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Protecting Unaccompanied Children Act
Legislative Progress
Introduced
October 25, 2023
Latest Action
October 25, 2023
Primary Sponsor
Richard J. DurbinDemocratic(IL)
Momentum (last 30 days)
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vs 5,649 other S bills in the 118th — cohort avg 33d
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2025 · fourth_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
Government-mandated project labor agreements (PLAs) on federal and federally assisted construction projects. Executive Order 13202: Preservation of Open Competition and Government Neutrality Towards Government Contractors and Labor Relations on Federal and Federally Funded Construction Projects - February 17, 2001. Executive Order 13502: Use of Project Labor Agreement for Federal Construction Projects - February 6, 2009. Proposal to expand Executive Order 13502: Use of Project Labor Agreements on Federal Construction Projects - February 6, 2009. Executive Order 14063: Use of Project Labor Agreements for Federal Construction Projects. FAR Council (Reg.) Title: Federal Acquisition Regulation: Use of Project Labor Agreements for Federal Construction Projects (RIN: 9000-AO40). DOL-OSHA (Reg.) Title: Heat Injury and Illness Prevention in Outdoor and Indoor Work Setting (RIN: 1218-AD39). DOL-WHD Reg (Title): Employee or Independent Contractor Classification Under the Fair Labor Standards Act (RIN: 1235-AA43). DOL-WHD (Reg.) Title: Independent Contractor Status Under the Fair Labor Standards Act (RIN 1235-AA34). DOL-WHD (Reg.) Title: Defining and Delimiting the Exemptions for Executive, Administrative, Professional, Outside Sales, and Computer Employees (RIN: 1235-AA39). DOL-WHD (Reg.) Title: Defining and Delimiting the Exemptions for Executive, Administrative, Professional, Outside Sales and Computer Employees (RIN: 1235-AA20). Inflation Reduction Act Prevailing Wage and Apprenticeship Regulations. Davis-Bacon Act. Apprenticeship Programs, generally. Apprenticeship Requirements on Federal Contracts. Workforce development, generally. Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces/Blacklisting policies. Fair Labor Standards Act. National Labor Relations Act. OSHA compliance and enforcement, generally. Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act reauthorization, generally. Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, generally. NLRB members recusal obligations. DOL-OSHA (Reg.) Title: Worker Walkaround Designation Process (RIN: 1218-AD45). DOL-WHD (Reg.) Title: Updating the Davis-Bacon and Related Acts Regulations (RIN: 1235-AA40) Sen. Josh Hawley labor policy framework, generally and workplace safety provisions. H.R. 5408/S. 844: the Faster Labor Contracts Act. H.R. 2126/S. 1064: the Fair and Open Competition Act of 2025. H.R. 20/S. 852: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025. H.R. 1232/S. 533: National Right-to-Work Act. H.R. 1319: the Modern Worker Empowerment Act. H.R. 1320: the Modern Worker Security Act. H.R. 2299: Ensuring Workers Get PAID Act of 2025. H.R. 4154: Employee Rights Act. H.R. 2572: the Worker Enfranchisement Act. H.R. 2952: Start Applying Labor Transparency Act. Office of Management and Budget Memorandum M-25-29: Use of Project Labor Agreements on Federal Construction Projects, Amendments to OMB-Memorandum M-24-06. U.S. Department of Justice Anticompetitive Regulations Task Force (Docket No. ATR-2025-0001). Executive Order 14219, Ensuring Lawful Governance and Implementing the Presidents Department of Government Efficiency Deregulatory Initiative. OMBs Request for Information: Deregulation (90 Federal Register 15481). Executive Order 14278, Preparing Americans for High-Paying Skilled Trade Jobs of the Future. H.R. 4366: the Save Local Business Act. National Labor Relations Board General Counsel nominee, Crystal Carey. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission member nominee, Brittany Panuccio. National Labor Relations Board member nominee, Scott Mayer. National Labor Relations Board member nominee, James Murphy. H.R. 2844: the Michael Enzi Voluntary Protection Program Act. DOL (Reg.) Title: Prohibiting Illegal Discrimination in Registered Apprenticeship Programs (RIN 1205-AC21). H.R. 4896/S. 2613: the Warehouse Worker Protection Act. S. 3117: Worker RESULTS Act. S. 3116: Fairness in Filing Act. S. 3114: Union Members Right to Know Act. S. 3115: NLRB Stability Act. S. 3124: Protection on the Picket Line Act. S. 3128: Worker Privacy Act. S. 3092: Affordable Housing Expansion Act. H.R. 6413: Workforce Flexibility Act. S.Res. 532: An executive resolution authorizing the en bloc consideration in Executive Session of certain nominations on the Executive Calendar. 118th Congress: H.R. 1209/S. 537: the Fair and Open Competition Act. H.R. 20/S. 567: the Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2023. H.R. 2700/S. 1201: the Employee Rights Act. S. 4260: Warehouse Worker Protection Act. H.R. 6655: A Stronger Workforce for America Act. H.R. 1180/S. 801: the Working Families Flexibility Act of 2017.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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Client expense: $700,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
