Children’s Safe Welcome Act of 2022
Summary
Children's Safe Welcome Act of 2022 This bill imposes requirements related to the treatment of noncitizen children detained in immigration custody. For example, the bill (1) prohibits an accompanied noncitizen child from being separated from a parent or legal guardian while in immigration custody, except in certain situations; (2) requires each child in immigration custody to receive a legal orientation presentation and have access to legal counsel and child advocates; and (3) requires each unaccompanied noncitizen child in Department of Health and Human Services custody to be placed in the least restrictive setting that most approximates a family and in which any special needs may be met.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jul 2022
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Jul 13, 2022
Last action Jul 13, 2022
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Full legislative history
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Total actions
2
Key actions
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Committee
1
Jul 13, 2022
Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
upper
Jul 13, 2022
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 17 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Jeff Merkley
DDemocratic
Co
Alex Padilla
DDemocratic
Co
Amy Klobuchar
DDemocratic
Co
Bernard Sanders
IIndependent
Co
Brian Schatz
DDemocratic
Co
Dianne Feinstein
DDemocratic
Co
Edward J. Markey
DDemocratic
Co
Elizabeth Warren
DDemocratic
Co
Jacky Rosen
DDemocratic
Co
Kirsten E. Gillibrand
DDemocratic
Co
Mazie K. Hirono
DDemocratic
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