US Congress House Bill 6128 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 19)
Status: Introduced on July 13 2012 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2012-07-17 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Human Resources Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Help Separated Families Act of 2012 - Amends part E (Foster Care and Adoption Assistance) of title IV of the Social Security Act to: (1) require state child protection standards to ensure that the immigration status alone of a parent, legal guardian, or relative shall not disqualify the parent, legal guardian, or relative from being a placement for a child; and (2) require the state procedures for criminal records checks to require the state to accept foreign identification documents as sufficient identification for purposes of initiating a criminal records check or a fingerprint-based check. Expresses the sense of Congress that the child welfare agency of a state, or of any county or other political subdivision of a state, should grant a waiver of any requirement which would prevent the placement of a child with a relative of the child, on the basis of a minor legal infraction, if the relative would otherwise be considered eligible for such a placement. Requires the state plan for foster care and adoption assistance to notify relatives seeking placement of a child that their immigration status will not be questioned, except to the extent necessary in determining eligibility for relevant services or programs. Prohibits a state or local government agency from filing for termination of parental rights in foster care cases based on the removal of the parent from the United States or the parent's involvement in an immigration proceeding, unless: (1) the state (or local agency) has made reasonable efforts to notify of the intention to file such a petition any parent of the child who has been removed from the United States, and any adult relative of the child, including through the diplomatic or consular offices of the country to which the parent was removed, and to reunify the child with any such parent or relative; or (2) the parent is unfit or unwilling to be a parent of the child.

Help Separated Families Act of 2012

Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard [D-CA]	Rep. Joe Baca [D-CA]	Rep. Michael Capuano [D-MA]	Rep. Judy Chu [D-CA]
Rep. John Conyers [D-MI]	Rep. Sam Farr [D-CA]	Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]	Rep. Luis Gutierrez [D-IL]
Rep. Ruben Hinojosa [D-TX]	Rep. Michael Honda [D-CA]	Rep. Henry Johnson [D-GA]	Rep. Dennis Kucinich [D-OH]
Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA]	Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D-CA]	Rep. James Moran [D-VA]	Rep. Grace Napolitano [D-CA]
Rep. Jared Polis [D-CO]	Rep. Linda Sanchez [D-CA]	Rep. Fortney Stark [D-CA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-07-17	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.
2012-07-13	House	Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
2012-07-13	House	Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1249)

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/6128/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr6128/BILLS-112hr6128ih.pdf