3.0.0 3478 2023-01-11T13:41:20Z 2023-01-11T13:41:20Z Senate S 2018-09-18 115 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2018-09-18T21:23:56Z Border Security Technology Accountability Act of 2017 115 505 HR 2017-02-01 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Related bill CRS Anti-Border Corruption Reauthorization Act of 2017 115 2213 HR 2017-06-08 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Related bill CRS Strengthening the Department of Homeland Security Secure Mail Initiative Act 115 2595 HR 2017-12-12 Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote. Related bill CRS Maritime Border Security Review Act 115 5869 HR 2018-09-05 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Related bill CRS 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. Related bill CRS Border Security Technology Accountability Act of 2017 115 146 S 2018-04-16 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 379. Related bill CRS Anti-Border Corruption Reauthorization Act of 2017 115 595 S 2017-07-24 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 179. Related bill CRS Strengthening the Department of Homeland Security Secure Mail Initiative Act 115 1208 S 2017-12-22 Held at the desk. 15:19:34 Related bill CRS U.S. Customs and Border Protection Hiring and Retention Act of 2017 115 1305 S 2018-10-12 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. Related bill CRS Keep Families Together and Enforce the Law Act 115 3093 S 2018-06-21 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 477. Related bill CRS 2018-09-18 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. IntroReferral 2018-09-18 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress J000293 Sen. Johnson, Ron [R-WI] Ron Johnson R WI N Armed Forces and National Security Armed Forces and National Security 00 2018-09-18 Introduced in Senate 2019-04-15T19:35:23Z Fixing America's Marred Immigration Laws to Improve and Ensure Security or the FAMILIES Act

This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to inspect the conditions of family detention centers. It also requires reporting to the congressional homeland security committees on family separation, care of unaccompanied alien children, and alternatives to detention.

DHS must (1) submit to Congress a maritime border threat analysis describing current and potential terrorism threats and improvements needed at U.S. sea ports, (2) develop a plan for managing its border security technology program, (3) provide for an option under the Secure Mail Initiative to have the U.S. Postal Service use the hold for pickup service or the signature confirmation service in delivering a document, (4) revise standards the hiring and retention of border patrol agents, and (5) provide for the care of alien children under the age of 18 who are in detention.

]]> FAMILIES Act Display Title FAMILIES Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop a comprehensive strategy for maintaining situational awareness and operational control of high traffic areas along the borders, to address the protective custody of alien children accompanied by parents, to strengthen accountability for deployment of border security technology at the Department of Homeland Security, to encourage Federal agencies to coordinate on research and the development of technology to combat illicit opioid importation, to establish a narcotic drug screening technology pilot program to combat illicit opioid importation, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced for portions of this bill Keep Families Together and Enforce the Law Act Short Titles as Introduced for portions of this bill Anti-Border Corruption Reauthorization Act of 2018 Short Titles as Introduced for portions of this bill CBP HiRe Act Short Titles as Introduced FAMILIES Act Short Titles as Introduced for portions of this bill Strengthening the Department of Homeland Security Secure Mail Initiative Act Short Titles as Introduced for portions of this bill Border Security Technology Accountability Act of 2018 Short Titles as Introduced for portions of this bill Maritime Border Security Review Act Short Titles as Introduced for portions of this bill U.S. Customs and Border Protection Hiring and Retention Act of 2018 Short Titles as Introduced Fixing America's Marred Immigration Laws to Improve and Ensure Security Introduced in Senate 2018-09-18T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115s3478is/xml/BILLS-115s3478is.xml 2018-09-18 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. 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.