Prevent CHILD Harm Act of 2018

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Never voted on. It didn't reach a floor vote before the 115th Congress ended, so it expired. A bill has to be introduced again to be considered in a new Congress.

D Wasserman SchultzSponsor

45 cosponsors · 43 D, 2 R

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

Prevent Cruel Handling of Information Leading to Deportation Harm Act of 2018 or the Prevent CHILD Harm Act of 2018

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Oct 2, 2018

Prevent Cruel Handling of Information Leading to Deportation Harm Act of 2018 or the Prevent CHILD Harm Act of 2018

This bill amends the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 to prevent the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) from considering the immigration status of a proposed custodian when determining whether to place an unaccompanied alien child with such person.

The Department of Homeland Security may not use information provided by an unaccompanied alien child or information initially obtained by HHS to make a suitability, home study, or secure facility determination in order to apprehend or remove from the United States:

the unaccompanied alien child,
the proposed or current custodian,
a resident of the home in which the proposed or current custodian resides,
the proposed or current sponsor, or
a resident of the home in which the proposed or current sponsor resides.

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

About this bill and sources

Official title: Prevent CHILD Harm Act of 2018

Also known as: Prevent Cruel Handling of Information Leading to Deportation Harm Act of 2018

Latest action (Nov 15, 2018): Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.

Policy area: Immigration · Origin: House · Introduced: Oct 2, 2018

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

No recorded floor vote found.