PARENT Act of 2022
Summary
Protecting an Alien child's Reasonable Expectation of No Trafficking Act of 2022 or the PARENT Act of 2022 This bill requires U.S. Customs and Border Protection to transfer custody of an unaccompanied alien child only to the Department of Health and Human Services or the child's parent or legal guardian.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jul 2022
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Jul 26, 2022
Last action Nov 1, 2022
Floor votes
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
3
Key actions
0
Committee
2
Nov 1, 2022
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
lower
Jul 26, 2022
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
lower
Jul 26, 2022
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 11 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Michael C. Burgess
RRepublican
Co
Brian Babin
RRepublican
Co
Christopher H. Smith
RRepublican
Co
Dan Crenshaw
RRepublican
Co
Daniel Meuser
RRepublican
Co
Jake Ellzey
RRepublican
Co
John H. Rutherford
RRepublican
Co
Markwayne Mullin
RRepublican
Co
Mayra Flores
RRepublican
Co
Randy K. Weber, Sr.
RRepublican
Co
Roger Williams
RRepublican
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