S. 3478 · 115th Congress
FAMILIES Act
Key: what the circles and colors mean
Each circle is a bill. The ring fills as it moves through Congress:
Under the number: the Yea · Nay count of its final (or latest) recorded vote. On a member's page, the small badge is how that member voted: Y Yea / Aye, N Nay / No, P Present, – Not voting.
Gold and violet are only for Yea and Nay; they never mean a party. A member's party is the letter on their photo.
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.
R
JohnsonSponsorNo cosponsors.
Fixing America's Marred Immigration Laws to Improve and Ensure Security or the FAMILIES Act
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Sep 18, 2018
Fixing America's Marred Immigration Laws to Improve and Ensure Security or the FAMILIES Act
This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to inspect the conditions of family detention centers. It also requires reporting to the congressional homeland security committees on family separation, care of unaccompanied alien children, and alternatives to detention.
DHS must (1) submit to Congress a maritime border threat analysis describing current and potential terrorism threats and improvements needed at U.S. sea ports, (2) develop a plan for managing its border security technology program, (3) provide for an option under the Secure Mail Initiative to have the U.S. Postal Service use the hold for pickup service or the signature confirmation service in delivering a document, (4) revise standards the hiring and retention of border patrol agents, and (5) provide for the care of alien children under the age of 18 who are in detention.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: FAMILIES Act
Also known as: Fixing America's Marred Immigration Laws to Improve and Ensure Security
Latest action (Sep 18, 2018): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Sep 18, 2018
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.