118th Congress · SENATE BILLBILL

S. 1461Stop Human Trafficking of Unaccompanied Migrant Children Act of 2023

A bill to establish vetting standards for the placement of unaccompanied alien children with sponsors, and for other purposes.

Immigration
Introduced May 4, 2023
Last action May 4, 2023
Pipeline · Bill → Law
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Referred
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the Judiciary
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SummaryCRS Summary

This bill imposes additional requirements relating to placing unaccompanied alien children with sponsors. (Under federal law, an unaccompanied alien child is a minor with no lawful immigration status and no parent or legal guardian in the United States to provide care and physical custody.) Before the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) may release such a child to a sponsor, the sponsor must complete a fingerprint background check and vetting that includes (1) a public records check, (2) a National Sex Offender Registry check, (3) a Federal Bureau of Investigation National Criminal History Check, (4) a child abuse and neglect check, and (5) state and local criminal history checks....

Provisions · 2 sectionsIntroduced in Senate
Timeline · 2 actions
May 4, 2023
Introduced in Senate
May 4, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.