HR 2137 · 108th Congress 2003–2005, ended

Immigrant Children Protection Act of 2003

Introduced May 15, 2003 Originated House Sponsor Kendrick B. Meek D-FL

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Jun 25, 2003 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims.

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.

  1. IntroducedMay 15, 2003
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Immigrant Children Protection Act of 2003 - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to provide that each accompanied (with written consent of the parent or accompanying adult) or unaccompanied alien child, with specified exceptions, shall be transferred from the Department of Homeland Security to the Office of Refugee Resettlement within 72 hours of apprehension, and shall be released from custody and placed into the community with a qualified relative or caretaker within 15 days of such apprehension.

Includes children with special needs within the Office's responsibilities in the care and placement of unaccompanied alien children.

Cosponsors 23

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 15, 2003 to Feb 24, 2004; 18 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-MDAlbert Russell WynnOriginalMay 15, 2003
D-FLAlcee L. HastingsOriginalMay 15, 2003
D-ALArtur DavisOriginalMay 15, 2003
D-CABarbara LeeOriginalMay 15, 2003
D-MICarolyn C. KilpatrickOriginalMay 15, 2003
D-PAChaka FattahOriginalMay 15, 2003
D-NYCharles B. RangelOriginalMay 15, 2003
D-ILDanny K. DavisOriginalMay 15, 2003
D-VIDonna M. ChristensenOriginalMay 15, 2003
D-NYEdolphus TownsOriginalMay 15, 2003
D-MDElijah E. CummingsOriginalMay 15, 2003
D-NCFrank W. Ballance Jr.OriginalMay 15, 2003
D-NYGregory W. MeeksOriginalMay 15, 2003
D-VAJames P. MoranOriginalMay 15, 2003
D-NYJose E. SerranoOriginalMay 15, 2003
D-INJulia CarsonOriginalMay 15, 2003
D-TXSheila Jackson LeeOriginalMay 15, 2003
D-LAWilliam J. JeffersonOriginalMay 15, 2003
D-TXGene GreenJun 25, 2003
R-FLIleana Ros-LehtinenJun 25, 2003
D-NYMajor R. OwensJun 25, 2003
D-TXMartin FrostJun 25, 2003
D-FLPeter DeutschFeb 24, 2004

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseJudiciary Committee
Referred May 15, 2003
Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee
Referred Jun 25, 2003

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jun 25, 2003Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims.
  2. May 15, 2003Introduced in House
  3. May 15, 2003Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 with respect to the release of alien children in custody.
Short Titles as Introduced
Immigrant Children Protection Act of 2003

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Immigration.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. May 15, 2003Introduced in House

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