HELP Separated Children Act
Latest action · Jul 24, 2018 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 23, 2018
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Humane Enforcement and Legal Protections for Separated Children Act or the HELP Separated Children Act
This bill sets forth Department of Homeland Security apprehension procedures with respect to children involved in immigration enforcement actions, including detention center access to courts, welfare agencies, and consular officials.
Cosponsors 38
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 23, 2018 to Jul 19, 2018; 6 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NY | Adriano Espaillat | Original | May 23, 2018 |
| D-FL | Darren Soto | Original | May 23, 2018 |
| D-TX | Filemon Vela | Original | May 23, 2018 |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Original | May 23, 2018 |
| D-WA | Pramila Jayapal | Original | May 23, 2018 |
| D-AZ | Ruben Gallego | Original | May 23, 2018 |
| D-NV | Dina Titus | Jun 5, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Jimmy Gomez | Jun 5, 2018 | |
| D-CT | Rosa L. DeLauro | Jun 5, 2018 | |
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | Jun 6, 2018 | |
| D-MD | Elijah E. Cummings | Jun 6, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Ro Khanna | Jun 6, 2018 | |
| D-NC | David E. Price | Jun 12, 2018 | |
| D-CA | J. Luis Correa | Jun 12, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Pete Aguilar | Jun 12, 2018 | |
| D-WA | Adam Smith | Jun 19, 2018 | |
| D-IL | Bill Foster | Jun 19, 2018 | |
| D-PA | Dwight Evans | Jun 19, 2018 | |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Jun 19, 2018 | |
| D-VA | Gerald E. Connolly | Jun 19, 2018 | |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Jun 19, 2018 | |
| D-CA | John Garamendi | Jun 19, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Karen Bass | Jun 19, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Mark DeSaulnier | Jun 19, 2018 | |
| D-NM | Michelle Lujan Grisham | Jun 19, 2018 | |
| D-NY | Nita M. Lowey | Jun 19, 2018 | |
| D-WA | Rick Larsen | Jun 19, 2018 | |
| D-NV | Ruben J. Kihuen | Jun 19, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Salud O. Carbajal | Jun 19, 2018 | |
| D-NY | Sean Patrick Maloney | Jun 19, 2018 | |
| D-MA | Seth Moulton | Jun 19, 2018 | |
| D-FL | Stephanie N. Murphy | Jun 19, 2018 | |
| D-NV | Jacky Rosen | Jun 20, 2018 | |
| D-CO | Jared Polis | Jun 20, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Scott H. Peters | Jun 20, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Jim Costa | Jul 6, 2018 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Jul 19, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Judy Chu | Jul 19, 2018 |
Committees 1
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 23, 2018 |
| Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee | Referred Jul 24, 2018 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 24, 2018Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
- May 23, 2018Introduced in House
- May 23, 2018Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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. 164, no. 85, May 23, 2018, page H4694.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2937 | HELP Separated Children Act | Identical bill | May 23, 2018 |
| HR 3451 | HELP Separated Children Act of 2019 | Reintroduced Bill | Jul 30, 2019 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To protect children affected by immigration enforcement actions.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- HELP Separated Children Act
- Humane Enforcement and Legal Protections for Separated Children Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Immigration.
- Border security and unlawful immigration
- Child care and development
- Child safety and welfare
- Department of Homeland Security
- Detention of persons
- Family relationships
- Government buildings, facilities, and property
- Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
- Immigration
- Immigration status and procedures
- Judicial procedure and administration
- Separation, divorce, custody, support
- Visas and passports
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 23, 2018Introduced 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.
