Keep Families Together and Enforce the Law Act

3.0.0 3093 2022-01-04T16:26:29Z 2022-11-05T10:03:31Z Senate S 2018-06-20 115 Keep Families Together and Enforce the Law Act 115 6181 HR 2018-08-02 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security. Related bill CRS Keep Families Together and Enforce the Law Act 115 6190 HR 2018-08-02 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security. Identical bill CRS FAMILIES Act 115 3478 S 2018-09-18 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Related bill CRS 2018-06-21 Senate Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 477. Calendars 2018-06-20 Senate Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time. Calendars 2018-06-20 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress T000476 Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC] Thomas Tillis R NC Roland N C001056 Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] John Cornyn R TX 2018-06-20 True R000595 Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL] Marco Rubio R FL 2018-06-20 True G000359 Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC] Lindsey Graham R SC 2018-06-20 True J000293 Sen. Johnson, Ron [R-WI] Ron Johnson R WI 2018-06-20 True H001041 Sen. Heller, Dean [R-NV] Dean Heller R NV 2018-06-20 True C001095 Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR] Tom Cotton R AR 2018-06-20 True C001098 Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX] Ted Cruz R TX 2018-06-20 True G000386 Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] Charles Grassley R IA E. 2018-06-20 True L000575 Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK] James Lankford R OK 2018-06-20 True M000355 Sen. McConnell, Mitch [R-KY] Mitch McConnell R KY 2018-06-20 True F000444 Sen. Flake, Jeff [R-AZ] JEFF FLAKE R AZ 2018-06-20 True E000295 Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA] Joni Ernst R IA 2018-06-20 True I000055 Sen. Isakson, Johnny [R-GA] Johnny Isakson R GA 2018-06-20 True M000934 Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS] Jerry Moran R KS 2018-06-20 True S001197 Sen. Sasse, Ben [R-NE] Ben Sasse R NE 2018-06-20 True F000463 Sen. Fischer, Deb [R-NE] Deb Fischer R NE 2018-06-20 True R000307 Sen. Roberts, Pat [R-KS] PAT ROBERTS R KS 2018-06-20 True D000618 Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT] Steve Daines R MT 2018-06-20 True H000338 Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] ORRIN HATCH R UT GRANT 2018-06-20 True I000024 Sen. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK] Jim Inhofe R OK 2018-06-20 True C001071 Sen. Corker, Bob [R-TN] Bob Corker R TN 2018-06-20 True T000250 Sen. Thune, John [R-SD] John Thune R SD R. 2018-06-20 True C000880 Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID] Mike Crapo R ID 2018-06-20 True H001061 Sen. Hoeven, John [R-ND] John Hoeven R ND 2018-06-20 True P000612 Sen. Perdue, David [R-GA] David Perdue R GA Alfred 2018-06-20 True B001236 Sen. Boozman, John [R-AR] John Boozman R AR 2018-06-20 True P000449 Sen. Portman, Rob [R-OH] Rob Portman R OH 2018-06-20 True S001184 Sen. Scott, Tim [R-SC] Tim Scott R SC 2018-06-20 True C001075 Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA] Bill Cassidy R LA 2018-06-20 True Y000064 Sen. Young, Todd [R-IN] Todd Young R IN C. 2018-06-20 True A000360 Sen. Alexander, Lamar [R-TN] Lamar Alexander R TN 2018-06-20 True K000393 Sen. Kennedy, John [R-LA] John Kennedy R LA Neely 2018-06-20 True L000577 Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT] Mike Lee R UT 2018-06-21 False B000575 Sen. Blunt, Roy [R-MO] Roy Blunt R MO 2018-06-21 False E000285 Sen. Enzi, Michael B. [R-WY] MICHAEL ENZI R WY B. 2018-06-21 False S001198 Sen. Sullivan, Dan [R-AK] Dan Sullivan R AK 2018-06-21 False R000605 Sen. Rounds, Mike [R-SD] Mike Rounds R SD 2018-06-25 False C001047 Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV] Shelley Capito R WV Moore 2018-06-28 False H001079 Sen. Hyde-Smith, Cindy [R-MS] Cindy Hyde-Smith R MS 2018-06-28 False Immigration Border security and unlawful immigration Child safety and welfare Civil actions and liability Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Department of Justice Detention of persons Family relationships Government buildings, facilities, and property Immigration status and procedures Judges Specialized courts Immigration

00 2018-06-20 Introduced in Senate 2019-01-29T19:31:33Z Keep Families Together and Enforce the Law Act

This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to authorize the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to extend protective custody over alien children under age 18 who are accompanied by a parent and apprehended at the border or are seeking admission to the United States at a port of entry. DHS must temporarily house an alien child under age 18 in a family residential center during the pendency of civil or criminal proceedings.

DHS must increase the number of available beds in family residential centers. The Department of Justice must increase the number of immigration judge teams to conduct prioritized proceedings for accompanied alien children and families apprehended at the southwest border or who are seeking admission to the United States at a port of entry.

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Keep Families Together and Enforce the Law Act Short Titles as Introduced Keep Families Together and Enforce the Law Act Display Title Keep Families Together and Enforce the Law Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to address the protective custody of alien children accompanied by parents, and for other purposes. Placed on Calendar Senate 2018-06-21T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115s3093pcs/xml/BILLS-115s3093pcs.xml 2018-06-21 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 477. 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.