,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #fcbf  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #aj1 #bjah,mr4 
,capuano 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,correa1    
,ms4 ,tsongas1 ,mr4 ,keating1 ,ms4      
,clark of ,massachusetts1 ,mr4          
,mc,govern1 and ,ms4 ,meng7 introduced  
the following bill2 which was referred  
to the ,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a 
,,bill  ,to temporarily restrict the    
removal of alien parents separated from 
their children1 and for other purposes4 
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,reunite ,separated ,families   
,act of #bjah4  #b4 ,restriction on     
deporting separated alien parents  7a7  
,in general ,notwithstanding any other  
provision of law or judicial order1 no  
covered alien may be removed from the   
,united ,states during the period       
beginning on the date of the enactment  
of this ,act1 and ending on the date on 
which a ,federal law is enacted         
preventing the separation of aliens     
entering the ,united ,states with a     

child who has not attained #ah years of 
age from such child4  7b7 ,covered alien
 ,the term covered alien means an alien 
who-- 7#a7 entered the ,united ,states  
on or after ,april #f1 #bjah with the   
alien's child who had not attained #ah  
years of age2  7#b7 was separated from  
such child2 and  7#c7 was charged only  
with a misdemeanor offense under section
 #bge7;a7 of the ,immigration and       
,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4         
#acbe7;a774  #c4 ,reuniting families    
7a7 ,in general ,not later than #cj days
 after the date of the enactment of this
 ,act1 the ,secretary of ,homeland      
,security1 in consultation with the     
,secretary of ,health and ,human        
,services and the ,attorney ,general1   
shall reunite each covered alien with   
the covered alien's child1 if both the  
alien and child are physically present  
in the ,united ,states4  7b7 ,expedited 
background checks ,notwithstanding any  
other provision of law1 the ,secretary  
of ,homeland ,security1 in consultation 

with the ,secretary of ,health and      
,human ,services1 and the ,attorney     
,general1 shall expedite any background 
check on a covered alien that is        
otherwise required to reunite the       
covered alien with the covered alien's  
child4  #d4 ,addressing the needs of    
children and families  7a7              
,communication ,the ,secretary of       
,homeland ,security1 in consultation    
with the ,secretary of ,health and      
,human ,services and the ,attorney      
,general1 shall ensure that covered     
aliens and their children from whom they
 have been separated1 are able to       
communicate while detained in the       
,united ,states4  7b7 ,psycho-,social   
needs of children ,the ,secretary of    
,health and ,human ,services1 in        
consultation with the ,secretary of     
,homeland ,security1 in consultation    
with the ,american ,academy of          
,pediatrics and other appropriate       
groups1 shall take measures to address  
the psycho-social needs of children     

separated from their covered alien      
parent4  #e4 ,report to ,congress ,not  
later than #fj days after the date of   
the enactment of this ,act1 the         
,secretary of ,homeland ,security1 in   
consultation with the ,secretary of     
,health and ,human ,services and the    
,attorney ,general1 shall submit to     
,congress a report on--  7#a7 the       
progress made in carrying out the       
requirement under section #c1 including 
the actions taken to carry out such     
requirement2  7#b7 the conditions of the
 detention facilities at which covered  
aliens and their children are housed2   
and  7#c7 the actions taken to carry out
 the requirements under section #d4  #f4
 ,detention of alien families ,a covered
 alien who is reunited with the alien's 
child pursuant to section #c1 who       
remains in detention after being so     
reunited1 shall be detained with the    
alien's child for a period not exceeding
 #bj days4 ,at the conclusion of the    
#bj-;day period1 the covered alien and  

the alien's child shall be released4    
,such release may include conditions to 
ensure the appearance of the covered    
alien at any subsequent required        
immigration reporting and court         
proceedings1 at which the alien shall be
 provided access to counsel4