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2025-12-05T09:10:37Z
2025-12-05T09:10:37Z
House
H
HR
2023-07-27
118
https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/5018
[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 130 (Thursday, July 27, 2023)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. LUTTRELL:H.R. 5018.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8. To make laws which shall be necessaryand proper for carrying into execution the foregoing powers,and all other powers vested by this Constitution in thegovernment of the United States, or in any department orofficer thereof.The single subject of this legislation is:Preventing human traficking.[Page H4145]
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Judiciary Committee
House
Standing
  - Referred To
2023-07-27T14:02:50Z

- Stop Human Trafficking of Unaccompanied Migrant Children Act of 2023
118
1461
S
2023-05-04
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  - Identical bill
CRS
- 2023-07-27
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
IntroReferral
H11100
2
House floor actions
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Judiciary Committee
- 2023-07-27
Introduced in House
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Library of Congress
- 2023-07-27
Introduced in House
IntroReferral
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Library of Congress
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Rep. Luttrell, Morgan [R-TX-8]
Morgan
Luttrell
R
TX
8
N
- S001224
Rep. Self, Keith [R-TX-3]
Keith
Self
R
TX
3
2023-07-27
True
- J000304
Rep. Jackson, Ronny [R-TX-13]
Ronny
Jackson
R
TX
13
2023-07-27
True
- S000168
Rep. Salazar, Maria Elvira [R-FL-27]
Maria
Salazar
R
FL
Elvira
27
2023-07-27
True
- S001214
Rep. Steube, W. Gregory [R-FL-17]
W.
Steube
R
FL
Gregory
17
2023-07-27
True
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Rep. Gimenez, Carlos A. [R-FL-28]
Carlos
Gimenez
R
FL
A.
28
2023-07-27
True
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Rep. Posey, Bill [R-FL-8]
Bill
Posey
R
FL
8
2023-07-27
True
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Rep. Boebert, Lauren [R-CO-3]
Lauren
Boebert
R
CO
3
2023-07-27
True
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Rep. Crawford, Eric A. "Rick" [R-AR-1]
Eric
Crawford
R
AR
A. "Rick"
1
2023-07-27
True
- N000190
Rep. Norman, Ralph [R-SC-5]
Ralph
Norman
R
SC
5
2023-07-27
True
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Rep. Hageman, Harriet M. [R-WY-At Large]
Harriet
Hageman
R
WY
M.
0
2023-08-11
False
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Rep. Nunn, Zachary [R-IA-3]
Zachary
Nunn
R
IA
3
2023-08-11
False
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Rep. Higgins, Clay [R-LA-3]
Clay
Higgins
R
LA
3
2023-08-11
False
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Rep. Rutherford, John H. [R-FL-5]
John
Rutherford
R
FL
H.
5
2023-08-18
False
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Rep. De La Cruz, Monica [R-TX-15]
Monica
De La Cruz
R
TX
15
2023-09-21
False
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Rep. Donalds, Byron [R-FL-19]
Byron
Donalds
R
FL
19
2024-04-18
False
Immigration
Immigration
2023-09-15T15:15:21Z
00
2023-07-27
Introduced in House
2024-01-22T22:27:23Z
Stop Human Trafficking of Unaccompanied Migrant Children Act of 2023
This bill imposes additional requirements relating to placing unaccompanied alien children with sponsors. (Under federal law, an unaccompanied alien child is a minor with no lawful immigration status and no parent or legal guardian in the United States to provide care and physical custody.)
Before the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) may release such a child to a sponsor, the sponsor must complete a fingerprint background check and vetting that includes (1) a public records check, (2) a National Sex Offender Registry check, (3) a Federal Bureau of Investigation National Criminal History Check, (4) a child abuse and neglect check, and (5) state and local criminal history checks. Each adult in the sponsor's household must also undergo such vetting before the placement.
Currently, the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) within HHS conducts background checks of potential sponsors, which includes fingerprinting and checks of criminal public records and sex offender registries. ORR also vets adults in the sponsor's household in certain cases, such as if the sponsor is unrelated to the child, but this vetting may be waived or relaxed.
The bill also requires HHS to visit the home of a proposed sponsor before the placement and to conduct periodic home visits after.
A child may not be placed with a sponsor who is unlawfully present in the United States unless the sponsor is the child's parent, relative, or legal guardian.
HHS must retroactively apply these vetting standards to all sponsors for placements made since January 20, 2021.

Stop Human Trafficking of Unaccompanied Migrant Children Act of 2023
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Stop Human Trafficking of Unaccompanied Migrant Children Act of 2023
2024-06-11T15:54:57Z
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
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Stop Human Trafficking of Unaccompanied Migrant Children Act of 2023
2024-05-24T13:37:25Z
Introduced in House
IH
- Official Title as Introduced
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To establish vetting standards for the placement of unaccompanied alien children with sponsors, and for other purposes.
2024-03-18T21:14:50Z
Introduced in House
IH
- Introduced in House
2023-07-27T04:00:00Z
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2023-07-27
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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