To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to require a DNA test to determine the familial relationship between an alien and an accompanying minor.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to require a DNA test to determine the familial relationship between an alien and an accompanying minor., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers. The main policy domain is Immigration, Criminal Justice, Government Operations.
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 id4f9ffa232f8c4278a336e048469a62ce: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the End Child Trafficking Now Act.
- Section H84FDBFADC7784F72810C489DBE684D60: 2. DNA Testing Chapter 2 of title II of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1181 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 211 the following:...
- Section H8876A812CAAE47F2BBA9CAF6E516C89E: 211A. Familial relationship documentary requirements Except as provided in subsection (b), an alien who has attained 18 years of age may not be admitted into...
- Section H8FF278AF776040D89FA139ABE40BF0A3: 3. Criminalizing recycling of minors Chapter 69 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: Any person 18 years of age or...
- Section HA5AAD93A2DE744038AA94C23A62282CA: 1430. Recycling of minors Any person 18 years of age or older who knowingly uses, for the purpose of entering the United States, a minor to whom the individual...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to require a DNA test to determine the familial relationship between an alien and an accompanying minor., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers.
Key Policy Areas
Immigration, Criminal Justice, Government Operations
Primary Purpose
This bill, To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to require a DNA test to determine the familial relationship between an alien and an accompanying minor., 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
IntroducedMrs. Blackburn (for herself, Mr. Cassidy, Mr. Cruz, Mr. Daines, …
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?
- "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
an alien who has not attained 18 years of age.(2)RecyclingThe term recycling means that a minor is being used to enter the United States on more than 1 occasion by an alien who has attained 18 years of age and is not the relative or the guardian of such minor
an alien who has not attained 18 years of age. The term recycling means that a minor is being used to enter the United States on more than 1 occasion by an alien who has attained 18 years of age and is not the relative or the guardian of such minor
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