US Congress House Bill 1012 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 33-0)
Status: Introduced on February 6 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-03-22 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to reunite children and their parents or legal guardians who were apprehended for illegal entry into the United States. DHS and HHS shall develop procedures and programs, including procedures to (1) identify separated family members, (2) allow apprehended parents or legal guardians to have frequent no-cost contact with their separated children, and (3) coordinate with foreign consulates to locate apprehended individuals. DHS and HHS shall ensure immediate reunification of apprehended children with a parent or legal guardian, but may make exceptions for the child's safety. DHS and HHS may use DNA testing to determine family relationships, but shall first use other methods, such as official documents. DHS and HHS shall develop procedures for instances where the aliens refuse to consent to DNA testing. Collected DNA information may not be used for any purpose other than family reunification, including criminal or immigration enforcement. The bill restores the Family Case Management Program, an alternative to detention program that uses case managers to promote compliance with immigration law obligations. DHS, HHS, and the Department of Justice (DOJ) shall establish the Office for Locating and Reuniting Children with Parents. Aliens shall have access to counsel inside immigration detention facilities, and DOJ may provide counsel for immigration proceedings. DOJ shall provide counsel if necessary for children and vulnerable individuals, and children's cases shall be heard individually.

REUNITE Act Reunite Every Unaccompanied Newborn Infant, Toddler and other children Expeditiously Act

Rep. Adriano Espaillat [D-NY]	Rep. Suzanne Bonamici [D-OR]	Rep. Jose Serrano [D-NY]	Rep. Pramila Jayapal [D-WA]
Rep. Jesus Garcia [D-IL]	Rep. Don Beyer [D-VA]	Rep. Julia Brownley [D-CA]	Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]
Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D-CA]	Rep. Grace Napolitano [D-CA]	Rep. Tom Malinowski [D-NJ]	Rep. Albio Sires [D-NJ]
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez [D-NY]	Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX]	Rep. Ayanna Pressley [D-MA]	Rep. Mark Pocan [D-WI]
Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]	Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL]	Rep. Jimmy Gomez [D-CA]	Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR]
Rep. Kurt Schrader [D-OR]	Rep. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell [D-FL]	Rep. Darren Soto [D-FL]	Rep. Rick Larsen [D-WA]
Rep. Gwen Moore [D-WI]	Rep. Yvette Clarke [D-NY]	Rep. Debra Haaland [D-NM]	Rep. Ruben Gallego [D-AZ]
Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz [D-FL]	Rep. Grace Meng [D-NY]	Rep. Tulsi Gabbard [D-HI]	Rep. Mike Levin [D-CA]
Rep. Judy Chu [D-CA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-03-22	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
2019-02-06	House	Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
2019-02-06	House	Introduced in House

SB557 (Related) 2019-02-26 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/1012/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr1012/BILLS-116hr1012ih.pdf