3.0.0 1517 2023-01-11T13:49:03Z 2023-01-11T13:49:03Z Senate S 2021-04-29 117 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2021-04-29T20:30:26Z Freedom for Families Act 117 2925 HR 2021-11-09 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship. Related bill CRS 2021-04-29 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral 2021-04-29 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress M001176 Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] Jeff Merkley D OR N B001288 Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] Cory Booker D NJ 2021-04-29 True M000133 Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] Edward Markey D MA J. 2021-04-29 True W000779 Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] Ron Wyden D OR 2021-04-29 True H001042 Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] Mazie Hirono D HI K. 2021-05-11 False Immigration Border security and unlawful immigration Child safety and welfare Community life and organization Detention of persons Family relationships Government buildings, facilities, and property Government studies and investigations Immigrant health and welfare Immigration status and procedures Lawyers and legal services Public contracts and procurement Refugees, asylum, displaced persons Immigration 00 2021-04-29 Introduced in Senate 2021-09-23T20:33:30Z Freedom for Families Act

This bill prohibits using federal funds for facilities used to detain noncitizen families and addresses related issues.

Specifically, no funds made available may be used to operate or construct a family detention center, whether operated by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement or a contractor. This prohibition shall also apply to funds made available before this bill's enactment.

Funds obligated to operate such centers must instead be used for implementing and developing nondetention programs that are community-based and consistent with international best practices.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) may place an apprehended noncitizen family into such a nondetention program if DHS makes an individualized determination that doing so will facilitate the family's compliance with immigration laws. The programs must provide to participants a legal orientation and meaningful access to counsel.

]]> Freedom for Families Act Display Title Freedom for Families Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to prohibit the use of funds for the operation or construction of family detention centers, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Title(s) as Introduced Freedom for Families Act Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2021-04-29T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117s1517is/xml/BILLS-117s1517is.xml 2021-04-29 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. 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.