3.0.0 5261 2023-01-11T13:25:55Z 2023-01-11T13:25:55Z House H HR 2014-07-30 113 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. LORETTA SANCHEZ of California:H.R. 5261.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 4.[Page H7127]]]> hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee House Standing hsfa07 Western Hemisphere Subcommittee Referred to 2014-09-08T15:50:00Z Referred to 2014-07-30T14:02:05Z hshm00 Homeland Security Committee House Standing hshm11 Border Security and Enforcement Subcommittee Referred to 2014-08-06T15:16:58Z Referred to 2014-07-30T14:02:10Z hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing Referred to 2014-07-30T14:02:15Z 2014-09-08 hsfa07 Western Hemisphere Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere. Committee 2014-08-06 hshm11 Border Security and Enforcement Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security. Committee 2014-07-30 Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Homeland Security, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2014-07-30 Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Homeland Security, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hshm00 Homeland Security Committee 2014-07-30 Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Homeland Security, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee 2014-07-30 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2014-07-30 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress S000030 Rep. Sanchez, Loretta [D-CA-46] LORETTA SANCHEZ D CA 46 N Immigration Advanced technology and technological innovations Border security and unlawful immigration Canada Caribbean area Central America Child safety and welfare Detention of persons Drug trafficking and controlled substances Firearms and explosives Foreign aid and international relief Government information and archives Government studies and investigations Immigrant health and welfare Immigration status and procedures International organizations and cooperation Latin America Mexico Refugees, asylum, displaced persons Research and development Smuggling and trafficking Technology assessment Immigration 00 2014-07-30 Introduced in House 2014-08-06T21:18:16Z Central American and USA Initiatives Act or the CAUSA Initiatives Act - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to work with Canada, Mexico, and the countries of Central America to establish a program to:

  • assess the needs of Central American countries to maintain the security of their international borders;
  • determine the support needed by such countries from the United States, Canada, and Mexico to meet such needs; and
  • assess the current structure for handling displaced minors and other vulnerable individuals in Central American countries and make recommendations to improve such structure.

Directs the Secretary to work with:

  • the Caribbean countries to establish a program to address maritime border security; and
  • Mexico to establish a program to help secure Mexico's southern border from undocumented aliens, drugs, weapons, and other contraband.

Directs the Secretary, through the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, to:

  • ensure that adequate facilities and sustaining needs (food, water, medical care, and sanitary facilities) are provided to an individual apprehended and detained by the Border Patrol as soon as practicable,
  • ensure that an individual unlawfully present in the United States who is apprehended by a Border Patrol agent is promptly provided with information concerning such individual's rights, and
  • maintain a database on individuals unlawfully present in the United States who are apprehended and detained by Border Patrol agents.
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CAUSA Initiatives Act Display Title CAUSA Initiatives Act Official Title as Introduced To establish a North and Central American and Caribbean border security cooperation initiative, enhance the security of Mexico's southern border, improve United States short term detention standards, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced CAUSA Initiatives Act Short Titles as Introduced Central American and USA Initiatives Act Introduced in House 2014-07-30T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113hr5261ih/xml/BILLS-113hr5261ih.xml 2014-09-08 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.