from his or her parent or legal guardian at or near the port of entry or within 100 miles of the U.S. border unless: an authorized state court determines that it is in the child's best interests to be removed; a state or county child welfare official with expertise in child trauma
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HB-6135: Keep Families Together Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Border Security. on 07/30/2018
Border Security and Immigration Reform Act of 2018 [HB-6136]
[Immigration ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[National Security ]
[Human Rights ]
[Public Safety ]
Border Security and Immigration Reform Act of 2018 This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to achieve situational awareness and operational control of the border, including by increasing enforcement personnel. The bill provides funding for infrastructure, law enforcement, and border security, including funds for a border wall along the southern border. The bill provides for: (1) an Integrated Border Enforcement Team Program within DHS; (2) Tunnel Task Forces; (3) a pilot program on the use of electromagnetic spectrum to support
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HB-6136: Border Security and Immigration Reform Act of 2018
Sponsored by: Rep. Dan Newhouse
Mr. Espaillat Moved To Recommit With Instructions To The Committee On The Judiciary. (text: Cr H5766) on 06/27/2018
HB-4667: Further Additional Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Requirements, 2017 Official Titles Official Titles - House of Representatives Official Title as Introduced Making further supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, for disaster assistance for Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria, and calendar year 2017 wildfires, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen
Read The Second Time. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 291. on 01/04/2018
You have voted HB-4667: Further Additional Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Requirements, 2017 Official Titles Official Titles - House of Representatives Official Title as Introduced Making further supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, for disaster assistance for Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria, and calendar year 2017 wildfires, and for other purposes..
S.3047: OPIOID Act of 2018 Opportunities to Provide for Illicit Opioid Interdiction and Detection Act of 2018
Sponsored by: Sen. Angus King
Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. Reported By Senator Johnson With An Amendment In The Nature Of A Substitute And An Amendment To The Title. With Written Report No. 115-353. on 11/13/2018
Keep Our Cities Safe Act of 2018 [HB-6055]
[Immigration ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
Keep Our Cities Safe Act of 2018 This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) to protect from criminal penalties a federal, state, or local government officer or employee, or a contract entity officer or employee, who while acting in accordance with state or local law is engaged in conduct which would otherwise violate the INA prohibition on bringing in and harboring certain aliens.
HB-6055: Keep Our Cities Safe Act of 2018
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Border Security. on 07/30/2018
Condemning the Trump administration's zero tolerance policy. [HR-927]
[Immigration ]
[Human Rights ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
Condemning the Trump administration's zero tolerance policy. Condemns the Trump Administration's zero tolerance policy that is separating children from their parents at the U.S. border.
HR-927: Condemning the Trump administration's zero tolerance policy.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Introduced In House on 06/07/2018
Keep Families Together Act [S.3036]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Immigration ]
[Human Rights ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Human Services ]
[Public Safety ]
Keep Families Together Act This bill prohibits an agent or contractor of the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Justice, or the Department of Health and Human Services from removing a child who is under the age of 18 and has no permanent immigration status from his or her parent or legal guardian at or near the port of entry or within 100 miles of the U.S. border unless: an authorized state court determines that it is in the child's best interests to be removed; a state or county child welfare official with expertise in child trauma
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S.3036: Keep Families Together Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 06/07/2018
Border Wall Trust Fund Act [HB-5876]
[Immigration ]
[National Security ]
[Public Safety ]
Border Wall Trust Fund Act This bill authorizes the Department of the Treasury to accept donations to plan, design, construct, or maintain a barrier along the U.S.-Mexico international border. The Department of Homeland Security shall provide for a commemorative display as an integrated part of the barrier recognizing individuals who contributed to the Border Wall Trust Fund established by this bill.
HB-5876: Border Wall Trust Fund Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Matt Gaetz
Referred To The Subcommittee On Border And Maritime Security. on 06/04/2018
Maritime Border Security Review Act [HB-5869]
[National Security ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Trade ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Public Safety ]
[International ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Military ]
Maritime Border Security Review Act (Sec. 3) This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to submit to Congress a maritime border (i.e., the transit zone and the borders and territorial waters of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands) threat analysis that includes an identification and description of: current and potential terrorism and criminal threats posed by individuals and groups seeking to enter the United States through the maritime border or exploit border vulnerabilities on the maritime border; improvements needed at U.S.
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HB-5869: Maritime Border Security Review Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Jenniffer Gonzalez-Colon
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 09/05/2018
Joint Task Force to Combat Opioid Trafficking Act of 2018 [S.2864]
[Crime ]
[International ]
[Public Safety ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
Joint Task Force to Combat Opioid Trafficking Act of 2018 This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to authorize the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to establish a joint task force to enhance DHS border security operations to detect, interdict, and prevent narcotics, such as fentanyl and other synthetic opioids, from entering the United States. The task force may coordinate with the private sector and with other federal, state, local, tribal, territorial, or international task forces and entities. DHS shall determine whether to establish
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S.2864: Joint Task Force to Combat Opioid Trafficking Act of 2018
Sponsored by: Sen. Angus King
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 05/16/2018