# 115-hr-5414: Help Separated Families Act of 2018

115-hr-5414, Help Separated Families Act of 2018, is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40] (D-CA); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-5414
- Congress: 115
- Title: Help Separated Families Act of 2018
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.
- Introduced: 2018-03-26
- Sponsor: Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 23
- Policy area: Families
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Help Separated Families Act of 2018 This bill helps reunify children of detained or deported parents with their parents, legal guardians, or relatives and expands requirements governing state plans for foster care and adoption assistance to include provisions that assist children separated from detained or deported parents.

## Cosponsors (23)

- Rep. Torres, Norma J. [D-CA-35] (D-CA), 2018-03-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] (D-WA), 2018-04-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. O'Rourke, Beto [D-TX-16] (D-TX), 2018-04-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] (D-FL), 2018-05-17T00:00:00.000Z
- JOSE SERRANO (D-NY), 2018-05-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rice, Kathleen M. [D-NY-4] (D-NY), 2018-05-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2018-05-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] (D-CA), 2018-05-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] (D-OR), 2018-05-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1] (D-RI), 2018-06-05T00:00:00.000Z
- MICHAEL CAPUANO (D-MA), 2018-06-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25] (D-FL), 2018-06-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1] (D-CO), 2018-06-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), 2018-06-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] (D-OR), 2018-06-05T00:00:00.000Z
- ELIJAH CUMMINGS (D-MD), 2018-06-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] (D-NV), 2018-06-12T00:00:00.000Z
- ELIOT ENGEL (D-NY), 2018-06-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ruppersberger, C. A. Dutch [D-MD-2] (D-MD), 2018-06-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kihuen, Ruben J. [D-NV-4] (D-NV), 2018-06-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11] (D-IL), 2018-06-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV] (D-NV), 2018-06-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), 2018-07-19T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 115-hr-6545: Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2018
- 115-hr-6135: Keep Families Together Act
- 115-hr-5087: Assault Weapons Ban of 2018
- 115-hr-4240: Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights Protection Act of 2017
- 115-hr-3947: Automatic Gunfire Prevention Act
- 115-hr-3440: Dream Act of 2017

## Sources
- [115-hr-5414 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/5414)

## Related
- [115-hr-6545: Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6545)
- [115-hr-6135: Keep Families Together Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6135)
- [115-hr-5087: Assault Weapons Ban of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5087)
- [115-hr-4240: Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights Protection Act of 2017](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-4240)
- [115-hr-3947: Automatic Gunfire Prevention Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-3947)
- [115-hr-3440: Dream Act of 2017](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-3440)
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