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To clarify standards of family detention and the treatment of unaccompanied alien children, and for other purposes.

USA115th CongressHR-6134| House 
| Updated: 7/30/2018
Mark Meadows

Mark Meadows

Republican Representative

North Carolina

Cosponsors (11)
Pete Sessions (Republican)Andy Biggs (Republican)Jeff Duncan (Republican)Mark Sanford (Republican)Kenny Marchant (Republican)Walter B. Jones (Republican)Jody B. Hice (Republican)Daniel Webster (Republican)Dave Brat (Republican)Ralph Norman (Republican)Ted Budd (Republican)

Foreign Affairs Committee, Judiciary Committee, Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Equal Protection of Unaccompanied Minors Act This bill establishes rules for the care of unaccompanied alien children (under age 18) in detention. It also revises rules for the detention of aliens who commit violent crimes and expands the grounds of inadmissibility and deportability for alien gang members. The bill revises asylum provisions and imposes criminal penalties for asylum fraud.
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Timeline
Jun 19, 2018
Introduced in House
Jun 19, 2018
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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.
Jul 30, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
  • June 19, 2018
    Introduced in House


  • June 19, 2018
    Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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.


  • July 30, 2018
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.

Immigration

Related Bills

  • HR 115-6691: Community Safety and Security Act of 2018
  • HR 115-7068: To close loopholes in the immigration laws that serve as incentives to aliens to attempt to enter the United States unlawfully, and for other purposes.
  • HR 115-6204: To clarify standards of family detention and the treatment of unaccompanied alien children, and for other purposes.
  • HR 115-495: To amend the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 to provide for the expedited removal of unaccompanied alien children who are not victims of a severe form of trafficking in persons and who do not have a fear of returning to their country of nationality or last habitual residence, and for other purposes.
Administrative remediesAssault and harassment offensesChemical and biological weaponsChild safety and welfareCivil actions and liabilityCrimes against childrenCrimes against propertyCrime victimsCriminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationCriminal procedure and sentencingDepartment of Homeland SecurityDetention of personsDomestic violence and child abuseDrug, alcohol, tobacco useFamily relationshipsFirearms and explosivesFiresFraud offenses and financial crimesGovernment information and archivesGovernment liabilityHuman traffickingImmigration status and proceduresInternational law and treatiesJudicial review and appealsJurisdiction and venueJuvenile crime and gang violenceLaw enforcement administration and fundingLaw enforcement officersMotor vehiclesNuclear weaponsRefugees, asylum, displaced personsSex offensesState and local government operationsTerrorismTransportation safety and securityViolent crimeVisas and passports

To clarify standards of family detention and the treatment of unaccompanied alien children, and for other purposes.

USA115th CongressHR-6134| House 
| Updated: 7/30/2018
Equal Protection of Unaccompanied Minors Act This bill establishes rules for the care of unaccompanied alien children (under age 18) in detention. It also revises rules for the detention of aliens who commit violent crimes and expands the grounds of inadmissibility and deportability for alien gang members. The bill revises asylum provisions and imposes criminal penalties for asylum fraud.
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Timeline
Jun 19, 2018
Introduced in House
Jun 19, 2018
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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.
Jul 30, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
  • June 19, 2018
    Introduced in House


  • June 19, 2018
    Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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.


  • July 30, 2018
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
Mark Meadows

Mark Meadows

Republican Representative

North Carolina

Cosponsors (11)
Pete Sessions (Republican)Andy Biggs (Republican)Jeff Duncan (Republican)Mark Sanford (Republican)Kenny Marchant (Republican)Walter B. Jones (Republican)Jody B. Hice (Republican)Daniel Webster (Republican)Dave Brat (Republican)Ralph Norman (Republican)Ted Budd (Republican)

Foreign Affairs Committee, Judiciary Committee, Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee

Immigration

Related Bills

  • HR 115-6691: Community Safety and Security Act of 2018
  • HR 115-7068: To close loopholes in the immigration laws that serve as incentives to aliens to attempt to enter the United States unlawfully, and for other purposes.
  • HR 115-6204: To clarify standards of family detention and the treatment of unaccompanied alien children, and for other purposes.
  • HR 115-495: To amend the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 to provide for the expedited removal of unaccompanied alien children who are not victims of a severe form of trafficking in persons and who do not have a fear of returning to their country of nationality or last habitual residence, and for other purposes.
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Administrative remediesAssault and harassment offensesChemical and biological weaponsChild safety and welfareCivil actions and liabilityCrimes against childrenCrimes against propertyCrime victimsCriminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationCriminal procedure and sentencingDepartment of Homeland SecurityDetention of personsDomestic violence and child abuseDrug, alcohol, tobacco useFamily relationshipsFirearms and explosivesFiresFraud offenses and financial crimesGovernment information and archivesGovernment liabilityHuman traffickingImmigration status and proceduresInternational law and treatiesJudicial review and appealsJurisdiction and venueJuvenile crime and gang violenceLaw enforcement administration and fundingLaw enforcement officersMotor vehiclesNuclear weaponsRefugees, asylum, displaced personsSex offensesState and local government operationsTerrorismTransportation safety and securityViolent crimeVisas and passports