To establish the Office of the Ombudsperson for Immigrant Children in Immigration Custody, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To establish the Office of the Ombudsperson for Immigrant Children in Immigration Custody, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers. The main policy domain is Immigration, Government Operations, Criminal Justice.
Who Benefits and How
immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers 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, immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section H08AC80EA0AFA422387897CB2BC16A257: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protection of Kids in Immigrant Detention Act or PROKID Act.
- Section HAFFF8945354D433CAEC774D6134AF27D: 2. Definitions In this Act: The term Committee means the expert advisory committee established under section 5(a). The term Director means the Director of the...
- Section H1376E8413C41425EBE5EBEFF99947EB8: 3. Office of the Ombudsperson for Immigrant children in Immigration Custody There is established, within the Department of Health and Human Services, an Office...
- Section HEA74CEAA447B4DF09E4F88E700DF2E47: 4. Data collection The Ombudsperson shall regularly review data collected by the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Secretary of Homeland Security...
- Section H24FE4DCB3D7F416B94D412FA339C29E6: 5. Expert advisory committee Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Ombudsperson shall establish an expert advisory committee...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To establish the Office of the Ombudsperson for Immigrant Children in Immigration Custody, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers.
Key Policy Areas
Immigration, Government Operations, Criminal Justice
Primary Purpose
This bill, To establish the Office of the Ombudsperson for Immigrant Children in Immigration Custody, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMs. Jayapal (for herself, Mr. Nadler, Ms. Norton, Ms. Omar, …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "secretary_of_homeland_security"
- → Secretary of Homeland Security
- "secretary_of_health_and_human_services"
- → Secretary of Health and Human Services
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
the Director of the Office of Refugee Resettlement. The term facility— means a location at which 1 or more immigrant children are detained by the Government or held in immigration custody
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