# 114-hr-3605: Protect Family Values at the Border Act

114-hr-3605, Protect Family Values at the Border Act, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40] (D-CA); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-3605
- Congress: 114
- Title: Protect Family Values at the Border Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security.
- Introduced: 2015-09-24
- Sponsor: Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Immigration
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Protect Family Values at the Border Act Directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to: (1) consider safety and family concerns in any action related to the repatriation or prosecution of individuals apprehended for immigration violations, and (2) provide related training for U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and cooperating entity personnel. Directs DHS, with certain exceptions, to submit to Congress every 180 days written certification that DHS has deported or otherwise removed an apprehended individual from the United States through an entry or exit point on the southern border only during daylight hours. Directs DHS to promulgate regulations establishing short-term custody standards providing for basic minimums of care at all CBP facilities holding individuals in CBP custody.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Rep. O'Rourke, Beto [D-TX-16] (D-TX), 2015-12-18T00:00:00.000Z
- LUIS GUTIERREZ (D-IL), 2016-11-14T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 114-hr-6340: Presidential Accountability Act
- 114-hr-6097: Immigration Courts Bail Reform Act
- 114-hr-5851: Refugee Protection Act of 2016
- 114-hr-5373: LGBT Data Inclusion Act
- 114-hr-5292: Air Traffic Controller Hiring Improvement Act of 2016
- 114-hr-5207: Freedom of Religion Act of 2016

## Sources
- [114-hr-3605 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/3605)

## Related
- [114-hr-6340: Presidential Accountability Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6340)
- [114-hr-6097: Immigration Courts Bail Reform Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6097)
- [114-hr-5851: Refugee Protection Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5851)
- [114-hr-5373: LGBT Data Inclusion Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5373)
- [114-hr-5292: Air Traffic Controller Hiring Improvement Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5292)
- [114-hr-5207: Freedom of Religion Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5207)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-3605 (as of 2025-11-18).