Mental Health Care for Children Inhumanely Separated from Parents by the Federal Government Act of 2018
Latest action · Aug 6, 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.
- IntroducedJun 21, 2018
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Mental Health Care for Children Inhumanely Separated from Parents by the Federal Government Act of 2018
This bill requires the federal government to ensure that children who are separated from their parents at the border by the Department of Homeland Security receive mental health services for free, including a mental health assessment within 24 hours of such separation and annually thereafter. Children who have already been separated (since April 6, 2018) must receive a mental health assessment within 24 hours after enactment of this bill.
Cosponsors 33
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 21, 2018 to Aug 14, 2018; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MS | Bennie G. Thompson | Original | Jun 21, 2018 |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Original | Jun 21, 2018 |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Original | Jun 21, 2018 |
| D-NV | Dina Titus | Jun 22, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Mark DeSaulnier | Jun 22, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Mark Takano | Jun 22, 2018 | |
| D-IN | André Carson | Jun 25, 2018 | |
| D-VA | Donald S. Beyer, Jr. | Jun 25, 2018 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Jun 25, 2018 | |
| D-MN | Keith Ellison | Jun 25, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Lucille Roybal-Allard | Jun 25, 2018 | |
| D-NY | Adriano Espaillat | Jun 27, 2018 | |
| D-NJ | Albio Sires | Jun 27, 2018 | |
| D-IL | Bill Foster | Jun 27, 2018 | |
| D-NJ | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Jun 27, 2018 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Jun 21, 2018 |
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Jun 21, 2018 |
| Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee | Referred Aug 6, 2018 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Aug 6, 2018Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
- Jun 21, 2018Introduced in House
- Jun 21, 2018Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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. 164, no. 104, June 21, 2018, page H5506.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1336 | Mental Health Care for Children Inhumanely Separated from Parents by the Federal Government Act of 2019 | Reintroduced Bill | Mar 25, 2019 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To require the Federal Government to provide mental health services to each child who has been separated from one or more parent as a result of implementation of the Trump Administration's zero tolerance policy at the United States border, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Mental Health Care for Children Inhumanely Separated from Parents by the Federal Government Act of 2018
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 21, 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.
