# 115-hr-6553: Our Communities, Our Choices Act of 2018

115-hr-6553, Our Communities, Our Choices Act of 2018, is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Olson, Pete [R-TX-22] (R-TX); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-6553
- Congress: 115
- Title: Our Communities, Our Choices Act of 2018
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
- Introduced: 2018-07-26
- Sponsor: Rep. Olson, Pete [R-TX-22] (R-TX)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Immigration
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Our Communities, Our Choices Act of 2018 This bill amends the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 to require consultation with state and local elected officials and a public hearing before awarding grants or contracts for housing unaccompanied alien children in a facility that is not on federal property.

## Cosponsors (3)

- LAMAR SMITH (R-TX), 2018-07-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Poe, Ted [R-TX-2] (R-TX), 2018-07-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26] (R-TX), 2018-07-31T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [115-hr-6553 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/6553)

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- [115-hr-5280: To designate the Federal building and United States courthouse located at 1300…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5280)
- [115-hr-5141: United States-Israel Security Assistance Authorization Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5141)
- [115-hr-5132: Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps Economic Exclusion Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5132)
- [115-hr-4714: To award a Congressional Gold Medal to Don and Deyon Stephens, Founders of Merc…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-4714)
- [115-hr-3548: Border Security for America Act of 2017](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-3548)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6553 (as of 2025-11-18).