# 115-hr-6195: Protect Kids and Parents Act

115-hr-6195, Protect Kids and Parents Act, is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Brat, Dave [R-VA-7] (R-VA); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-6195
- Congress: 115
- Title: Protect Kids and Parents Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
- Introduced: 2018-06-22
- Sponsor: Rep. Brat, Dave [R-VA-7] (R-VA)
- Cosponsors: 11
- Policy area: Immigration
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Protect Kids and Parents Act This bill requires that a child of alien parents or legal guardians who are asylum applicants must be detained in the same facility. A "child" is defined as an individual who has not reached the age of 18, has no permanent immigration status, and was in the custody and presence of a parent or legal guardian when the parent or legal guardian was detained for illegally entering the United States. The bill also: directs the Department of Justice (DOJ) to increase the total number of immigration judges and Board of Immigration staff attorneys; directs Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to increase the total number of DHS personnel who process asylum applications; requires DOJ and DHS to establish procedures for expedited consideration and processing of asylum applications; requires expedited removal of asylum applicants whose applications have been denied; establishes a strong presumption in favor of family unity; requires DHS to publish guidance for locating separated children; and requires the Government Accountability Office to study, and report on, the prosecution of asylum seekers between January 1, 2008, and December 31, 2018.

## Cosponsors (11)

- Rep. Gibbs, Bob [R-OH-7] (R-OH), 2018-06-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1] (R-GA), 2018-06-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26] (R-TX), 2018-06-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meadows, Mark [R-NC-11] (R-NC), 2018-06-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Duncan, Jeff [R-SC-3] (R-SC), 2018-06-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Webster, Daniel [R-FL-11] (R-FL), 2018-06-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Comstock, Barbara [R-VA-10] (R-VA), 2018-06-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tenney, Claudia [R-NY-24] (R-NY), 2018-06-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Poe, Ted [R-TX-2] (R-TX), 2018-06-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Byrne, Bradley [R-AL-1] (R-AL), 2018-07-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stivers, Steve [R-OH-15] (R-OH), 2018-07-19T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [115-hr-6195 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/6195)

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