Protecting Flores Agreement Act

Bill: 116-hr-4394
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-41]
Introduced: 2019-09-18
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Border security and unlawful immigration

Child care and development

Child safety and welfare

Detention of persons

Executive agency funding and structure

Immigrant health and welfare

Immigration status and procedures

Supreme Court
Latest action: action_date: 2019-10-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-09-18
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Protecting Flores Agreement Act</strong></p> <p>This bill prohibits federal funds from being used to violate a 1997 agreement, which is commonly known as the Flores settlement agreement and imposes requirements related to the treatment of detained alien minors. </p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4394 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 18, 2019 Mr. Takano (for himself, Mr. Suozzi , Ms. Velázquez , Ms. Norton , Mr. Engel , Mr. Meeks , Ms. Mucarsel-Powell , Mr. Serrano , Mr. Correa , Ms. Pingree , Mr. García of Illinois , Mr. Vargas , Ms. Judy Chu of California , Ms. Sánchez , and Mr. Soto ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To prohibit Federal funds from being used to violate the terms of the Flores settlement agreement, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting Flores Agreement Act . 2. Flores settlement agreement No Federal funds may be used to violate the terms of the stipulated settlement agreement filed on January 17, 1997, in the United States District Court for the Central District of California in Flores v. Reno, CV 85–4544–RJK, (commonly known as the “Flores settlement agreement”).