Protect Family Values at the Border Act
Latest action · Jun 23, 2017 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.
- IntroducedMay 19, 2017
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Protect Family Values at the Border Act
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shall: (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.
DHS, with certain exceptions, shall certify every 180 days that it 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.
DHS shall promulgate regulations establishing short-term custody standards providing for basic minimums of care at all CBP facilities holding individuals in CBP custody.
Cosponsors 29
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 19, 2017 to Jun 20, 2018; 20 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NJ | Albio Sires | Original | May 19, 2017 |
| D-FL | Darren Soto | Original | May 19, 2017 |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Original | May 19, 2017 |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Original | May 19, 2017 |
| D-CA | J. Luis Correa | Original | May 19, 2017 |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Original | May 19, 2017 |
| D-TX | Joaquin Castro | Original | May 19, 2017 |
| D-NY | Jose E. Serrano | Original | May 19, 2017 |
| D-CA | Juan Vargas | Original | May 19, 2017 |
| D-CA | Judy Chu | Original | May 19, 2017 |
| D-CA | Linda T. Sánchez | Original | May 19, 2017 |
| D-IL | Luis V. Gutierrez | Original | May 19, 2017 |
| D-NM | Michelle Lujan Grisham | Original | May 19, 2017 |
| D-CA | Nanette Diaz Barragán | Original | May 19, 2017 |
| D-CA | Norma J. Torres | Original | May 19, 2017 |
| D-NY | Nydia M. Velázquez | Original | May 19, 2017 |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Original | May 19, 2017 |
| D-AZ | Ruben Gallego | Original | May 19, 2017 |
| D-CA | Salud O. Carbajal | Original | May 19, 2017 |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Original | May 19, 2017 |
| D-MD | Elijah E. Cummings | Jun 6, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Ro Khanna | Jun 6, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Pete Aguilar | Jun 12, 2018 | |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Jun 19, 2018 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Jun 19, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Mark DeSaulnier | Jun 19, 2018 | |
| D-NV | Ruben J. Kihuen | Jun 19, 2018 | |
| D-FL | Stephanie N. Murphy | Jun 19, 2018 | |
| D-NV | Jacky Rosen | Jun 20, 2018 |
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 May 19, 2017 |
| Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee | Referred Jun 23, 2017 | |
| House | Homeland Security Committee | Referred May 19, 2017 |
| Border Security and Enforcement Subcommittee | Referred Jun 5, 2017 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 23, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
- Jun 5, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security.
- May 19, 2017Introduced in House
- May 19, 2017Referred 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 Congressional Record, vol. 163, no. 87, May 19, 2017, page H4390.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 3605 | Protect Family Values at the Border Act | Reintroduction of | Oct 5, 2015 |
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
- Administrative remedies
- 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
- Human rights
- Immigrant health and welfare
- Immigration
- Immigration status and procedures
- International law and treaties
- Latin America
- Lawyers and legal services
- Mexico
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 19, 2017Introduced 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.
