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To direct the Secretary of State to help keep Central American families together, and for other purposes.

USA115th CongressHR-6193| House 
| Updated: 8/2/2018
Eliot L. Engel

Eliot L. Engel

Democratic Representative

New York

Cosponsors (102)
Brenda L. Lawrence (Democratic)Dwight Evans (Democratic)Ruben Gallego (Democratic)Jared Huffman (Democratic)Marc A. Veasey (Democratic)Barbara Lee (Democratic)Nita M. Lowey (Democratic)Robin L. Kelly (Democratic)Joseph P. Kennedy (Democratic)Raúl M. Grijalva (Democratic)Mark Pocan (Democratic)Karen Bass (Democratic)David N. Cicilline (Democratic)Darren Soto (Democratic)Sheila Jackson Lee (Democratic)Ben Ray Luján (Democratic)Carolyn B. Maloney (Democratic)Bill Foster (Democratic)Pete Aguilar (Democratic)Frederica S. Wilson (Democratic)Juan Vargas (Democratic)Bobby L. Rush (Democratic)Jimmy Panetta (Democratic)Carol Shea-Porter (Democratic)J. Luis Correa (Democratic)Dina Titus (Democratic)Debbie Dingell (Democratic)Katherine M. Clark (Democratic)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Tony Cárdenas (Democratic)Susan A. Davis (Democratic)Paul Tonko (Democratic)Donald M. Payne (Democratic)Rosa L. DeLauro (Democratic)Michael E. Capuano (Democratic)Adriano Espaillat (Democratic)Danny K. Davis (Democratic)Lucille Roybal-Allard (Democratic)Daniel T. Kildee (Democratic)Vicente Gonzalez (Democratic)Michelle Lujan Grisham (Democratic)Ro Khanna (Democratic)A. Donald McEachin (Democratic)Alan S. Lowenthal (Democratic)Sean Patrick Maloney (Democratic)Henry C. "Hank" Johnson (Democratic)Joaquin Castro (Democratic)Stephen F. Lynch (Democratic)Mark DeSaulnier (Democratic)Keith Ellison (Democratic)Timothy J. Walz (Democratic)Jacky Rosen (Democratic)Doris O. Matsui (Democratic)Gregory W. Meeks (Democratic)Hakeem S. Jeffries (Democratic)Filemon Vela (Democratic)Jerrold Nadler (Democratic)Theodore E. Deutch (Democratic)John Lewis (Democratic)Anna G. Eshoo (Democratic)Luis V. Gutierrez (Democratic)Pramila Jayapal (Democratic)Kathy Castor (Democratic)Betty McCollum (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Richard E. Neal (Democratic)Norma J. Torres (Democratic)Salud O. Carbajal (Democratic)Jamie Raskin (Democratic)Ruben J. Kihuen (Democratic)Lois Frankel (Democratic)Diana DeGette (Democratic)Janice D. Schakowsky (Democratic)James P. McGovern (Democratic)Maxine Waters (Democratic)Adam Smith (Democratic)Nydia M. Velázquez (Democratic)Julia Brownley (Democratic)Joseph Crowley (Democratic)William R. Keating (Democratic)Beto O'Rourke (Democratic)Yvette D. Clarke (Democratic)Jose E. Serrano (Democratic)Jared Polis (Democratic)Peter Welch (Democratic)Albio Sires (Democratic)Earl Blumenauer (Democratic)Charlie Crist (Democratic)Robert A. Brady (Democratic)Seth Moulton (Democratic)Zoe Lofgren (Democratic)Nanette Diaz Barragán (Democratic)Frank Pallone (Democratic)Gwen Moore (Democratic)Jimmy Gomez (Democratic)Bradley Scott Schneider (Democratic)Alcee L. Hastings (Democratic)Debbie Wasserman Schultz (Democratic)Bill Pascrell (Democratic)Colleen Hanabusa (Democratic)Grace F. Napolitano (Democratic)Judy Chu (Democratic)

