118th Congress · HOUSE BILLBILL

H.R. 5415 — Safeguarding Endangered Children, Unaccompanied and at Risk of Exploitation Act of 2023

“To require the Federal Government to report on efforts to locate, establish contact with, conduct wellness checks on, and investigate any suspicion of human trafficking related to approximately 85,000 unaccompanied alien children who crossed the U.S. southern border, were released from Federal custody, and with whom subsequent contact has been lost.”

Immigration

Introduced Sep 12, 2023

Last action Sep 12, 2023

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Referred

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Appropriations · Judiciary

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SummaryCRS Summary

or SECURE Act of 2023 This bill requires regular reports to Congress detailing the status of unaccompanied non-U.S. national (alien under federal law) children. The bill also rescinds certain funding for the agencies responsible for the report for each day that a report is late. Specifically, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and the Federal Bureau of Investigation must jointly report to Congress every 60 days on such children that have been in the custody of the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) since January 1, 2021, and have been released to a parent, family member, or sponsor within the United States. This report must prov...

Provisions · 4 sectionsIntroduced in House

Timeline · 3 actions

Sep 12, 2023

Introduced in House

Sep 12, 2023

Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Appropriations, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Sep 12, 2023