HB1537: PARENT Act of 2023 Protecting an Alien child’s Reasonable Expectation of No Trafficking Act of 2023
- 1Introduced (current step)
- 2Passed One Chamber
- 3Passed Both Chambers
- 4Became Law
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Summary
To amend the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2008 to transfer the custody of an unaccompanied alien child to the Secretary of Health and Human Services or such child's parent or legal guardian.
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Michael Burgess
Primary SponsorCo-sponsors (6)
Jake Ellzey
Christopher Smith
Randy Weber
Dan Crenshaw
Anna Luna