H.R. 5882 · 117th Congress

SHELTER Act of 2021

Introduced on Nov 4, 2021 by David E. Price (D-NC-4). One cosponsor. Latest action (Nov 1, 2022): Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.

Stage
Introduced
Introduced
Nov 4, 2021
Cosponsors
1
1 from the other party
Policy area
Immigration
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  1. Introduced
  2. 2Reported by committee
  3. 3Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to improve the process for awarding grants under section 235 of the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 with respect to opening or funding shelter facilities for unaccompanied alien children, and for other purposes.

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Introduced in House, Nov 4, 2021). Public domain.

Safeguarding Homes by Ensuring Licensing and Transparency with Eligibility Requirements Act of 2021 or the SHELTER Act of 2021

This bill imposes certain requirements on applicants for certain Office of Refugee Resettlement grants to open or fund shelter facilities for unaccompanied alien children.

Specifically an applicant for such a grant must (1) disclose in the application any adverse action (generally an adverse criminal or regulatory action relating to a government contract or the care of children) taken against the applicant in the five-year period before the application, and (2) be licensed under state law to operate the facility in question.

The Department of Health and Human Services must collaborate with state agencies to review state databases for information about adverse actions taken against such applicants.

Sponsor and cosponsors

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David E. PriceD-NC-4Sponsor

Republicans · 1

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  1. Nov 4, 2021Introduced in House
  2. Nov 4, 2021Introduced in House
  3. Nov 4, 2021 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
  4. Nov 1, 2022 · HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.

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