US HB1537 | 2023-2024 | 118th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 7-0)
Status: Introduced on March 10 2023 - 25% progression
Action: 2023-03-10 - Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on March 10 2023 - 25% progression
Action: 2023-03-10 - Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
To amend the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2008 to transfer the custody of an unaccompanied alien child to the Secretary of Health and Human Services or such child's parent or legal guardian.
Title
PARENT Act of 2023 Protecting an Alien child’s Reasonable Expectation of No Trafficking Act of 2023
Sponsors
| Rep. Michael Burgess [R-TX] | Rep. Jake Ellzey [R-TX] | Rep. Christopher Smith [R-NJ] | Rep. Randy Weber [R-TX] |
| Rep. Dan Crenshaw [R-TX] | Rep. Anna Luna [R-FL] | Rep. Elizabeth Van Duyne [R-TX] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-03-10 | House | Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. |
| 2023-03-10 | House | Introduced in House |
Subjects
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/1537/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/118/bills/hr1537/BILLS-118hr1537ih.pdf |
