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Strategic and Humane Southern Border Migrant Response Act

USA116th CongressHR-3731| House 
| Updated: 7/30/2019
Bennie G. Thompson

Bennie G. Thompson

Democratic Representative

Mississippi

Cosponsors (22)
Val Butler Demings (Democratic)Joseph P. Kennedy (Democratic)James R. Langevin (Democratic)Ed Case (Democratic)Emanuel Cleaver (Democratic)Kathleen M. Rice (Democratic)Sheila Jackson Lee (Democratic)Eliot L. Engel (Democratic)J. Luis Correa (Democratic)Dina Titus (Democratic)Donald M. Payne (Democratic)Ro Khanna (Democratic)Al Green (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Bonnie Watson Coleman (Democratic)James P. McGovern (Democratic)Yvette D. Clarke (Democratic)Peter Welch (Democratic)Cedric L. Richmond (Democratic)Elissa Slotkin (Democratic)Nanette Diaz Barragán (Democratic)Lauren Underwood (Democratic)
Committees (6)
• Homeland Security Committee• Ways and Means Committee• Foreign Affairs Committee• Agriculture Committee• Judiciary Committee• Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Strategic and Humane Southern Border Migrant Response Act This bill imposes requirements related to the handling of migrants from Northern Triangle countries (El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras) and terminates certain policies requiring asylum seekers to wait in Mexico before applying and while cases are pending. The President shall report on a plan for processing asylum seekers apprehended at the U.S.-Mexico border. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shall establish a task force to implement the plan. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) shall maintain family unity to the greatest extent possible, unless there is a legal requirement or safety concern requiring otherwise. DHS shall (1) make every effort to ensure that apprehended individuals have access to bathrooms and showers, water, appropriate nutrition, hygiene, and sanitation (currently, the statute only requires access to food and water); (2) establish uniform medical screening procedures for detained individuals and programs that provide alternatives to detention; (3) increase its capacity to care for families and unaccompanied children by contracting with qualified entities and hiring additional CBP officers; and (4) restore a program that allowed certain minors in Northern Triangle countries to apply for refugee status without traveling to the United States. The Government Accountability Office and DHS Inspector General shall audit and conduct uninspected inspections of detention facilities. Any Member of Congress may inspect such facilities without prior notification The Department of State shall work with the United Nations to increase the capacity of Northern Triangle countries and Mexico to handle and care for those seeking refugee resettlement.
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Timeline
Jul 11, 2019
Introduced in House
Jul 11, 2019
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Homeland Security, Foreign Affairs, Agriculture, and Ways and Means, 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, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
  • July 11, 2019
    Introduced in House


  • July 11, 2019
    Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Homeland Security, Foreign Affairs, Agriculture, and Ways and Means, 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, 2019
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.

Immigration

Related Bills

  • S 116-1894: Alternatives to Detention Act of 2019
  • HR 116-3670: Short-Term Detention Standards Act
Accounting and auditingBorder security and unlawful immigrationChild healthChild safety and welfareCongressional oversightCrime victimsCriminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationDepartment of Homeland SecurityDetention of personsEl SalvadorExecutive agency funding and structureFamily relationshipsGovernment buildings, facilities, and propertyGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsGuatemalaHealth information and medical recordsHealth personnelHondurasHuman traffickingImmigrant health and welfareImmigration status and proceduresLatin AmericaLaw enforcement officersMedical tests and diagnostic methodsMexicoPerformance measurementPhotography and imagingPublic contracts and procurementRefugees, asylum, displaced personsTransportation safety and securityWomen's health

Strategic and Humane Southern Border Migrant Response Act

USA116th CongressHR-3731| House 
| Updated: 7/30/2019
Strategic and Humane Southern Border Migrant Response Act This bill imposes requirements related to the handling of migrants from Northern Triangle countries (El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras) and terminates certain policies requiring asylum seekers to wait in Mexico before applying and while cases are pending. The President shall report on a plan for processing asylum seekers apprehended at the U.S.-Mexico border. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shall establish a task force to implement the plan. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) shall maintain family unity to the greatest extent possible, unless there is a legal requirement or safety concern requiring otherwise. DHS shall (1) make every effort to ensure that apprehended individuals have access to bathrooms and showers, water, appropriate nutrition, hygiene, and sanitation (currently, the statute only requires access to food and water); (2) establish uniform medical screening procedures for detained individuals and programs that provide alternatives to detention; (3) increase its capacity to care for families and unaccompanied children by contracting with qualified entities and hiring additional CBP officers; and (4) restore a program that allowed certain minors in Northern Triangle countries to apply for refugee status without traveling to the United States. The Government Accountability Office and DHS Inspector General shall audit and conduct uninspected inspections of detention facilities. Any Member of Congress may inspect such facilities without prior notification The Department of State shall work with the United Nations to increase the capacity of Northern Triangle countries and Mexico to handle and care for those seeking refugee resettlement.
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Timeline
Jul 11, 2019
Introduced in House
Jul 11, 2019
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Homeland Security, Foreign Affairs, Agriculture, and Ways and Means, 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, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
  • July 11, 2019
    Introduced in House


  • July 11, 2019
    Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Homeland Security, Foreign Affairs, Agriculture, and Ways and Means, 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, 2019
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
Bennie G. Thompson

Bennie G. Thompson

Democratic Representative

Mississippi

Cosponsors (22)
Val Butler Demings (Democratic)Joseph P. Kennedy (Democratic)James R. Langevin (Democratic)Ed Case (Democratic)Emanuel Cleaver (Democratic)Kathleen M. Rice (Democratic)Sheila Jackson Lee (Democratic)Eliot L. Engel (Democratic)J. Luis Correa (Democratic)Dina Titus (Democratic)Donald M. Payne (Democratic)Ro Khanna (Democratic)Al Green (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Bonnie Watson Coleman (Democratic)James P. McGovern (Democratic)Yvette D. Clarke (Democratic)Peter Welch (Democratic)Cedric L. Richmond (Democratic)Elissa Slotkin (Democratic)Nanette Diaz Barragán (Democratic)Lauren Underwood (Democratic)
Committees (6)
• Homeland Security Committee• Ways and Means Committee• Foreign Affairs Committee• Agriculture Committee• Judiciary Committee• Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee

Immigration

Related Bills

  • S 116-1894: Alternatives to Detention Act of 2019
  • HR 116-3670: Short-Term Detention Standards Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Accounting and auditingBorder security and unlawful immigrationChild healthChild safety and welfareCongressional oversightCrime victimsCriminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationDepartment of Homeland SecurityDetention of personsEl SalvadorExecutive agency funding and structureFamily relationshipsGovernment buildings, facilities, and propertyGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsGuatemalaHealth information and medical recordsHealth personnelHondurasHuman traffickingImmigrant health and welfareImmigration status and proceduresLatin AmericaLaw enforcement officersMedical tests and diagnostic methodsMexicoPerformance measurementPhotography and imagingPublic contracts and procurementRefugees, asylum, displaced personsTransportation safety and securityWomen's health