Families First Act of 2018
Latest action · Aug 2, 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 22, 2018
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Families First Act of 2018
This bill amends rules for the treatment of unaccompanied alien children and asylum-seeking families, and for detaining and removal of various types of aliens.
Cosponsors 5
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 22, 2018 to Jun 28, 2018; 4 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-TX | Bill Flores | Original | Jun 22, 2018 |
| R-VA | H. Morgan Griffith | Original | Jun 22, 2018 |
| R-NC | Mark Meadows | Original | Jun 22, 2018 |
| R-TX | Ted Poe | Original | Jun 22, 2018 |
| R-NC | Richard Hudson | Jun 28, 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 Jun 22, 2018 |
| Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee | Referred Aug 2, 2018 | |
| House | Foreign Affairs Committee | Referred Jun 22, 2018 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Aug 2, 2018Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
- Jun 22, 2018Introduced in House
- Jun 22, 2018Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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. 105, June 22, 2018, page H5581.
Related bills 11
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To clarify standards of family detention and the treatment of unaccompanied alien children, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Families First Act of 2018
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Immigration.
- Administrative remedies
- Assault and harassment offenses
- Chemical and biological weapons
- Child safety and welfare
- Civil actions and liability
- Crime victims
- Crimes against children
- Crimes against property
- Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
- Criminal procedure and sentencing
- Department of Homeland Security
- Detention of persons
- Domestic violence and child abuse
- Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
- Family relationships
- Federal appellate courts
- Firearms and explosives
- Fires
- Fraud offenses and financial crimes
- Government buildings, facilities, and property
- Government information and archives
- Government liability
- Human trafficking
- Immigration
- Immigration status and procedures
- International law and treaties
- Judges
- Judicial review and appeals
- Jurisdiction and venue
- Juvenile crime and gang violence
- Law enforcement administration and funding
- Law enforcement officers
- Motor vehicles
- Nuclear weapons
- Refugees, asylum, displaced persons
- Sex offenses
- State and local government operations
- Terrorism
- Transportation safety and security
- Violent crime
- Visas and passports
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 22, 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.
