US SB557 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 15-1)
Status: Introduced on February 26 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-02-26 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on February 26 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-02-26 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to reunite children and their parents or legal guardians who were apprehended for illegal entry into the United States. DHS and HHS shall develop procedures and programs, including procedures to (1) identify separated family members, (2) allow apprehended parents or legal guardians to have frequent no-cost contact with their separated children, and (3) coordinate with foreign consulates to locate apprehended individuals. DHS and HHS shall ensure immediate reunification of apprehended children with a parent or legal guardian, but may make exceptions for the child's safety. DHS and HHS may use DNA testing to determine family relationships, but shall first use other methods, such as official documents. DHS and HHS shall develop procedures for instances where the aliens refuse to consent to DNA testing. Collected DNA information may not be used for any purpose other than family reunification, including criminal or immigration enforcement. The bill restores the Family Case Management Program, an alternative to detention program that uses case managers to promote compliance with immigration law obligations. DHS, HHS, and the Department of Justice shall establish the Office for Locating and Reuniting Children with Parents.
Title
REUNITE Act Reunite Every Unaccompanied Newborn Infant, Toddler and other children Expeditiously Act
Sponsors
Sen. Kamala Harris [D-CA] | Sen. Jeff Merkley [D-OR] | Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto [D-NV] | Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-CT] |
Sen. Ron Wyden [D-OR] | Sen. Edward Markey [D-MA] | Sen. Michael Bennet [D-CO] | Sen. Tammy Duckworth [D-IL] |
Sen. Bernard Sanders [I-VT] | Sen. Tina Smith [D-MN] | Sen. Elizabeth Warren [D-MA] | Sen. Cory Booker [D-NJ] |
Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D-MN] | Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D-NY] | Sen. Tim Kaine [D-VA] | Sen. Thomas Carper [D-DE] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2019-02-26 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. |
Same As/Similar To
HB1012 (Related) 2019-03-22 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
Subjects
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Appropriations
Arizona
Border security and unlawful immigration
California
Child safety and welfare
Congressional oversight
Crime victims
Crimes against children
Department of Health and Human Services
Department of Homeland Security
Department of Justice
Detention of persons
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Domestic violence and child abuse
Executive agency funding and structure
Family relationships
Genetics
Human trafficking
Immigration
Immigration status and procedures
Intergovernmental relations
Latin America
Mexico
New Mexico
Right of privacy
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
State and local government operations
Texas
Appropriations
Arizona
Border security and unlawful immigration
California
Child safety and welfare
Congressional oversight
Crime victims
Crimes against children
Department of Health and Human Services
Department of Homeland Security
Department of Justice
Detention of persons
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Domestic violence and child abuse
Executive agency funding and structure
Family relationships
Genetics
Human trafficking
Immigration
Immigration status and procedures
Intergovernmental relations
Latin America
Mexico
New Mexico
Right of privacy
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
State and local government operations
Texas
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/557/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s557/BILLS-116s557is.pdf |