3.0.0 1149 2023-01-11T13:28:39Z 2023-01-11T13:28:39Z House HR 2015-02-27 114 [Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 34 (Friday, February 27, 2015)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. CARTER of Texas:H.R. 1149.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 1:The Congress shall have Power To lay and collect Taxes,Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide forthe common Defence and general Welfare of the United States;but all Duties, Imposts and Excises shall be uniformthroughout the United States;Article I, Section 8, Clause 4:To establish a uniform rule of naturalization, and uniformlaws on the subject of bankruptcies throughout the UnitedStates;Article I Section 8, Clause 10:To define and punish piracies and felonies committed on thehigh seas, and offenses against the law of nations;[Page H1500]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju01 Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee Discharged from 2015-03-03T22:12:54Z Referred to 2015-03-02T21:59:11Z Markup by 2015-03-04T16:04:33Z Referred to 2015-02-27T14:00:54Z hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee House Standing Referred to 2015-02-27T14:01:00Z Protection of Children Act of 2016 114 2561 S 2016-02-22 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Related bill CRS 2015-03-04 hsju00 Judiciary Committee 1 House committee actions Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 17 - 13. Committee 2015-03-04 hsju00 Judiciary Committee 1 House committee actions Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Committee 2015-03-03 hsju00 Judiciary Committee 1 House committee actions Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security Discharged. Committee 2015-03-02 hsju01 Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security. Committee 2015-02-27 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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 2015-02-27 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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-A 9 Library of Congress 2015-02-27 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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 2015-02-27 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2015-02-27 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress C001051 Rep. Carter, John R. [R-TX-31] John Carter R TX R. 31 N G000289 Rep. 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Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-4] Paul Gosar R AZ A. 4 2015-03-13 False J000174 Rep. Johnson, Sam [R-TX-3] SAM JOHNSON R TX 3 2015-03-13 False C001103 Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1] Earl Carter R GA L. "Buddy" 1 2015-03-13 False B001257 Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12] Gus Bilirakis R FL M. 12 2015-03-18 False D000615 Rep. Duncan, Jeff [R-SC-3] Jeff Duncan R SC 3 2015-03-18 False G000560 Rep. Graves, Tom [R-GA-14] Tom Graves R GA 14 2015-03-19 False D000533 Rep. Duncan, John J., Jr. [R-TN-2] JOHN DUNCAN R TN J. 2 2015-03-23 False M001157 Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10] Michael McCaul R TX T. 10 2015-03-23 False B001269 Rep. Barletta, Lou [R-PA-11] Lou Barletta R PA 11 2015-04-13 False R000601 Rep. Ratcliffe, John [R-TX-4] John Ratcliffe R TX 4 2015-04-28 False B001290 Rep. Brat, Dave [R-VA-7] Dave Brat R VA 7 2015-07-13 False H001036 Rep. Hensarling, Jeb [R-TX-5] Jeb Hensarling R TX 5 2015-08-04 False H001071 Rep. Hice, Jody B. [R-GA-10] Jody Hice R GA B. 10 2015-10-08 False F000456 Rep. Fleming, John [R-LA-4] John Fleming R LA 4 2015-12-18 False S001189 Rep. Scott, Austin [R-GA-8] Austin Scott R GA 8 2016-04-14 False International Affairs Administrative remedies Adoption and foster care Border security and unlawful immigration Canada Child safety and welfare Crime victims Crimes against children Department of Homeland Security Detention of persons Government information and archives Human trafficking Immigration status and procedures International law and treaties Latin America Lawyers and legal services Mexico Refugees, asylum, displaced persons International Affairs 00 2015-02-27 Introduced in House 2016-02-24T17:52:16Z Protection of Children Act of 2015

This bill amends the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 to eliminate the special repatriation requirements for unaccompanied alien children (UAC) who are nationals or residents of a country contiguous to the United States. (The same removal requirements are applied to all UACs who are not victims of a severe form of trafficking in persons and who do not have a fear of returning to their country of nationality or last habitual residence.)

An immigration officer who finds an inadmissible UAC at a land border or port of entry shall return the child to his or her country of nationality or of last habitual residence. (Such authority is now only discretionary.)

The Department of State is authorized to negotiate agreements between the United States and other countries for the repatriation of children. (Under current law the State Department is required to negotiate agreements between the United States and countries contiguous to the United States for the repatriation of children.)

An unaccompanied child who is not a victim of a severe form of trafficking in persons, and does not have a fear of returning to his or her country of nationality or last habitual residence, but who is:

  • in removal proceedings shall have a hearing before an immigration judge within 14 days,
  • in federal custody shall be transferred to Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) custody within 30 days, and
  • in HHS or Department of Homeland Security (DHS) custody shall have access to legal counsel at no cost to the government.

HHS, before placing a child with an individual, shall provide DHS with the individual's name, Social Security number, date of birth, residence location, and immigration status, if known.

DHS shall investigate the immigration status of the individual with whom the child is placed, and initiate removal proceedings if that individual is unlawfully present in the United States.

Such requirements are applied to any unauthorized child apprehended on or after June 15, 2012.

The Immigration and Nationality Act is amended with respect to: (1) special immigrant juvenile status, and (2) jurisdiction of asylum applications.

]]> Protection of Children Act of 2015 Display Title Protection of Children Act of 2015 Official Title as Introduced To amend the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 to provide for the expedited removal of unaccompanied alien children who are not victims of a severe form of trafficking in persons and who do not have a fear of returning to their country of nationality or last habitual residence, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Protection of Children Act of 2015 Introduced in House 2015-02-27T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr1149ih/xml/BILLS-114hr1149ih.xml 2015-03-04 Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 17 - 13. 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.