2023 · fourth_quarter · Immigration
H.R. 5860, Continuing Appropriations Act, 2024 and Other Extensions Act H.R. 5525, Continuing Appropriations and Border Security Enhancement Act, 2024 H.R. 2/S. 2824, Secure the Border Act of 2023 S. 3065, Fair Day in Court for Kids Act of 2023 S. 3128, Protecting Unaccompanied Children Act (issues related to specialized childrens dockets) H.R. 6145/S. 3178, Immigration Court Efficiency and Children's Court Act of 2023 H.R. 5856, Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act of 2023 H.R. 3599, DIGNIDAD (Dignity) Act of 2023 (issues related to legal and social services for unaccompanied children) H.R. 5283, Protecting our Communities from Failure to Secure the Border Act of 2023 S. 3409/ H.R. 4972, End Solitary Confinement Act S. 2624, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024 (issues related to the Unaccompanied Children Foundational Rule) S. 3323, PROKID Act Issues related to the ORR foundational rule and supplemental funding package Issues related to DACA and ACA eligibility Issues related to the issuance of an interim final rule extending 540-day automatic work authorization Issues related to border restrictions on unaccompanied children Issues related to new guidance from EOIR on children's cases Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Unaccompanied Children Program Foundational Rule, RIN 0970-AC93 (88 Fed. Reg. 68908) Release of Unaccompanied Children From Office of Refugee Resettlement Custody (Office of Management and Budget #0970-0552) (88 Fed. Reg. 52167) Appellate Procedures and Decisional Finality in Immigration Proceedings; Administrative Closure (EOIR Rule) Issues related to refugees, Safe Mobility Offices, and migration management Issues related to licensed child welfare professionals at the border Issues related to language and education access for unaccompanied children Issues related to co-location of ORR personnel and strengthening pediatric expertise at border facilities Issues related to labor exploitation of unaccompanied children Issues related to the Central American Minors Program CMS 9894-P: Clarifying Eligibility for a Qualified Health Plan Through an Exchange, Advance Payments of the Premium Tax Credit, Cost-Sharing Reductions, a Basic Health Program, and for Some Medicaid and Childrens Health Insurance Programs, RIN 0938-AV23, 88 Fed. Reg. 25313 Appellate Procedures and Decisional Finality in Immigration Proceedings; Administrative Closure, 88 Fed. Reg. 62242. Issues related to legal and social services for unaccompanied children
Client expense: $130,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), White House Office
2023 · fourth_quarter · Immigration
Appropriations work regarding the reception, care, and safe reunification of unaccompanied children in the U.S.; preparation for and meetings with House and Senate staff relating to negotiations on White House supplemental spending request; prep for Congressional briefing for solutions for asylum seekers; consulting on immigration legislation not yet introduced; meetings with DHS Customs and Border Protection officials regarding care in custody; DHS officials regarding asylum policy and processing practices; material development and meetings on prevention of sexual assault and exploitation of unaccompanied children in USG custody; preparatory work on rules regarding the care and placement standards for unaccompanied children; material development and meetings regarding the prevention of child labor exploitation; legislative outreach on legislation regarding the care of unaccompanied children (Senate S.3128 - Protecting Unaccompanied Children Act); meetings with local DHS Office of Field Operations officials in California, focused on processing of asylum seekers; preparation and meetings with DHS Civil Rights and Civil Liberties and Office of the Chief Medical Officer officials following California trip; preparation for and meetings with White House, NSC, DPC, DHS, ICE, CBP, USCIS and Executive Branch officials related to policies on asylum, case management and alternatives to detention, reception of migrants and people seeking asylum in the interior, family separation and reunification, and the border. Legislation: Senate S.3128 - Protecting Unaccompanied Children Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Administration for Children & Families (ACF), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Security Council (NSC), SENATE
| Democratic |
| CA |
| Mazie K. Hirono | Democratic | HI |
| Peter Welch | Democratic | VT |
| Richard Blumenthal | Democratic | CT |
| Robert Menendez | Democratic | NJ |
| Sheldon Whitehouse | Democratic | RI |