Dignity for Detained Immigrants Act
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, Dignity for Detained Immigrants Act, 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 HF1E209DC151D49FCB50B011897EBB491: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Dignity for Detained Immigrants Act.
- Section H4EDEC89874B447D38581B067799DC7EB: 2. Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that detention, even for a short period of time, inflicts severe, irreparable harm on children and should be...
- Section id4079FE67A3A248BF90FA9FC3C84CEA86: 3. Definitions In this Act: The term appropriate committees of Congress means— the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate; the Committee on Homeland Security...
- Section H95C6FDD4E84D461497B61F8911741458: 4. Standards for Department of Homeland Security detention facilities Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary, by...
- Section H6827D87FB05F4682B7C767A45A59E021: 5. Oversight and transparency On a periodic basis, not less frequently than annually, the Inspector General shall conduct an unannounced, in-person inspection...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, Dignity for Detained Immigrants Act, 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, Dignity for Detained Immigrants Act, 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
In CommitteeRead twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced in Senate
Mr. Booker (for himself, Ms. Warren, Mr. Welch, Mr. Markey, …
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?
- "the_commission"
- → The commission 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
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
the death of an alien occurring while the alien is under the supervision of the Department, regardless of— the location of the death
an individual who is established to be a caregiver, parent, or close relative caring for or traveling with a child. The term vulnerable person means an individual who— is younger than 21 years of age or older than 60 years of age
an individual who is established to be a caregiver, parent, or close relative caring for or traveling with a child. The term vulnerable person means an individual who— is younger than 21 years of age or older than 60 years of age
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