Search Results: keywords:"zero-tolerance policy"

  • H. R. 9681 — To amend title 5, United States Code, to establish a priority for accommodation in places with policies relating to severe forms of human trafficking, and for other purposes.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:2,352

    The HOTEL Act of 2024 aims to prioritize the use of hotels and accommodations that have policies against human trafficking for government lodging needs in the United States. It requires such accommodations to implement zero-tolerance anti-trafficking policies, train employees...

    Simple Explanation

    The HOTEL Act of 2024 is like a rule telling the government to pick hotels that promise to stop bad things like human trafficking when they book rooms. It also wants these hotels to teach their workers how to spot and report such bad things.

  • S. 5587 — To establish in the Department of Homeland Security the Task Force on the Reunification of Families, and for other purposes.
    Status:Introduced in Senate
    Words:833

    S. 5587 proposes the creation of a Task Force on the Reunification of Families within the Department of Homeland Security. This task force is tasked with identifying children who were separated from their families at the U.S.-Mexico border between January 2017 and January...

    Simple Explanation

    The bill wants to make a special group within the Department of Homeland Security, called a Task Force, to help find children who got separated from their families at the border and bring them back together. They plan to finish their work by the year 2039 or as soon as all the kids are back with their families.

  • H. R. 10504 — To establish in the Department of Homeland Security the Task Force on the Reunification of Families, and for other purposes.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:939

    H.R. 10504 aims to create a Task Force on the Reunification of Families within the Department of Homeland Security. This task force will work to reunite children who were separated from their parents or guardians at the U.S.-Mexico border due to the Zero-Tolerance Policy. It...

    Simple Explanation

    H.R. 10504 wants to make sure children who got separated from their families at the border because of a specific rule will be brought back together safely, with help from a special group that focuses on reuniting them and giving them extra care if needed.