US HB7030 | 2017-2018 | 115th Congress

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 44-2)
Status: Introduced on October 2 2018 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2018-11-15 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Immigration And Border Security Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Prevent CHILD Harm Act of 2018 Prevent Cruel Handling of Information Leading to Deportation Harm Act of 2018 This bill amends the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 to prevent the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) from considering the immigration status of a proposed custodian when determining whether to place an unaccompanied alien child with such person. The Department of Homeland Security may not use information provided by an unaccompanied alien child or information initially obtained by HHS to make a suitability, home study, or secure facility determination in order to apprehend or remove from the United States: the unaccompanied alien child, the proposed or current custodian, a resident of the home in which the proposed or current custodian resides, the proposed or current sponsor, or a resident of the home in which the proposed or current sponsor resides.

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Title

Prevent CHILD Harm Act of 2018 Prevent Cruel Handling of Information Leading to Deportation Harm Act of 2018

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History

DateChamberAction
2018-11-15HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
2018-10-02HouseReferred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
2018-10-02HouseIntroduced in House

Same As/Similar To

SB3624 (Related) 2018-11-14 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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