US Congress Senate Bill 3036 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 47-2)
Status: Introduced on June 7 2018 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2018-06-07 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Keep Families Together Act This bill prohibits an agent or contractor of the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Justice, or the Department of Health and Human Services from removing a child who is under the age of 18 and has no permanent immigration status from his or her parent or legal guardian at or near the port of entry or within 100 miles of the U.S. border unless: an authorized state court determines that it is in the child's best interests to be removed; a state or county child welfare official with expertise in child trauma and development determines that it is in the child's best interests to be removed because of abuse or neglect; or the Chief Patrol Agent or the Area Port Director authorizes separation based on a documented finding that the child is a trafficking victim or is at significant risk of becoming a victim, a strong likelihood exists that the adult is not the parent or legal guardian, or the child is in danger of abuse or neglect. An agency may not remove a child from a parent or legal guardian solely for the policy goals of deterring migration to the United States or of promoting immigration law compliance. The bill sets forth presumptions: (1) in favor of family and sibling unity and parental rights, and (2) that detention is not in the best interests of families and children. The Government Accountability Office shall conduct a study of the prosecution of asylum seekers.

Keep Families Together Act

Sen. Dianne Feinstein [D-CA]	Sen. Charles Schumer [D-NY]	Sen. Kamala Harris [D-CA]	Sen. Patrick Leahy [D-VT]
Sen. Patty Murray [D-WA]	Sen. Ron Wyden [D-OR]	Sen. Richard Durbin [D-IL]	Sen. Jack Reed [D-RI]
Sen. Bill Nelson [D-FL]	Sen. Thomas Carper [D-DE]	Sen. Robert Menendez [D-NJ]	Sen. Bernard Sanders [I-VT]
Sen. Robert Casey [D-PA]	Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D-MN]	Sen. Jeanne Shaheen [D-NH]	Sen. Mark Warner [D-VA]
Sen. Jeff Merkley [D-OR]	Sen. Michael Bennet [D-CO]	Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-CT]	Sen. Brian Schatz [D-HI]
Sen. Christopher Murphy [D-CT]	Sen. Mazie Hirono [D-HI]	Sen. Angus King [I-ME]	Sen. Tim Kaine [D-VA]
Sen. Elizabeth Warren [D-MA]	Sen. Edward Markey [D-MA]	Sen. Cory Booker [D-NJ]	Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto [D-NV]
Sen. Tammy Baldwin [D-WI]	Sen. Martin Heinrich [D-NM]	Sen. Tom Udall [D-NM]	Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D-NY]
Sen. Maria Cantwell [D-WA]	Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse [D-RI]	Sen. Chris Van Hollen [D-MD]	Sen. Tina Smith [D-MN]
Sen. Tammy Duckworth [D-IL]	Sen. Margaret Hassan [D-NH]	Sen. Christopher Coons [D-DE]	Sen. Gary Peters [D-MI]
Sen. Debbie Stabenow [D-MI]	Sen. Benjamin Cardin [D-MD]	Sen. Sherrod Brown [D-OH]	Sen. Doug Jones [D-AL]
Sen. Joe Donnelly [D-IN]	Sen. Heidi Heitkamp [D-ND]	Sen. Claire McCaskill [D-MO]	Sen. Jon Tester [D-MT]
Sen. Joe Manchin [D-WV]

Date	Chamber	Action
2018-06-07	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

HB6135 (Related) 2018-07-30 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
SB3263 (Related) 2018-07-25 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5363-5366)

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/3036/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/s3036/BILLS-115s3036is.pdf