• Homeland Security Committee• Ways and Means Committee• Foreign Affairs Committee• Agriculture Committee• Border Security and Enforcement Subcommittee• Financial Services Committee• Judiciary Committee• Armed Services Committee• Education and Workforce Committee• Intelligence (Permanent Select) Committee• Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee
Introduced
In Committee
On Floor
Passed Chamber
Enacted
Northern Triangle and Border Stabilization Act This bill authorizes assistance to the Northern Triangle countries (El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras) to address the causes of migration to the United States and contains provisions related to the handling of such migrants. The Department of State shall create and implement a Northern Triangle strategy to (1) address crime and violence, (2) improve democratic governance, and (3) promote economic development and tackle extreme poverty. The State Department shall (1) help strengthen the capacity of Western Hemisphere countries to accept and care for refugees, and (2) establish Designated Processing Centers in various Latin American countries to process individuals seeking to migrate to the United States. At least 100,000 additional nationals from Northern Triangle countries shall be admitted as refugees each year from FY2020 through FY2024. The bill requires the hiring of additional Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers, immigration judges, and related staff. The Department of Homeland Security shall establish standards of minimum care for individuals in CBP custody and additional guidelines and standards relating to children in CBP custody. The bill expands penalties related to smuggling and establishes criminal penalties for certain actions related to evading border controls. The bill contains various other immigration-related provisions, including (1) limits on when asylum applicants may be removed, (2) an expansion of alternatives to detention programs, and (3) a requirement that the Department of Justice provide counsel to children and particularly vulnerable individuals in immigration proceedings.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Education and Labor, Armed Services, Intelligence (Permanent Select), Financial Services, Homeland Security, Ways and Means, and Agriculture, 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.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security, Facilitation, and Operations.
Introduced in House
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Education and Labor, Armed Services, Intelligence (Permanent Select), Financial Services, Homeland Security, Ways and Means, and Agriculture, 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.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security, Facilitation, and Operations.
International Affairs
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAdministrative remediesAgricultural tradeAlternative and renewable resourcesAlternative dispute resolution, mediation, arbitrationBorder security and unlawful immigrationChild healthChild safety and welfareCompetitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficitsCongressional oversightCosta RicaCrime preventionCrimes against womenCrime victimsCriminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationDepartment of Homeland SecurityDetention of personsDiplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroadDomestic violence and child abuseDrug trafficking and controlled substancesDue process and equal protectionEconomic developmentEducation programs fundingElections, voting, political campaign regulationElementary and secondary educationEl SalvadorEmployee performanceEmployment discrimination and employee rightsEnvironmental technologyExecutive agency funding and structureFamily relationshipsFood supply, safety, and labelingForeign aid and international reliefForeign laborFraud offenses and financial crimesGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGovernment ethics and transparency, public corruptionGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsGuatemalaHealth information and medical recordsHealth technology, devices, suppliesHondurasHuman rightsHuman traffickingImmigrant health and welfareImmigration status and proceduresInternational organizations and cooperationJudgesJudicial procedure and administrationJuvenile crime and gang violenceLabor standardsLatin AmericaLaw enforcement administration and fundingLaw enforcement officersLawyers and legal servicesLegal fees and court costsMedical tests and diagnostic methodsMental healthMexicoMigrant, seasonal, agricultural laborNews media and reportingNutrition and dietOrganized crimePoverty and welfare assistanceProtest and dissentRefugees, asylum, displaced personsReligionRule of law and government transparencySeparation, divorce, custody, supportSex, gender, sexual orientation discriminationSex offensesSmall businessSmuggling and traffickingSpecialized courtsTax administration and collection, taxpayersTeaching, teachers, curriculaTemporary and part-time employmentU.S. and foreign investmentsViolent crimeVisas and passportsVocational and technical educationWomen in businessWomen's health
Northern Triangle and Border Stabilization Act
USA116th CongressHR-3524| House
| Updated: 8/2/2019
Northern Triangle and Border Stabilization Act This bill authorizes assistance to the Northern Triangle countries (El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras) to address the causes of migration to the United States and contains provisions related to the handling of such migrants. The Department of State shall create and implement a Northern Triangle strategy to (1) address crime and violence, (2) improve democratic governance, and (3) promote economic development and tackle extreme poverty. The State Department shall (1) help strengthen the capacity of Western Hemisphere countries to accept and care for refugees, and (2) establish Designated Processing Centers in various Latin American countries to process individuals seeking to migrate to the United States. At least 100,000 additional nationals from Northern Triangle countries shall be admitted as refugees each year from FY2020 through FY2024. The bill requires the hiring of additional Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers, immigration judges, and related staff. The Department of Homeland Security shall establish standards of minimum care for individuals in CBP custody and additional guidelines and standards relating to children in CBP custody. The bill expands penalties related to smuggling and establishes criminal penalties for certain actions related to evading border controls. The bill contains various other immigration-related provisions, including (1) limits on when asylum applicants may be removed, (2) an expansion of alternatives to detention programs, and (3) a requirement that the Department of Justice provide counsel to children and particularly vulnerable individuals in immigration proceedings.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Education and Labor, Armed Services, Intelligence (Permanent Select), Financial Services, Homeland Security, Ways and Means, and Agriculture, 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.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security, Facilitation, and Operations.
Introduced in House
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Education and Labor, Armed Services, Intelligence (Permanent Select), Financial Services, Homeland Security, Ways and Means, and Agriculture, 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.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security, Facilitation, and Operations.
• Homeland Security Committee• Ways and Means Committee• Foreign Affairs Committee• Agriculture Committee• Border Security and Enforcement Subcommittee• Financial Services Committee• Judiciary Committee• Armed Services Committee• Education and Workforce Committee• Intelligence (Permanent Select) Committee• Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee
International Affairs
Introduced
In Committee
On Floor
Passed Chamber
Enacted
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAdministrative remediesAgricultural tradeAlternative and renewable resourcesAlternative dispute resolution, mediation, arbitrationBorder security and unlawful immigrationChild healthChild safety and welfareCompetitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficitsCongressional oversightCosta RicaCrime preventionCrimes against womenCrime victimsCriminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationDepartment of Homeland SecurityDetention of personsDiplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroadDomestic violence and child abuseDrug trafficking and controlled substancesDue process and equal protectionEconomic developmentEducation programs fundingElections, voting, political campaign regulationElementary and secondary educationEl SalvadorEmployee performanceEmployment discrimination and employee rightsEnvironmental technologyExecutive agency funding and structureFamily relationshipsFood supply, safety, and labelingForeign aid and international reliefForeign laborFraud offenses and financial crimesGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGovernment ethics and transparency, public corruptionGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsGuatemalaHealth information and medical recordsHealth technology, devices, suppliesHondurasHuman rightsHuman traffickingImmigrant health and welfareImmigration status and proceduresInternational organizations and cooperationJudgesJudicial procedure and administrationJuvenile crime and gang violenceLabor standardsLatin AmericaLaw enforcement administration and fundingLaw enforcement officersLawyers and legal servicesLegal fees and court costsMedical tests and diagnostic methodsMental healthMexicoMigrant, seasonal, agricultural laborNews media and reportingNutrition and dietOrganized crimePoverty and welfare assistanceProtest and dissentRefugees, asylum, displaced personsReligionRule of law and government transparencySeparation, divorce, custody, supportSex, gender, sexual orientation discriminationSex offensesSmall businessSmuggling and traffickingSpecialized courtsTax administration and collection, taxpayersTeaching, teachers, curriculaTemporary and part-time employmentU.S. and foreign investmentsViolent crimeVisas and passportsVocational and technical educationWomen in businessWomen's health