A bill to amend the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 to protect alien minors and to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to end abuse of the asylum system and establish refugee application and processing centers outside the United States, and for other purposes.
The bill’s titles are written by its sponsor.
Sponsor and status
116th Congress (2019–2021)
This bill was introduced on August 1, 2019, in a previous session of Congress, but it did not receive a vote.
Although this bill was not enacted, its provisions could have become law by being included in another bill. It is common for legislative text to be introduced concurrently in multiple bills (called companion bills), re-introduced in subsequent sessions of Congress in new bills, or added to larger bills (sometimes called omnibus bills).
1 Cosponsor (1 Republican)
Position statements
What legislators are saying
“Feinstein to Graham: Reconsider Decision to Disregard Committee Rules”
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Sen. Dianne Feinstein [D-CA]
on Jul 26, 2019
“Rep. Black Blasts Obama Administration Directive on School Bathrooms”
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Rep. Diane Black [R-TN6, 2011-2018]
on May 13, 2016
History
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May 15, 2019
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Introduced
Bills and resolutions are referred to committees which debate the bill before possibly sending it on to the whole chamber. |
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Jun 11, 2019
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Considered by Senate Committee on the Judiciary
A committee held a hearing or business meeting about the bill.
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Jun 13, 2019
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Considered by Senate Committee on the Judiciary
A committee held a hearing or business meeting about the bill.
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Jul 25, 2019
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Considered by Senate Committee on the Judiciary
A committee held a hearing or business meeting about the bill.
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Aug 1, 2019
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Ordered Reported
A committee has voted to issue a report to the full chamber recommending that the bill be considered further. Only about 1 in 4 bills are reported out of committee. |
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Mar 24, 2021
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Reintroduced Bill —
Introduced
This activity took place on a related bill, S. 959 (117th). |
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Feb 14, 2023
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Reintroduced Bill —
Introduced
This activity took place on a related bill, S. 425. |
S. 1494 (116th) was a bill in the United States Congress.
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This bill was introduced in the 116th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 2019 to Jan 3, 2021. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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