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US HR3731

US HR3731
Strategic and Humane Southern Border Migrant Response Act


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Introduced
07/11/2019
In Committee
07/30/2019
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

116th Congress

Bill Summary

A BILL To respond to the Northern Triangle migrant surge at the southern border in a strategic and humane manner, and for other purposes. 1

AI Summary

This bill, called the Strategic and Humane Southern Border Migrant Response Act, aims to respond to the increase in migrant families and unaccompanied children from the Northern Triangle countries (El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras) crossing the U.S. southern border. Key provisions include: requiring the President to develop a strategic response plan to ensure timely and humane processing of migrants, establishing a Department of Homeland Security joint task force to manage the migrant surge, setting standards for humanitarian conditions in short-term detention, terminating the Migrant Protection Protocols and metering policies, expanding alternatives to detention programs, increasing U.S. Customs and Border Protection staffing, strengthening refugee processing in the Northern Triangle and Mexico, and combating human smuggling and trafficking. The bill also mandates audits, inspections, and Congressional access to monitor conditions at border facilities.

Committee Categories

Justice

Sponsors (23)

Last Action

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship. (on 07/30/2019)

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