Protect Family Values at the Border Act
Latest action · Oct 15, 2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
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.
- IntroducedSep 18, 2013
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Protect Family Values at the Border Act - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to: (1) consider safety and family concerns in any action related to the repatriation or prosecution of individuals apprehended for immigration violations, and (2) provide related training for U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and cooperating entity personnel.
Directs the Secretary, with certain exceptions, to submit to Congress every 180 days written certification that DHS has deported or otherwise removed an apprehended individual from the United States through an entry or exit point on the southern border only during daylight hours.
Directs the Secretary to promulgate regulations establishing short-term custody standards providing for basic minimums of care at all CBP facilities holding individuals in CBP custody.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 19, 2013 to Nov 21, 2013.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-TX | Beto O'Rourke | Sep 19, 2013 | |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Nov 21, 2013 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Sep 18, 2013 |
| Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee | Referred Oct 15, 2013 | |
| House | Homeland Security Committee | Referred Sep 18, 2013 |
| Border Security and Enforcement Subcommittee | Referred Sep 25, 2013 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 15, 2013Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
- Sep 25, 2013Referred to the Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security.
- Sep 18, 2013Introduced in House
- Sep 18, 2013Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H5655.
Printed hearings 3
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 113-506 | S. 2670, KEEP THE PROMISE ACT OF 2014100 pages | Indian Affairs Committee | Sep 17, 2014 |
| S. Hrg. 113-854 | REVIEW OF THE PRESIDENT'S EMERGENCY SUPPLEMENTAL REQUEST FOR UNACCOMPANIED CHILDREN AND RELATED MATTERS167 pages | Appropriations Committee | Jul 10, 2014 |
| Serial No. 113-42 | EXECUTIVE BRANCH STANDARDS FOR LAND-IN-TRUST DECISIONS FOR GAMING PURPOSES93 pages | Natural Resources Committee | Sep 19, 2013 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 744 | Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act | Related bill | Jun 27, 2013 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To establish humane practices for the repatriation of aliens at the border, establish effective standards for the treatment of certain aliens in the custody of the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Protect Family Values at the Border Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Immigration.
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Border security and unlawful immigration
- Child safety and welfare
- Congressional oversight
- Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
- Department of Homeland Security
- Detention of persons
- Family relationships
- Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
- Government information and archives
- Immigrant health and welfare
- Immigration
- Immigration status and procedures
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 18, 2013Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
