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PRINTS Act

USA119th CongressS-53| Senate 
| Updated: 1/9/2025
Marsha Blackburn

Marsha Blackburn

Republican Senator

Tennessee

Cosponsors (11)
Joni Ernst (Republican)Rick Scott (Republican)Bill Cassidy (Republican)Katie Boyd Britt (Republican)Cindy Hyde-Smith (Republican)Tim Sheehy (Republican)Mike Rounds (Republican)Chuck Grassley (Republican)Steve Daines (Republican)John Hoeven (Republican)Ted Budd (Republican)

Judiciary Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
This legislation aims to combat child trafficking and prevent the fraudulent use of minors by noncitizen adults seeking entry into the United States. It mandates the Secretary of Homeland Security to obtain fingerprints from noncitizen minors under 14 years of age if a U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer suspects they are victims of human trafficking, amending existing immigration law. The bill establishes a new federal crime, imposing significant penalties including fines and up to 10 years imprisonment, for any noncitizen adult who knowingly uses a minor to whom they are not a relative or guardian for the purpose of gaining U.S. entry. Additionally, it requires the Department of Homeland Security to share collected fingerprints with the Department of Health and Human Services upon request for unaccompanied alien children transferred to their custody. To enhance transparency and accountability, the Secretary of Homeland Security must submit annual reports to Congress detailing the number of minors fingerprinted under this authority. Furthermore, U.S. Customs and Border Protection is required to publicly post, on a monthly basis, the number of child traffickers apprehended who falsely claimed a child accompanying them was a close relative.
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Bill from Previous Congress

S 118-3239
PRINTS 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 118-3239
    PRINTS Act


  • January 9, 2025
    Introduced in Senate


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

Immigration

PRINTS Act

USA119th CongressS-53| Senate 
| Updated: 1/9/2025
This legislation aims to combat child trafficking and prevent the fraudulent use of minors by noncitizen adults seeking entry into the United States. It mandates the Secretary of Homeland Security to obtain fingerprints from noncitizen minors under 14 years of age if a U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer suspects they are victims of human trafficking, amending existing immigration law. The bill establishes a new federal crime, imposing significant penalties including fines and up to 10 years imprisonment, for any noncitizen adult who knowingly uses a minor to whom they are not a relative or guardian for the purpose of gaining U.S. entry. Additionally, it requires the Department of Homeland Security to share collected fingerprints with the Department of Health and Human Services upon request for unaccompanied alien children transferred to their custody. To enhance transparency and accountability, the Secretary of Homeland Security must submit annual reports to Congress detailing the number of minors fingerprinted under this authority. Furthermore, U.S. Customs and Border Protection is required to publicly post, on a monthly basis, the number of child traffickers apprehended who falsely claimed a child accompanying them was a close relative.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

S 118-3239
PRINTS 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 118-3239
    PRINTS 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 (11)
Joni Ernst (Republican)Rick Scott (Republican)Bill Cassidy (Republican)Katie Boyd Britt (Republican)Cindy Hyde-Smith (Republican)Tim Sheehy (Republican)Mike Rounds (Republican)Chuck Grassley (Republican)Steve Daines (Republican)John Hoeven (Republican)Ted Budd (Republican)

Judiciary Committee

Immigration

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