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H.R. 397 · 109th Congress

Tsunami Orphans and Unaccompanied Children Act of 2005

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Never voted on. It didn't reach a floor vote before the 109th Congress ended, so it expired. A bill has to be introduced again to be considered in a new Congress.

BMD MenendezSponsor
12 cosponsors · 12 D
LED Evans AHD Hastings SJD Jackson Lee TLD Lantos CMD Maloney JMD McGovern MOD Owens CRD Rangel ETD Towns JMD McDermott DPD Payne MKD Kaptur

9 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.

Tsunami Orphans and Unaccompanied Children Act of 2005 - Declares it U.S. policy to take prompt and appropriate actions to assist children who are orphaned or unaccompanied as a result of the December 26, 2004, tsunamis as an important expression of humanitarian concern and U.S. traditions.

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Jan 26, 2005

Tsunami Orphans and Unaccompanied Children Act of 2005 - Declares it U.S. policy to take prompt and appropriate actions to assist children who are orphaned or unaccompanied as a result of the December 26, 2004, tsunamis as an important expression of humanitarian concern and U.S. traditions.

Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to provide assistance to children who are orphaned or unaccompanied as a result of the tsunamis that occurred on December 26, 2004, in the Indian Ocean, including assistance to: (1) identify and reunify unaccompanied children; (2) provide immediate care for such children; and (3) provide for the long-term needs of children not reunified with immediate family.

Establishes a program monitoring system.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: Tsunami Orphans and Unaccompanied Children Act of 2005

Latest action (Jan 26, 2005): Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.

Policy area: International Affairs · Origin: House · Introduced: Jan 26, 2005

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No recorded floor vote found.