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[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8209 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 8209

   To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to notify Members of 
 Congress and United States Governors each time a migrant flight lands 
                in such official's area of jurisdiction.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 1, 2024

 Mr. Huizenga introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                       Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL

 
   To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to notify Members of 
 Congress and United States Governors each time a migrant flight lands 
                in such official's area of jurisdiction.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Migrant Flight Accountability Act of 
2024''.

SEC. 2. NOTIFICATION ON MIGRANT FLIGHTS.

    (a) Notification of Members of Congress.--Not later than three days 
prior to the date on which a migrant flight lands in the congressional 
district of a Member of Congress, the Secretary of Homeland Security 
shall issue a notification to such Member, including information on--
            (1) the number of aliens on such flight, disaggregated by 
        the number of single adult aliens, number of family units, and 
        the number of unaccompanied alien children;
            (2) the age, sex, and country of origin of each alien on 
        such flight;
            (3) where the flight originated;
            (4) the final destination of each alien on such flight, 
        including whether they will be resettled or relocated to a 
        different community, and the amount of time remaining on their 
        lawful stay in the United States;
            (5) the security screening each alien underwent before 
        being transported on such migrant flight; and
            (6) the amounts and types of Federal resources spent on 
        alien resettlement, transportation, or relocation.
    (b) Notification of Governors of States.--Not later than three days 
prior to the date on which a migrant flight lands in a State or 
territory within the United States of America, the Secretary of 
Homeland Security shall issue a notification to such Governor, or 
highest ranking official, including information on--
            (1) the number of aliens on such flight, disaggregated by 
        the number of single adult aliens, number of family units, and 
        the number of unaccompanied alien children;
            (2) the age, sex, and country of origin of each alien on 
        such flight;
            (3) where the flight originated;
            (4) the final destination of each alien on such flight, 
        including whether they will be resettled or relocated to a 
        different community, and the amount of time remaining on their 
        lawful stay in the United States;
            (5) the security screening each alien underwent before 
        being transported on such migrant flight; and
            (6) the amounts and types of Federal resources spent on 
        alien resettlement, transportation, or relocation.
    (c) Migrant Flight Defined.--In this section, the term ``migrant 
flight'' means any flight that is tracked by the Department of Homeland 
Security and utilized by an individual within the parole program 
defined in Section 212(d)(5)(A) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, 
or successor program, to transport aliens and parole release aliens to 
a location other than a detention center.
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