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- H.R.574
H.R.574: Equal Protection of Unaccompanied Minors Act
About This Bill
- Introduced Jan. 15, 2019
- Latest Major Action Feb. 25, 2019
- See the two similar bills introduced in other congresses.
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Bill Version
- Introduced in House - Jan. 15, 2019
Bill Summary
Equal Protection of Unaccompanied Minors Act This bill amends rules for the treatment of unaccompanied alien children and asylum-seeking families, and for detaining and removal of various types of aliens. The bill requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to return an inadmissible unaccompanied child to the child's country of nationality or last habitual residence, where currently DHS has discretion to do so. Interviews with...
(Source: Library of Congress)
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Bill Actions
| Date | Description |
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| Feb. 25, 2019 |
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
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| Feb. 4, 2019 |
Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security, Facilitation, and Operations.
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| Feb. 4, 2019 |
Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight, Management, and Accountability.
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| Jan. 15, 2019 |
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, and Homeland Security, 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.
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| Jan. 15, 2019 |
Introduced in the House by Mark Meadows (R-N.C.) |