Protect Kids and Parents Act
Latest action · Jun 19, 2018 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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 19, 2018
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Protect Kids and Parents Act
This bill requires that a child of alien parents or legal guardians who are asylum applicants must be detained in the same facility. A "child" is defined as an individual who has not reached the age of 18, has no permanent immigration status, and was in the custody and presence of a parent or legal guardian when the parent or legal guardian was detained for illegally entering the United States.
The bill also:
- directs the Department of Justice (DOJ) to increase the total number of immigration judges and Board of Immigration staff attorneys;
- directs Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to increase the total number of DHS personnel who process asylum applications;
- requires DOJ and DHS to establish procedures for expedited consideration and processing of asylum applications;
- requires expedited removal of asylum applicants whose applications have been denied;
- establishes a strong presumption in favor of family unity;
- requires DHS to publish guidance for locating separated children; and
- requires the Government Accountability Office to study, and report on, the prosecution of asylum seekers between January 1, 2008, and December 31, 2018.
Cosponsors 21
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 19, 2018 to Jun 20, 2018; 18 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-NE | Ben Sasse | Original | Jun 19, 2018 |
| R-ID | James E. Risch | Original | Jun 19, 2018 |
| R-OK | James M. Inhofe | Original | Jun 19, 2018 |
| R-WY | John Barrasso | Original | Jun 19, 2018 |
| R-ND | John Hoeven | Original | Jun 19, 2018 |
| R-IA | Joni Ernst | Original | Jun 19, 2018 |
| R-FL | Marco Rubio | Original | Jun 19, 2018 |
| R-ID | Mike Crapo | Original | Jun 19, 2018 |
| R-UT | Mike Lee | Original | Jun 19, 2018 |
| R-SD | Mike Rounds | Original | Jun 19, 2018 |
| R-UT | Orrin G. Hatch | Original | Jun 19, 2018 |
| R-KS | Pat Roberts | Original | Jun 19, 2018 |
| R-PA | Patrick J. Toomey | Original | Jun 19, 2018 |
| R-MS | Roger F. Wicker | Original | Jun 19, 2018 |
| R-MO | Roy Blunt | Original | Jun 19, 2018 |
| R-MT | Steve Daines | Original | Jun 19, 2018 |
| R-SC | Tim Scott | Original | Jun 19, 2018 |
| R-IN | Todd Young | Original | Jun 19, 2018 |
| R-MS | Cindy Hyde-Smith | Jun 20, 2018 | |
| R-AK | Dan Sullivan | Jun 20, 2018 | |
| R-LA | John Kennedy | Jun 20, 2018 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Judiciary Committee | Referred Jun 19, 2018 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 19, 2018Introduced in Senate
- Jun 19, 2018Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
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.
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R45297 | The “Flores Settlement” and Alien Families Apprehended at the U.S. Border: Frequently Asked Questions Archived | Report | Sep 17, 2018 |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 6183 | Family Reunification Act | Related bill | Aug 2, 2018 |
| HR 6195 | Protect Kids and Parents Act | Identical bill | Aug 6, 2018 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to limit the separation of families seeking asylum in the United States and expedite the asylum process for individuals arriving in the United States with children.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Protect Kids and Parents Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Immigration.
- Administrative remedies
- Border security and unlawful immigration
- Child care and development
- Child safety and welfare
- Congressional oversight
- Crime victims
- Crimes against children
- Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
- Department of Health and Human Services
- Department of Homeland Security
- Department of Justice
- Detention of persons
- Domestic violence and child abuse
- Family relationships
- Foreign language and bilingual programs
- Government buildings, facilities, and property
- Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
- Government studies and investigations
- Human trafficking
- Immigration
- Immigration status and procedures
- Judges
- Lawyers and legal services
- Refugees, asylum, displaced persons
- Separation, divorce, custody, support
- State and local courts
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 19, 2018Introduced in Senate
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.
