US Congress House Bill 2624 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Introduced on July 8 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-07-30 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Child Trafficking Victims Protection Act - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to: (1) require the appropriate training of all personnel who come into contact with unaccompanied alien children, and (2) hire child welfare professionals. Sets forth related protections for such children regarding: (1) prompt placement with the Office of Refugee Resettlement, (2) qualified resources and child welfare professionals at appropriate ports of entry and stations, (3) confidentiality, (4) notice of rights and access to counsel, and (5) the presence of female officers during the transfer and transport of female detainees. Directs the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to implement a best practices program in the United States and within the country of return to ensure the safe and sustainable repatriation and reintegration of unaccompanied alien children into their country of nationality or of last habitual residence.

Child Trafficking Victims Protection Act

Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard [D-CA]

Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard [D-CA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-07-30	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security.
2013-07-15	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
2013-07-08	House	Referred to House Appropriations
2013-07-08	House	Referred to House Foreign Affairs
2013-07-08	House	Referred to House Homeland Security
2013-07-08	House	Referred to House Judiciary
2013-07-08	House	Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Homeland Security, Foreign Affairs, and Appropriations, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

SB744 (Related) 2014-12-10 - Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/2624/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr2624/BILLS-113hr2624ih.pdf