H.R. 1537 · 118th Congress
PARENT Act of 2023
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Never voted on. It didn't reach a floor vote before the 118th Congress ended, so it expired. A bill has to be introduced again to be considered in a new Congress.
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BurgessSponsor6 cosponsors · 6 R
4 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.
Protecting an Alien child's Reasonable Expectation of No Trafficking Act of 2023 or the PARENT Act of 2023
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Mar 10, 2023
Protecting an Alien child's Reasonable Expectation of No Trafficking Act of 2023 or the PARENT Act of 2023
This bill establishes that no later than 72 hours after determining that a child in federal custody is an unaccompanied alien minor, custody of that child may only be transferred to the child's verified parent or legal guardian or to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
Currently, HHS may release such children to sponsors, who are not required to be a parent or legal guardian but must pass a background check.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: PARENT Act of 2023
Also known as: Protecting an Alien child’s Reasonable Expectation of No Trafficking Act of 2023
Latest action (Mar 10, 2023): Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Policy area: Immigration · Origin: House · Introduced: Mar 10, 2023
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.