United States · Bill · S
S. 2256 (116th)
Coordinating Care for Children Affected by Immigration Enforcement Act
Introduced
24 July 2019
Last action
24 July 2019 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Sponsors
Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN], Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV], Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT], Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA], Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA], Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN], Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA], Sen. Harris, Kamala D. [D-CA], Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL], Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR], Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI], Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI], Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD], Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM], Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI], Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA], Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR], Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ], Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ], Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY], Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT]
Subjects
Immigration
Source updated
10 August 2026
Summary
Coordinating Care for Children Affected by Immigration Enforcement Act This bill provides protections for children whose parent or caregiver has been detained for immigration enforcement purposes. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and entities cooperating with DHS on immigration enforcement shall determine as soon as possible whether a detained individual is a parent or caregiver of a child in the United States. Detained parents and caregivers shall (1) have the chance to make at least two phone calls to arrange for child care; and (2) receive contact information for child welfare agencies, family courts, consulates, attorneys, and other relevant entities. DHS shall not transfer the detained individual to another geographical area until child care arrangements have been made, absent extraordinary circumstances. DHS shall (1) permit detained individuals regular contact with their children, and (2) give detained individuals the opportunity to participate in all proceedings impacting custody of their children.
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Timeline
24 July 2019
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
24 July 2019
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 24 July 2019 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Harris, Kamala D. [D-CA] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] · I · Cosponsor
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Related records
- related to → HELP Separated Children Act of 2019
- related to ← HELP Separated Children Act
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/2256
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/s/2256
- us · 116-s-2256 · source updated 10 August 2026