US Congress House Bill 2043 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 47-0)
Status: Introduced on April 6 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-05-01 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Immigration And Border Security Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Fair Day in Court for Kids Act of 2017 This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) authorize the Department of Justice (DOJ) to appoint or provide counsel at government expense to aliens in removal proceedings. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shall provide an alien in removal proceedings with all relevant documents in its possession, unless the alien has knowingly waived the right to such documents. In the absence of a waiver, a removal proceeding may not proceed until the alien has received and had time to review the documents. DOJ may appoint or provide counsel to aliens in any INA proceeding. DHS shall ensure that aliens have access to counsel inside all immigration detention and border facilities. DOJ shall appoint counsel, at government expense if necessary, for an unaccompanied alien child or a particularly vulnerable individual. If DOJ has consolidated any such alien's case with that of any other alien and that other alien does not have counsel, the appointed counsel shall be appointed to represent the other alien as well. DHS shall: (1) facilitate access to counsel for all aliens detained in facilities under the supervision of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement or of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP); and (2) establish procedures to ensure that legal orientation programs are available for all detained aliens, including aliens held in CBP facilities. DOJ shall develop and administer a two-year pilot program at not fewer than two immigration courts to grant access to legal information to non-detained aliens with pending asylum claims. DHS shall establish a pilot program to increase the court appearance rates of unaccompanied alien children and particularly vulnerable individuals by contracting with nongovernmental, community-based organizations to provide such aliens with case management services. The pilot program shall not be used to monitor individuals designated as unaccompanied alien children under the Homeland Security Act. If DOJ fails to appoint counsel for an unaccompanied alien child or vulnerable person: (1) no limitation pertaining to the filing of any motion to reopen the removal proceeding shall apply, and (2) the filing of such a motion shall stay the removal of the alien.

Fair Day in Court for Kids Act of 2017

Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D-CA]	Rep. Luis Gutierrez [D-IL]	Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard [D-CA]	Rep. John Conyers [D-MI]
Rep. Judy Chu [D-CA]	Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]	Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham [D-NM]	Rep. Joseph Crowley [D-NY]
Rep. Marc Veasey [D-TX]	Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]	Rep. Grace Napolitano [D-CA]	Rep. Mike Quigley [D-IL]
Rep. Suzanne Bonamici [D-OR]	Rep. Albio Sires [D-NJ]	Rep. John Yarmuth [D-KY]	Rep. Suzan DelBene [D-WA]
Rep. Linda Sanchez [D-CA]	Rep. Keith Ellison [D-MN]	Rep. Robert Scott [D-VA]	Rep. Jared Huffman [D-CA]
Rep. Gwen Moore [D-WI]	Rep. Norma Torres [D-CA]	Rep. John Lewis [D-GA]	Rep. Beto O'Rourke [D-TX]
Rep. Joseph Kennedy [D-MA]	Rep. Tony Cardenas [D-CA]	Rep. Jamie Raskin [D-MD]	Rep. Pramila Jayapal [D-WA]
Rep. Eliot Engel [D-NY]	Rep. Sander Levin [D-MI]	Rep. Diana DeGette [D-CO]	Rep. Adam Schiff [D-CA]
Rep. Bonnie Coleman [D-NJ]	Rep. Darren Soto [D-FL]	Rep. Ed Perlmutter [D-CO]	Rep. Elijah Cummings [D-MD]
Rep. Ruben Kihuen [D-NV]	Rep. Pete Aguilar [D-CA]	Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz [D-FL]	Rep. Stephanie Murphy [D-FL]
Rep. Rosa DeLauro [D-CT]	Rep. Adam Smith [D-WA]	Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR]	Rep. Donald Payne [D-NJ]
Rep. Carol Shea-Porter [D-NH]	Rep. Dina Titus [D-NV]	Rep. Katherine Clark [D-MA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-05-01	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
2017-04-06	House	Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
2017-04-06	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/2043/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr2043/BILLS-115hr2043ih.pdf