[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 109 (Thursday, June 28, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Page S4745]
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  SENATE RESOLUTION 566--EXPRESSING THE SENSE OF THE SENATE THAT THE 
     PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES MUST IMMEDIATELY ESTABLISH AN 
INTERAGENCY OFFICE FOR LOCATING AND REUNITING CHILDREN WITH PARENTS IN 
 ORDER TO PROTECT SEPARATED CHILDREN FROM SUFFERING ADDITIONAL TRAUMA 
              RESULTING FROM THE ``ZERO TOLERANCE'' POLICY

  Mr. MERKLEY (for himself, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Peters, Mr. Casey, Ms. 
Hassan, and Mr. Carper) submitted the following resolution; which was 
referred to the Committee on the Judiciary:

                              S. Res. 566

       Whereas families belong together, and innocent children 
     must be quickly and safely reunited with their parents who 
     are seeking asylum;
       Whereas children and parents are separated between 3 
     different Federal agencies and remain in an indefinite 
     logistical chaos partly due to inadequate interagency 
     communication; and
       Whereas the Department of Health and Human Services has 
     currently identified 2,047 children in the Department's 
     custody as a result of being taken away from their parents: 
     Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That it is the sense of the Senate that--
       (1) the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Attorney 
     General, and the Secretary of Health and Human Services must 
     immediately establish an interagency Office for Locating and 
     Reuniting Children with Parents;
       (2) the Secretary of Health and Human Services must appoint 
     a Director for the Office to ensure the successful and safe 
     reunification of children with their parents; and
       (3) the Office must move with extraordinary speed and 
     urgency to safely reunify children with their parents.

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