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End Child Trafficking Now Act

USA119th CongressS-52| Senate 
| Updated: 1/9/2025
Marsha Blackburn

Marsha Blackburn

Republican Senator

Tennessee

Cosponsors (10)
Joni Ernst (Republican)Bill Cassidy (Republican)Thomas Tillis (Republican)Cindy Hyde-Smith (Republican)Mike Lee (Republican)Ted Cruz (Republican)Bill Hagerty (Republican)Pete Ricketts (Republican)Steve Daines (Republican)John Hoeven (Republican)

Judiciary Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to require adult aliens accompanying minors to prove their familial or guardianship relationship for U.S. admission. Proof can be established through presenting documents and a witness , or by consenting to a DNA test if initial evidence is insufficient. If an adult alien fails to provide sufficient evidence and refuses a DNA test, they will be deemed inadmissible, and the accompanying minor will be treated as an unaccompanied alien child . Should DNA test results fail to prove a relationship, immigration officers will conduct further interviews and may arrest the adult if there is reason to believe a felony, such as human trafficking or alien smuggling, has occurred. Furthermore, the bill creates a new federal crime called "recycling of minors," penalizing individuals aged 18 or older who knowingly use a minor, to whom they are not a relative or guardian, for multiple entries into the United States. Convicted individuals could face fines, up to 10 years imprisonment, or both.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-2420
End Child Trafficking Now Act

Bill from Previous Congress

S 117-903
End Child Trafficking Now Act

Bill from Previous Congress

S 118-1843
End Child Trafficking Now Act
Jan 9, 2025
Introduced in Senate
Jan 9, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-2420
    End Child Trafficking Now Act


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 117-903
    End Child Trafficking Now Act


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 118-1843
    End Child Trafficking Now Act


  • January 9, 2025
    Introduced in Senate


  • January 9, 2025
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Immigration

End Child Trafficking Now Act

USA119th CongressS-52| Senate 
| Updated: 1/9/2025
This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to require adult aliens accompanying minors to prove their familial or guardianship relationship for U.S. admission. Proof can be established through presenting documents and a witness , or by consenting to a DNA test if initial evidence is insufficient. If an adult alien fails to provide sufficient evidence and refuses a DNA test, they will be deemed inadmissible, and the accompanying minor will be treated as an unaccompanied alien child . Should DNA test results fail to prove a relationship, immigration officers will conduct further interviews and may arrest the adult if there is reason to believe a felony, such as human trafficking or alien smuggling, has occurred. Furthermore, the bill creates a new federal crime called "recycling of minors," penalizing individuals aged 18 or older who knowingly use a minor, to whom they are not a relative or guardian, for multiple entries into the United States. Convicted individuals could face fines, up to 10 years imprisonment, or both.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-2420
End Child Trafficking Now Act

Bill from Previous Congress

S 117-903
End Child Trafficking Now Act

Bill from Previous Congress

S 118-1843
End Child Trafficking Now Act
Jan 9, 2025
Introduced in Senate
Jan 9, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-2420
    End Child Trafficking Now Act


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 117-903
    End Child Trafficking Now Act


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 118-1843
    End Child Trafficking Now Act


  • January 9, 2025
    Introduced in Senate


  • January 9, 2025
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Marsha Blackburn

Marsha Blackburn

Republican Senator

Tennessee

Cosponsors (10)
Joni Ernst (Republican)Bill Cassidy (Republican)Thomas Tillis (Republican)Cindy Hyde-Smith (Republican)Mike Lee (Republican)Ted Cruz (Republican)Bill Hagerty (Republican)Pete Ricketts (Republican)Steve Daines (Republican)John Hoeven (Republican)

Judiciary Committee

Immigration

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted