US SB53 | 2025-2026 | 119th Congress
Status
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 12)
Status: Introduced on January 9 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-01-09 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on January 9 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-01-09 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
A bill to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to fingerprint noncitizen minors entering the United States who are suspected of being victims of human trafficking, to require the Secretary to publicly disclose the number of such minors who are fingerprinted by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officials and the number of child traffickers who are apprehended by CBP, to impose criminal penalties on noncitizen adults who use unrelated minors to gain entry into the United States, and for other purposes.
Title
PRINTS Act Preventing the Recycling of Immigrants is Necessary for Trafficking Suspension Act
Sponsors
| Sen. Marsha Blackburn [R-TN] | Sen. Bill Cassidy [R-LA] | Sen. Steve Daines [R-MT] | Sen. Joni Ernst [R-IA] |
| Sen. Chuck Grassley [R-IA] | Sen. John Hoeven [R-ND] | Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith [R-MS] | Sen. Mike Rounds [R-SD] |
| Sen. Tim Sheehy [R-MT] | Sen. Rick Scott [R-FL] | Sen. Katie Boyd Britt [R-AL] | Sen. Ted Budd [R-NC] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-09 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. |
Subjects
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/53/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/119/bills/s53/BILLS-119s53is.pdf |
