Child Trafficking Victims Protection Act

Bill: 114-hr-3606
Sponsor: Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40]
Introduced: 2015-09-24 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Administrative remedies
Child health
Child safety and welfare
Community life and organization
Congressional oversight
Crime victims
Crimes against children
Department of Homeland Security
Detention of persons
Domestic violence and child abuse
Elementary and secondary education
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Family relationships
Foreign language and bilingual programs
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Health care coverage and access
Human rights
Human trafficking
Immigration status and procedures
International organizations and cooperation
Latin America
Lawyers and legal services
Mental health
Mexico
Refugees, asylum, displaced persons
Right of privacy
Vocational and technical education
Women's health

Summary:
action_date: 2015-09-24
text: 

Child Trafficking Victims Protection Act

 
Directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to: (1) require the appropriate training of all personnel who come into contact with unaccompanied alien children, and (2) hire child welfare professionals.
 
Sets forth related protections for such children regarding: (1) prompt placement with the Office of Refugee Resettlement, (2) qualified resources and child welfare professionals at appropriate ports of entry and stations, (3) confidentiality of information, (4) notice of rights and access to counsel, (5) separation from non-family member adults, and (6) the presence of female officers during the transfer and transport of female detainees.
 
Directs the U.S. Agency for International Development to ensure that programs in the United States and within the country of return support the safe and sustainable repatriation and reintegration of unaccompanied alien children into their country of nationality or of last habitual residence.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-10-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security.
action_date: 2015-10-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
action_date: 2015-09-24
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Homeland Security, Foreign Affairs, and Appropriations, 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.
action_date: 2015-09-24
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Homeland Security, Foreign Affairs, and Appropriations, 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.
action_date: 2015-09-24
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Homeland Security, Foreign Affairs, and Appropriations, 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.
action_date: 2015-09-24
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Homeland Security, Foreign Affairs, and Appropriations, 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.
action_date: 2015-09-24
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Homeland Security, Foreign Affairs, and Appropriations, 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.
action_date: 2015-09-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-09-24
text: Introduced in House