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

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Central America Family Protection and Reunification Act This bill states that it shall be: (1) U.S. policy to not separate immigrant families as a deterrent and to reunite families that were separated due to the criminal prosecution of parents for illegal entry, and (2) Department of State policy to prioritize supporting governments and citizens to facilitate reunification of such families. The State Department shall submit to Congress: reports concerning gender-based violence in the Northern Triangle (the region encompassing Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador); reports concerning gang and organized-crime related violence in the Northern Triangle; strategies to use portions of funds for the U.S. Strategy for Engagement in Central America to combat gender-based violence in the Northern Triangle, as well as to address the damage to the health and well-being of children and caregivers caused by separating children from their families at the U.S.-Mexico border. The State Department shall establish an office to study serious crimes committed against aliens who were removed from the United States and against U.S. citizens who left the United States because of having an alien parent who was removed from the United States.
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Timeline
Jun 22, 2018
Introduced in House
Jun 22, 2018
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.
Aug 2, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
  • June 22, 2018
    Introduced in House


  • June 22, 2018
    Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.


  • August 2, 2018
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.

International Affairs

Border security and unlawful immigrationChild care and developmentChild healthChild safety and welfareCongressional oversightCrimes against childrenCrimes against womenCrime victimsCriminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationCriminal justice information and recordsDepartment of StateDetention of personsDiplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroadDomestic violence and child abuseEl SalvadorExecutive agency funding and structureFamily relationshipsFederal appellate courtsForeign aid and international reliefGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsGuatemalaHealth care coverage and accessHondurasImmigration status and proceduresJudicial procedure and administrationJuvenile crime and gang violenceLatin AmericaLaw enforcement administration and fundingLawyers and legal servicesMental healthMexicoOrganized crimeRefugees, asylum, displaced personsSex and reproductive healthSex, gender, sexual orientation discriminationSex offensesViolent crime

To direct the Secretary of State to help keep Central American families together, and for other purposes.

USA115th CongressHR-6193| House 
| Updated: 8/2/2018
Central America Family Protection and Reunification Act This bill states that it shall be: (1) U.S. policy to not separate immigrant families as a deterrent and to reunite families that were separated due to the criminal prosecution of parents for illegal entry, and (2) Department of State policy to prioritize supporting governments and citizens to facilitate reunification of such families. The State Department shall submit to Congress: reports concerning gender-based violence in the Northern Triangle (the region encompassing Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador); reports concerning gang and organized-crime related violence in the Northern Triangle; strategies to use portions of funds for the U.S. Strategy for Engagement in Central America to combat gender-based violence in the Northern Triangle, as well as to address the damage to the health and well-being of children and caregivers caused by separating children from their families at the U.S.-Mexico border. The State Department shall establish an office to study serious crimes committed against aliens who were removed from the United States and against U.S. citizens who left the United States because of having an alien parent who was removed from the United States.
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Timeline
Jun 22, 2018
Introduced in House
Jun 22, 2018
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.
Aug 2, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
  • June 22, 2018
    Introduced in House


  • June 22, 2018
    Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.


  • August 2, 2018
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
Eliot L. Engel

