Migrant Resettlement Transparency Act

Migrant Resettlement Transparency Act

This bill requires the federal government to, before resettling, transporting, or relocating any aliens not in detention, consult with the affected state and local governments.

Specifically, the department taking the action, either the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) or the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), must consult with the affected state and local governments at least three days before the action.

HHS and DHS must also submit to Congress monthly state-specific reports about such actions.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1865 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1865

  To require advance consultation with State and local officials and 
monthly reports to Congress regarding the resettlement, transportation, 
             and relocation of aliens in the United States.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 26, 2021

 Mr. Hagerty (for himself and Mrs. Blackburn) introduced the following 
    bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the 
                               Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
  To require advance consultation with State and local officials and 
monthly reports to Congress regarding the resettlement, transportation, 
             and relocation of aliens in the United States.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Migrant Resettlement Transparency 
Act''.

SEC. 2. ADVANCE CONSULTATION WITH STATE AND LOCAL OFFICIALS AND MONTHLY 
              REPORTS TO CONGRESS REGARDING THE RESETTLEMENT, 
              TRANSPORTATION, AND RELOCATION OF ALIENS IN THE UNITED 
              STATES.

    (a) Consultation Requirement.--Not later than 3 business days 
before any resettlement, transportation, or relocation of non-detained 
aliens in the United States that is directed, administered, or funded 
by the Federal Government, the Secretary of Health and Human Services 
(in the case of minors) or the Secretary of Homeland Security (in the 
case of adults), as appropriate, shall consult with the governors and 
municipal chief executives of the directly affected States and local 
jurisdictions regarding the proposed resettlement, transportation, or 
relocation.
    (b) Reports Required.--Not later than 7 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, and monthly thereafter, the Secretary of Health 
and Human Services and the Secretary of Homeland Security, in 
consultation with other appropriate Federal officials, shall--
            (1) submit a State-specific report regarding the 
        resettlement, transportation, or relocation of non-detained 
        aliens in the United States during the previous month that was 
        directed, administered, or funded by the Federal Government or 
        that involved aliens subject to the U.S. Immigration and 
        Customs Enforcement's Alternatives to Detention program that 
        contains the information described in subsection (c) to--
                    (A) the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate;
                    (B) the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate;
                    (C) the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of 
                Representatives;
                    (D) the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
                Representatives; and
                    (E) the governor of each of the affected States; 
                and
            (2) make the report described in paragraph (1) available on 
        a publicly accessible website.
    (c) Contents.--Each report under subsection (b) shall contain, with 
respect to each State--
            (1) the number of aliens resettled, transported, or 
        relocated during the previous month and the current calendar 
        year, disaggregated by--
                    (A) the numbers of single adults, members of family 
                units, and minors;
                    (B) age;
                    (C) sex; and
                    (D) country of origin;
            (2) the methods used to determine the ages of such aliens;
            (3) the methods used to verify the familial status of such 
        aliens;
            (4) the types of settings in which such aliens are being 
        resettled, transported, or relocated, which may be aggregated 
        by the general type of setting;
            (5) a summary of the educational or occupational resources 
        or assistance provided to such aliens;
            (6) whether such aliens are granted permits to work and how 
        any such aliens without a work permit will financially support 
        themselves;
            (7) the amounts and types of Federal resources spent on 
        alien resettlement, transportation, or relocation; and
            (8) whether the aliens are being resettled, transported, or 
        relocated on a temporary or permanent basis, disaggregated by--
                    (A) the numbers of single adults, members of family 
                units, and minors;
                    (B) age;
                    (C) sex; and
                    (D) country of origin.
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