A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the President of the United States must immediately establish an interagency Office for Locating and Reuniting Children with Parents in order to protect separated children from suffering additional trauma resulting from the "Zero Tolerance" policy.
Latest action · Jun 28, 2018 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4745)
Progress
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- IntroducedJun 28, 2018
- Agreed to in SenateNot reached
Summary
Expresses the sense of the Senate that the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Justice, and the Department of Health and Human Services must immediately establish an interagency Office for Locating and Reuniting Children with Parents.
Cosponsors 6
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 28, 2018 to Jul 9, 2018, with 5 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Original | Jun 28, 2018 |
| D-MI | Gary C. Peters | Original | Jun 28, 2018 |
| D-NH | Margaret Wood Hassan | Original | Jun 28, 2018 |
| D-PA | Robert P. Casey Jr. | Original | Jun 28, 2018 |
| D-DE | Thomas R. Carper | Original | Jun 28, 2018 |
| D-CT | Richard Blumenthal | Jul 9, 2018 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 28, 2018Introduced in Senate
- Jun 28, 2018Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4745)
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Immigration.
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Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 28, 2018Introduced in Senate
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