Unaccompanied Alien Children Transparency Act of 2014
Latest action · Sep 26, 2014 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 8, 2014
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Unaccompanied Alien Children Transparency Act of 2014 - Amends the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), before awarding grants or contracts to provide housing facilities for unaccompanied alien children (UAC), to consult with state and local officials regarding:
- the facility's location and the grant or contract's duration;
- the grant or contract's impact on the community's fiscal needs, public safety, and educational and health systems;
- health screenings and background checks of such children;
- state and local review of the proposed contract or grant, including a public hearing in the affected locality; and
- state and local authority to preclude the Secretary from awarding the grant or contract.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 10, 2014 to Sep 18, 2014.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-GA | Doug Collins | Sep 10, 2014 | |
| R-AL | Mo Brooks | Sep 18, 2014 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 26, 2014Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
- Sep 8, 2014Introduced in House
- Sep 8, 2014Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- Sep 8, 2014Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1353-1354)
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Immigration.
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Border security and unlawful immigration
- Child health
- Child safety and welfare
- Criminal justice information and records
- Department of Homeland Security
- Detention of persons
- Government information and archives
- Health promotion and preventive care
- Homelessness and emergency shelter
- Human trafficking
- Immigrant health and welfare
- Immigration
- Immigration status and procedures
- Infectious and parasitic diseases
- Intergovernmental relations
- Medical tests and diagnostic methods
- Public contracts and procurement
- Public participation and lobbying
- State and local finance
- State and local government operations
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 8, 2014Introduced in House
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