End Child Trafficking Now Act
Latest action · Oct 19, 2021 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
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.
- IntroducedMar 26, 2021
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
End Child Trafficking Now Act
This bill imposes restrictions related to adult aliens being admitted into the United States with a minor.
An adult alien shall not be admitted with a minor unless the adult (1) presents documents or witness testimony proving that the adult is a relative or guardian of the minor, or (2) submits to a DNA test that proves such a relationship. The Department of Homeland Security shall request a DNA test only if the required relationship cannot be established by documents or testimony. An adult alien who does not consent to a requested DNA test shall be inadmissible.
If the required relationship cannot be established and the immigration officer believes the alien is guilty of a felony offense, the officer may arrest the alien adult.
The bill makes it a crime for an alien adult to knowingly use a minor to whom the adult is not a relative or guardian to enter the United States.
Cosponsors 17
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 26, 2021 to Dec 6, 2022; 10 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-TX | Beth Van Duyne | Original | Mar 26, 2021 |
| R-TX | Brian Babin | Original | Mar 26, 2021 |
| R-TX | John R. Carter | Original | Mar 26, 2021 |
| R-FL | Matt Gaetz | Original | Mar 26, 2021 |
| R-TX | Michael Cloud | Original | Mar 26, 2021 |
| R-AZ | Paul A. Gosar | Original | Mar 26, 2021 |
| R-TX | Randy K. Weber, Sr. | Original | Mar 26, 2021 |
| R-TX | Ronny Jackson | Original | Mar 26, 2021 |
| R-TX | Troy E. Nehls | Original | Mar 26, 2021 |
| R-NM | Yvette Herrell | Original | Mar 26, 2021 |
| R-SD | Dusty Johnson | Apr 20, 2021 | |
| R-NY | Andrew R. Garbarino | Jul 21, 2021 | |
| R-NC | Madison Cawthorn | Jul 21, 2021 | |
| R-TX | Pat Fallon | Jul 21, 2021 | |
| R-TN | Diana Harshbarger | Nov 15, 2021 | |
| R-FL | Kat Cammack | Jun 7, 2022 | |
| R-TX | Pete Sessions | Dec 6, 2022 |
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 Mar 26, 2021 |
| Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee | Referred Oct 19, 2021 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 19, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
- Mar 26, 2021Introduced in House
- Mar 26, 2021Referred to the House 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.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Cost estimates E1023 | Robert C. "Bobby" Scott D-VA | Sep 24, 2021 |
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. 167, no. 57, March 26, 2021, page H1693.
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 903 | End Child Trafficking Now Act | Related bill | Mar 23, 2021 |
| HR 3864 | End Child Trafficking Now Act | Reintroduction of | Aug 12, 2019 |
| HR 3968 | End Child Trafficking Now Act | Reintroduced Bill | Jun 9, 2023 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to require a DNA test to determine the familial relationship between an alien and an accompanying minor, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- End Child Trafficking Now Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Immigration.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 26, 2021Introduced 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.
