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US HR3239Humanitarian Standards for Individuals in Customs and Border Protection Custody Act
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Introduced
06/11/2019
06/11/2019
In Committee
07/17/2019
07/17/2019
Crossed Over
07/25/2019
07/25/2019
Passed
Dead
12/31/2020
12/31/2020
Introduced Session
116th Congress
Bill Summary
Humanitarian Standards for Individuals in Customs and Border Protection Custody Act Humanitarian Standards for Individuals in Customs and Border Protection Custody Act This bill imposes requirements and standards related to the care of aliens in U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) custody. CBP shall conduct an initial health screening of each alien in custody to identify those with acute conditions and high-risk vulnerabilities and to provide appropriate healthcare. CBP shall conduct the screening within 12 hours of each alien's arrival at a CBP facility, and within 6 hours for certain priority individuals such as children, pregnant women, and those with disabilities. The bill imposes various requirements related to the services, personnel, and infrastructure for providing such screenings, such as providing interpreters, chaperones, and mental health treatment when necessary. CBP shall ensure detainees have access to drinking water, toilets, sanitation facilities, hygiene products, food, and shelter. The bill imposes certain standards relating to such requirements, such as the minimum amount of drinking water for each detainee and the acceptable temperature range of the shelters. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shall enter into memoranda of understanding with various emergency government relief agencies to address instances when surge capacity is necessary. The Inspector General of DHS shall conduct unannounced inspections of ports of entry, border patrol stations, and detention facilities and report the results to Congress. The Government Accountability Office shall assess CBP's management of such facilities, whether CBP and DHS processes are in compliance with this bill's requirements, and the behavior of CBP personnel in carrying out this bill. DHS shall publicly release on its website, on a quarterly basis, aggregate data on complaints of sexual abuse at CBP facilities.
AI Summary
This bill imposes requirements and standards related to the care of individuals in U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) custody. It requires CBP to conduct initial health screenings of each individual within 12 hours (or 6 hours for certain priority individuals) to identify acute conditions and high-risk vulnerabilities, and to provide appropriate healthcare. The bill also sets standards for access to water, sanitation, hygiene, food, and shelter, and requires CBP to coordinate with other agencies to address surge capacity. It mandates training for CBP personnel, oversight through inspections and reports, and public reporting of data on sexual abuse complaints at CBP facilities.
Committee Categories
Justice, Military Affairs and Security
Sponsors (161)
Raul Ruiz (D)*,
Pete Aguilar (D),
Nanette Barragán (D),
Karen Bass (D),
Joyce Beatty (D),
Ami Bera (D),
Don Beyer (D),
Earl Blumenauer (D),
Lisa Blunt Rochester (D),
Brendan Boyle (D),
Anthony Brown (D),
Julia Brownley (D),
Cheri Bustos (D),
Salud Carbajal (D),
Tony Cárdenas (D),
Ed Case (D),
Sean Casten (D),
Kathy Castor (D),
Joaquin Castro (D),
Judy Chu (D),
David Cicilline (D),
Gil Cisneros (D),
Katherine Clark (D),
Yvette Clarke (D),
Emanuel Cleaver (D),
Steve Cohen (D),
Gerry Connolly (D),
Jim Cooper (D),
Lou Correa (D),
Jim Costa (D),
Joe Courtney (D),
TJ Cox (D),
Charlie Crist (D),
Elijah Cummings (D),
Sharice Davids (D),
Susan Davis (D),
Madeleine Dean (D),
Peter DeFazio (D),
Diana DeGette (D),
Rosa DeLauro (D),
Suzan DelBene (D),
Theodore Deutch (D),
Debbie Dingell (D),
Michael Doyle (D),
Eliot Engel (D),
Veronica Escobar (D),
Anna Eshoo (D),
Adriano Espaillat (D),
Dwight Evans (D),
Lizzie Fletcher (D),
Ruben Gallego (D),
John Garamendi (D),
Sylvia Garcia (D),
Chuy García (D),
Jimmy Gomez (D),
Vicente Gonzalez (D),
Al Green (D),
Raúl Grijalva (D),
Debra Haaland (D),
Josh Harder (D),
Denny Heck (D),
Brian Higgins (D),
Katie Hill (D),
Jim Himes (D),
Chrissy Houlahan (D),
Sheila Jackson-Lee (D),
Pramila Jayapal (D),
Hakeem Jeffries (D),
Marcy Kaptur (D),
Bill Keating (D),
Robin Kelly (D),
Joseph Kennedy (D),
Ro Khanna (D),
Dan Kildee (D),
Derek Kilmer (D),
Ron Kind (D),
Ann Kirkpatrick (D),
Raja Krishnamoorthi (D),
Ann Kuster (D),
Rick Larsen (D),
John Larson (D),
Al Lawson (D),
Barbara Lee (D),
Andy Levin (D),
Mike Levin (D),
Ted Lieu (D),
Zoe Lofgren (D),
Alan Lowenthal (D),
Nita Lowey (D),
Ben Ray Luján (D),
Tom Malinowski (D),
Sean Maloney (D),
Doris Matsui (D),
Lucy McBath (D),
Betty McCollum (D),
Jim McGovern (D),
Jerry McNerney (D),
Gregory Meeks (D),
Grace Meng (D),
Gwen Moore (D),
Seth Moulton (D),
Debbie Mucarsel-Powell (D),
Jerry Nadler (D),
Grace Napolitano (D),
Richard Neal (D),
Joe Neguse (D),
Donald Norcross (D),
Eleanor Holmes Norton (D),
Tom O'Halleran (D),
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D),
Ilhan Omar (D),
Jimmy Panetta (D),
Chris Pappas (D),
Donald Payne (D),
Ed Perlmutter (D),
Scott Peters (D),
Collin Peterson (D),
Chellie Pingree (D),
Mark Pocan (D),
Mike Quigley (D),
Jamie Raskin (D),
Kathleen Rice (D),
Cedric Richmond (D),
Harley Rouda (D),
Lucille Roybal-Allard (D),
Bobby Rush (D),
Linda Sánchez (D),
John Sarbanes (D),
Mary Gay Scanlon (D),
Jan Schakowsky (D),
Kurt Schrader (D),
Kim Schrier (D),
Terri Sewell (D),
Donna Shalala (D),
Albio Sires (D),
Adam Smith (D),
Darren Soto (D),
Jackie Speier (D),
Greg Stanton (D),
Haley Stevens (D),
Tom Suozzi (D),
Eric Swalwell (D),
Mark Takano (D),
Bennie Thompson (D),
Mike Thompson (D),
Dina Titus (D),
Rashida Tlaib (D),
Paul Tonko (D),
Norma Torres (D),
Xochitl Torres Small (D),
Lori Trahan (D),
David Trone (D),
Juan Vargas (D),
Marc Veasey (D),
Filemón Vela (D),
Nydia Velázquez (D),
Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D),
Bonnie Watson Coleman (D),
Peter Welch (D),
Jennifer Wexton (D),
Frederica Wilson (D),
Last Action
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (on 07/25/2019)
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