3.0.0 495 2023-01-11T13:34:24Z 2023-01-11T13:34:24Z House HR 2017-01-12 115 [Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 8 (Thursday, January 12, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]Mr. CARTER of Texas:H.R. 495.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuanttothe following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 1:The Congress shall have Power To lay and collect Taxes,Duties, Imposts andExcises, to pay the Debts and provide forthe common Defence and general Welfare of the United States;but all Duties, Impostsand Excises shall be uniformthroughout the United States;Article I, Section 8, Clause 4:To establish a uniform rule ofnaturalization, and uniformlaws on the subject of bankruptcies throughout the UnitedStates;Article I Section 8, Clause10:To define and punish piracies and felonies committed on thehigh seas, and offenses against the law ofnations;[Page H473]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju01 Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee Referred to 2017-02-06T22:36:40Z Markup by 2017-06-21T13:08:06Z Referred to 2017-01-12T15:06:30Z hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee House Standing hsfa16 Africa Subcommittee Referred to 2017-02-16T21:56:19Z Referred to 2017-01-12T15:06:35Z Equal Protection of Unaccompanied Minors Act 115 6134 HR 2018-07-30 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security. Related bill CRS Securing America's Future Act of 2018 115 4760 HR 2018-06-21 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. 14:13:10 Related bill CRS Families First Act of 2018 115 6204 HR 2018-08-02 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security. Related bill CRS End Catch and Release Act 115 7068 HR 2018-11-15 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security. Related bill CRS 2017-06-21 hsju00 Judiciary Committee 1 House committee actions Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 15 - 12. Committee 2017-06-21 hsju00 Judiciary Committee 1 House committee actions Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Committee 2017-02-16 hsfa16 Africa Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights and International Organizations. Committee 2017-02-06 hsju01 Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security. Committee 2017-01-12 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 2017-01-12 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 2017-01-12 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 2017-01-12 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2017-01-12 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress C001051 Rep. Carter, John R. [R-TX-31] John Carter R TX R. 31 N S000583 Rep. Smith, Lamar [R-TX-21] LAMAR SMITH R TX 21 2017-06-20 False S000244 Rep. Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-5] F. SENSENBRENNER R WI JAMES 5 2017-06-20 False B001299 Rep. Banks, Jim [R-IN-3] Jim Banks R IN 3 2017-10-12 False M001158 Rep. Marchant, Kenny [R-TX-24] Kenny Marchant R TX 24 2017-10-25 False G000578 Rep. Gaetz, Matt [R-FL-1] Matt Gaetz R FL 1 2017-10-25 False C001103 Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1] Earl Carter R GA L. "Buddy" 1 2017-12-13 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 2017-01-12 Introduced in House 2017-02-07T16:43:58Z Protection of Children Act of 2017

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. (Currently such authority is 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, State 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 who 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 2017 Display Title Protection of Children Act of 2017 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 2017 Introduced in House 2017-01-12T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr495ih/xml/BILLS-115hr495ih.xml 2017-06-21 Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 15 - 12. 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.