A bill to limit the use of funds for entities that care for unaccompanied alien children and have been identified as engaging in misconduct toward children.
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Latest Action · September 17, 2024
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
This bill would prohibit the federal government from spending money on contracts, grants, or agreements with organizations that care for unaccompanied immigrant children if those organizations have been identified by the Department of Justice as engaging in child abuse, sexual harassment, or other misconduct toward the children in their care. The restriction would apply to fiscal year 2025 funding for the Department of Health and Human Services and would remain in effect unless the Attorney General certifies to Congress that the identified organization has corrected the problems that led to the misconduct findings. The bill essentially creates a financial penalty for care providers with documented misconduct issues, preventing them from receiving federal dollars while giving them a pathway to regain eligibility if they address the underlying problems. The legislation was introduced in September 2024 by Senators Grassley and Cassidy and referred to the Senate Judiciary Committee. No specific funding amounts are mentioned in the bill, as it operates by blocking the use of existing appropriated funds rather than allocating new money.
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