US HB532 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 50-0)
Status: Introduced on January 14 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-02-25 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on January 14 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-02-25 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to establish programs for providing alternatives to detaining individuals under the immigration laws, including community-based supervision and community support programs. DHS may not detain and must place in an alternative detention program individuals deemed members of a vulnerable population (e.g., asylum seekers, pregnant or nursing women, or crime victims), a parent of a child under age 18, or a caregiver. DHS shall not use alternative detention programs for (1) aliens subject to mandatory detention, or (2) aliens where release on bond or recognizance is deemed to be sufficient. DHS shall establish the position of Coordinator of Alternatives to Detention and Family Reunification to coordinate the use of alternative detention programs and to reunify parents with children separated from them. Executive departments shall cooperate with the coordinator to the greatest extent practicable to facilitate the performance of the coordinator's mission.
Title
Alternatives to Detention Act of 2019
Sponsors
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2019-02-25 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship. |
2019-01-14 | House | Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. |
2019-01-14 | House | Introduced in House |
Subjects
Border security and unlawful immigration
Child safety and welfare
Congressional oversight
Crime victims
Crimes against women
Department of Homeland Security
Detention of persons
Executive agency funding and structure
Family relationships
Human trafficking
Immigrant health and welfare
Immigration
Immigration status and procedures
Public-private cooperation
Refugees, asylum, displaced persons
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
Child safety and welfare
Congressional oversight
Crime victims
Crimes against women
Department of Homeland Security
Detention of persons
Executive agency funding and structure
Family relationships
Human trafficking
Immigrant health and welfare
Immigration
Immigration status and procedures
Public-private cooperation
Refugees, asylum, displaced persons
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/532/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr532/BILLS-116hr532ih.pdf |