3.0.0 4201 2022-12-31T04:58:34Z 2022-12-31T04:58:34Z House HR 2021-06-28 117 [Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 112 (Monday, June 28, 2021)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. GREEN of Tennessee:H.R. 4201.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 3[Page H3240]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju01 Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee Referred to 2022-11-01T17:12:07Z Referred to 2021-06-28T16:01:20Z hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee House Standing Referred to 2021-06-28T16:01:25Z 2022-11-01 hsju01 Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship. Committee 2021-06-28 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 2021-06-28 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 2021-06-28 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2021-06-28 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress G000590 Rep. Green, Mark E. [R-TN-7] Mark Green R TN E. 7 N W000814 Rep. Weber, Randy K., Sr. [R-TX-14] Randy Weber R TX K. 14 2021-07-13 False Immigration Immigration 00 2021-06-28 Introduced in House 2022-02-04T20:11:52Z Migrant Accountability Act of 2021

This bill modifies the treatment of unaccompanied alien children, including by transferring functions for the care and custody of such children from the Office of Refugee Settlement within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Currently, the office provides care for apprehended unaccompanied children, while DHS is typically responsible for detained alien adults.

Under this bill, if an immigration officer determines that a qualifying unaccompanied child is inadmissible, the officer may return that child to the child's country of nationality or country of last habitual residence. Currently, only an unaccompanied child who is a national or habitual resident of a country bordering the United States may be returned.

The Department of State must negotiate with other countries concerning the repatriation of children. Currently, the State Department is only required to negotiate such agreements with countries bordering the United States.

For an unaccompanied child who reaches 18 years of age while in custody, the bill repeals a requirement for DHS to consider the least restrictive setting available for that individual's custody or supervision. Currently, DHS must make such a consideration when such an individual reaches 18 years of age.

Before placing an unaccompanied child with a sponsor claiming to be the child's biological relative, DHS must confirm this relationship using DNA technology. A state may refuse placement of an unaccompanied child in the state, including at a federal facility, unless the placement is with a sponsor who is the child's confirmed biological relative.

]]> Migrant Accountability Act of 2021 Official Title as Introduced To transfer functions related to unaccompanied alien children to the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Display Title Migrant Accountability Act of 2021 Short Title(s) as Introduced Migrant Accountability Act of 2021 Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2021-06-28T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117hr4201ih/xml/BILLS-117hr4201ih.xml 2022-11-01 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship. 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.