Eliot L. Engel

Democratic Representative

New York

Cosponsors (102)
Brenda L. Lawrence (Democratic)Dwight Evans (Democratic)Ruben Gallego (Democratic)Jared Huffman (Democratic)Marc A. Veasey (Democratic)Barbara Lee (Democratic)Nita M. Lowey (Democratic)Robin L. Kelly (Democratic)Joseph P. Kennedy (Democratic)Raúl M. Grijalva (Democratic)Mark Pocan (Democratic)Karen Bass (Democratic)David N. Cicilline (Democratic)Darren Soto (Democratic)Sheila Jackson Lee (Democratic)Ben Ray Luján (Democratic)Carolyn B. Maloney (Democratic)Bill Foster (Democratic)Pete Aguilar (Democratic)Frederica S. Wilson (Democratic)Juan Vargas (Democratic)Bobby L. Rush (Democratic)Jimmy Panetta (Democratic)Carol Shea-Porter (Democratic)J. Luis Correa (Democratic)Dina Titus (Democratic)Debbie Dingell (Democratic)Katherine M. Clark (Democratic)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Tony Cárdenas (Democratic)Susan A. Davis (Democratic)Paul Tonko (Democratic)Donald M. Payne (Democratic)Rosa L. DeLauro (Democratic)Michael E. Capuano (Democratic)Adriano Espaillat (Democratic)Danny K. Davis (Democratic)Lucille Roybal-Allard (Democratic)Daniel T. Kildee (Democratic)Vicente Gonzalez (Democratic)Michelle Lujan Grisham (Democratic)Ro Khanna (Democratic)A. Donald McEachin (Democratic)Alan S. Lowenthal (Democratic)Sean Patrick Maloney (Democratic)Henry C. "Hank" Johnson (Democratic)Joaquin Castro (Democratic)Stephen F. Lynch (Democratic)Mark DeSaulnier (Democratic)Keith Ellison (Democratic)Timothy J. Walz (Democratic)Jacky Rosen (Democratic)Doris O. Matsui (Democratic)Gregory W. Meeks (Democratic)Hakeem S. Jeffries (Democratic)Filemon Vela (Democratic)Jerrold Nadler (Democratic)Theodore E. Deutch (Democratic)John Lewis (Democratic)Anna G. Eshoo (Democratic)Luis V. Gutierrez (Democratic)Pramila Jayapal (Democratic)Kathy Castor (Democratic)Betty McCollum (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Richard E. Neal (Democratic)Norma J. Torres (Democratic)Salud O. Carbajal (Democratic)Jamie Raskin (Democratic)Ruben J. Kihuen (Democratic)Lois Frankel (Democratic)Diana DeGette (Democratic)Janice D. Schakowsky (Democratic)James P. McGovern (Democratic)Maxine Waters (Democratic)Adam Smith (Democratic)Nydia M. Velázquez (Democratic)Julia Brownley (Democratic)Joseph Crowley (Democratic)William R. Keating (Democratic)Beto O'Rourke (Democratic)Yvette D. Clarke (Democratic)Jose E. Serrano (Democratic)Jared Polis (Democratic)Peter Welch (Democratic)Albio Sires (Democratic)Earl Blumenauer (Democratic)Charlie Crist (Democratic)Robert A. Brady (Democratic)Seth Moulton (Democratic)Zoe Lofgren (Democratic)Nanette Diaz Barragán (Democratic)Frank Pallone (Democratic)Gwen Moore (Democratic)Jimmy Gomez (Democratic)Bradley Scott Schneider (Democratic)Alcee L. Hastings (Democratic)Debbie Wasserman Schultz (Democratic)Bill Pascrell (Democratic)Colleen Hanabusa (Democratic)Grace F. Napolitano (Democratic)Judy Chu (Democratic)

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

International Affairs

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Border security and unlawful immigrationChild care and developmentChild healthChild safety and welfareCongressional oversightCrimes against childrenCrimes against womenCrime victimsCriminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationCriminal justice information and recordsDepartment of StateDetention of personsDiplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroadDomestic violence and child abuseEl SalvadorExecutive agency funding and structureFamily relationshipsFederal appellate courtsForeign aid and international reliefGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsGuatemalaHealth care coverage and accessHondurasImmigration status and proceduresJudicial procedure and administrationJuvenile crime and gang violenceLatin AmericaLaw enforcement administration and fundingLawyers and legal servicesMental healthMexicoOrganized crimeRefugees, asylum, displaced personsSex and reproductive healthSex, gender, sexual orientation discriminationSex offensesViolent crime