House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Ensuring United Families at the Border Act
Official title: To amend the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 to clarify the standards for family detention, and for other purposes.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedJan 3, 2025
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- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
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- Became law—
Latest action: Jan 3, 2025 — Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 61.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. BIGGS of Arizona, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 1, January 3, 2025, Page H37):Artcile 1, Section 8 The single subject of this legislation is: To amend the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 to clarify the standards for family detention.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record January 3, 2025 ↗
Evidence
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- 202 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 61, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/61
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- October 2, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- October 3, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
3 cosponsors — 3 Republicans
0 of 3 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Eric Burlison (R-MO), Elijah Crane (R-AZ), Troy Nehls (R-TX).
More from the sponsor
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Related bills
- H.R. 116 (119th) Stopping Border Surges ActRelated bill
- H.R. 9199 (119th) Permanent Trump Secure Border ActRelated bill
Relationships as recorded by Congress.gov.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Oct 3, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.