HR5605-118

Introduced

To require U.S. Customs and Border Protection to perform an initial health screening on detainees, and for other purposes.

118th Congress Introduced Sep 20, 2023

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To require U.S. Customs and Border Protection to perform an initial health screening on detainees, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators. The main policy domain is Government Operations, Healthcare, Immigration.

Who Benefits and How

federal agencies and legislative administrators may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section H24A94AF607CA4091A58C534ABA2E9A5C: 1. Short title; table of contents This Act may be cited as the Humanitarian Standards for Individuals in Customs and Border Protection Custody Act. The table...
  • Section H243FE4634DDC4DB8B9D03B45823A3727: 2. Initial health screening protocol The Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (referred to in this Act as the Commissioner), in consultation with...
  • Section HDD6983FE6240404E925AA4E6F6E46375: 3. Water, sanitation, and hygiene The Commissioner shall ensure that detainees have access to— not less than 1 gallon of drinking water per person per day, and...
  • Section HD27B1E32677C4E3E941990F8ADCCE509: 4. Food and nutrition The Commissioner shall ensure that detainees have access to— three meals per day including— in the case of an individual age 12 or older,...
  • Section H1457FB5EA53145AB8010EADE922BE553: 5. Shelter The Commissioner shall ensure that each facility at which a detainee is detained meets the following requirements: Except as provided in paragraph...

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To require U.S. Customs and Border Protection to perform an initial health screening on detainees, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.

Key Policy Areas

Government Operations, Healthcare, Immigration

Primary Purpose

This bill, To require U.S. Customs and Border Protection to perform an initial health screening on detainees, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.

Policy Domains

Government Operations Healthcare Immigration

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • federal agencies and legislative administrators
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Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
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Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Sep 20, 2023

Mr. Ruiz introduced the following bill; which was referred to …

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Government Operations Healthcare Immigration
Actor Mappings
"the_commission"
→ The commission identified in the operative section
"the_administrator"
→ The Administrator identified in the operative section
"secretary_of_homeland_security"
→ Secretary of Homeland Security
"secretary_of_health_and_human_services"
→ Secretary of Health and Human Services

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