H.R. 2580: Ensuring United Families at the Border Act

118th Congress · introduced 2023-04-13 · Immigration · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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Where it came from: introduced 2023-04-13 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
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Official title

Ensuring United Families at the Border Act

Plain summary

Ensuring United Families at the Border Act This bill addresses the treatment of children who are non-U.S. nationals ( aliens under federal law), including by statutorily establishing that there is no presumption that such a child (other than an unaccompanied child) should not be detained for immigration purposes. Specifically, the bill states that the detention of such minors shall be governed by specified sections of the Immigration and Nationality Act and not any other provision of law, judicial ruling, or settlement agreement. (A 1997 settlement agreement, commonly known as the Flores agreement, imposes requirements relating to the treatment of detained alien minors, including requiring such minors to be released or placed in a nonsecure facility after a certain amount of time in detention.) If an adult enters the United States unlawfully with their child, DHS must detain the adult and child together if the only criminal charge against the adult is a misdemeanor for unlawful entry. This bill also prohibits states from imposing licensing requirements on immigration detention facilities used to detain minors or families with minors.

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Ensuring United Families at the Border Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5] · 11 cosponsors

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Paul A. Gosar (R-AZ), Russell Fry (R-SC), Chip Roy (R-TX), Elijah Crane (R-AZ), Troy E. Nehls (R-TX), Lauren Boebert (R-CO), Eric Burlison (R-MO), Randy K. Weber, Sr. (R-TX), Brian Babin (R-TX)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5] reported raising $28,246 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-118hr2580.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/118/hr>

Record fed-us-cong118-hr2580 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong118 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong118