Protecting UACs Through Enhanced Sponsor Vetting Act of 2021

Summary

Protecting UACs Through Enhanced Sponsor Vetting Act of 2021 This bill requires the Office of Refugee Resettlement within the Department of Health and Human Services to take additional actions when placing an unaccompanied alien child in the custody of a sponsor. Before placing such a child with a sponsor and again when a placement decision has been made, the office must notify the governments of the state and the locality in which the prospective or selected sponsor resides. When making determinations concerning the placement of such a child with a sponsor, the office must (1) include the Federal Bureau of Investigation and appropriate state and local law enforcement in its consultations, (2) ensure that the child is protected from designated transnational criminal organizations, (3) conduct a thorough background check of each prospective sponsor using the Next Generation Identification System, and (4) share with the Terrorist Screening Center any information establishing the child's or sponsor's affiliation with a designated transnational criminal organization.

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Timeline

1. 25 May 2021

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 25 May 2021

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 25 May 2021

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 1 November 2022

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

   Source: Committee

Votes

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 25 May 2021 · Official file

Documents

3 official files

• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 25 May 2021

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 25 May 2021

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 25 May 2021

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Sponsors

• Rep. Garbarino, Andrew R. [R-NY-2] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10] · R · Sponsor
• Clay Higgins · R · Sponsor
• Scott Perry · R · Cosponsor
• · hsju00 · Standing

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