Unaccompanied Alien Child Protection Act of 2001
Latest action · Feb 28, 2002 Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration. Hearings held.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJan 22, 2001
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Establishes an Interagency Task Force on Unaccompanied Alien Children.
States that an unaccompanied alien child found in the United States shall be promptly paroled into the United States and placed under the jurisdiction of the Office.
Sets forth a family reunification preference order.
Prohibits, with an exception for violent children, detention in adult or delinquent children facilities. Directs the Office to develop procedures for prohibited detention practices.
Prohibits an unaccompanied alien child from being repatriated to a country unless an appropriate voluntary agency has conducted an assessment of the country conditions and the Office has conducted an assessment of the suitability of the placement of the child.
Directs the Office to provide that each unaccompanied child have counsel and guardian ad litem.
Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to establish a special immigrant juvenile visa (J Visa).
Expresses congressional commendation of the Immigration and Naturalization Service' s issuance of its "Guidelines for Children's Asylum Claims." Directs the Attorney General to provide immigration officers with related training.
Amends the Act to exempt unaccompanied alien children from certain removal and asylum filing provisions.
Directs the Comptroller General to report respecting the Office's effectiveness.
Cosponsors 17
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 22, 2001 to Sep 23, 2002, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-FL | Bob Graham | Original | Jan 22, 2001 |
| D-MA | Edward M. Kennedy | Mar 29, 2001 | |
| R-RI | Lincoln Chafee | Apr 30, 2001 | |
| D-MN | Paul D. Wellstone | Jun 7, 2001 | |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | Sep 5, 2001 | |
| D-WI | Herb Kohl | Mar 4, 2002 | |
| D-WA | Maria Cantwell | Mar 4, 2002 | |
| R-KS | Sam Brownback | Mar 4, 2002 | |
| R-OH | George V. Voinovich | Mar 8, 2002 | |
| D-NC | John Edwards | Mar 11, 2002 | |
| D-VT | Patrick J. Leahy | Mar 11, 2002 | |
| D-WI | Russell D. Feingold | Mar 20, 2002 | |
| D-MD | Barbara A. Mikulski | Apr 8, 2002 | |
| R-ME | Olympia J. Snowe | May 23, 2002 | |
| R-PA | Arlen Specter | Jun 4, 2002 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 28, 2002Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration. Hearings held.
- Jan 22, 2001Introduced in Senate
- Jan 22, 2001Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- Jan 22, 2001Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S396-398)
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1904 | Unaccompanied Alien Child Protection Act of 2001 | Identical bill | May 30, 2001 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Immigration.
- Administrative remedies
- Aliens
- Border patrols
- Child abuse
- Child mental health services
- Child psychology
- Child welfare
- Children's rights
- Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
- Commemorations
- Congress
- Congressional investigations
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Congressional tributes
- County politics and government
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Criminal aliens
- Curricula
- Custody of children
- Department of Justice
- Deportation
- Detention of persons
- Education
- Employee training
- Evidence (Law)
- Executive reorganization
- Families
- Federal advisory bodies
- Federal employees
- Foster home care
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government statistics
- Governmental investigations
- Guardian and ward
- Health
- Illegal aliens
- Immigrants
- Immigration
- Judges
- Juvenile courts
- Juvenile detention
- Labor and Employment
- Law
- Legal assistance to juveniles
- Legal education
- Local officials
- Married people
- Presidential appointments
- Refugee children
- Repatriation
- Right of asylum
- Right to counsel
- Searches and seizures
- Smuggling
- Social Welfare
- Social workers
- State officials
- Torture
- Visas
- Witnesses
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