H.R. 532: Alternatives to Detention Act of 2019

116th Congress · introduced 2019-01-14 · Immigration · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.

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Where it came from: introduced 2019-01-14 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Brown, Anthony G. [D-MD-4] · what a sponsor is
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Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Alternatives to Detention Act of 2019

Plain summary

Alternatives to Detention Act of 2019 This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to establish programs for providing alternatives to detaining individuals under the immigration laws, including community-based supervision and community support programs. DHS may not detain and must place in an alternative detention program individuals deemed members of a vulnerable population (e.g., asylum seekers, pregnant or nursing women, or crime victims), a parent of a child under age 18, or a caregiver. DHS shall not use alternative detention programs for (1) aliens subject to mandatory detention, or (2) aliens where release on bond or recognizance is deemed to be sufficient. DHS shall establish the position of Coordinator of Alternatives to Detention and Family Reunification to coordinate the use of alternative detention programs and to reunify parents with children separated from them. Executive departments shall cooperate with the coordinator to the greatest extent practicable to facilitate the performance of the coordinator's mission.

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Official text

Alternatives to Detention Act of 2019

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Brown, Anthony G. [D-MD-4] · 49 cosponsors

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Pete Aguilar (D-CA), Salud O. Carbajal (D-CA), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), Jimmy Gomez (D-CA), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Mark Takano (D-CA), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ), Ilhan Omar (D-MN), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Darren Soto (D-FL), Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. (D-CA), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Sylvia R. Garcia (D-TX), Marc A. Veasey (D-TX), Linda T. Sánchez (D-CA), André Carson (D-IN), Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), Al Green (D-TX), Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), James E. Clyburn (D-SC), Ro Khanna (D-CA), Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Jesús G. "Chuy" García (D-IL), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Jahana Hayes (D-CT)

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
Congress.gov
Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-116hr532.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/116/hr>

Record fed-us-cong116-hr532 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116