# 117-hr-8356: Flores Settlement Update and Establishment Act of 2022

117-hr-8356, Flores Settlement Update and Establishment Act of 2022, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Crenshaw, Dan [R-TX-2] (R-TX); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-8356
- Congress: 117
- Title: Flores Settlement Update and Establishment Act of 2022
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
- Introduced: 2022-07-13
- Sponsor: Rep. Crenshaw, Dan [R-TX-2] (R-TX)
- Cosponsors: 13
- Policy area: Immigration
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Flores Settlement Update and Establishment Act of 2022 This bill modifies and provides statutory authority for certain policies pertaining to the treatment of minors without lawful immigration status under the Flores settlement and revises certain human trafficking laws. For example, the bill requires each member of a family unit seeking asylum to take a DNA test to verify familial relationships within 72 hours of the family encountering U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

## Cosponsors (13)

- Rep. Ellzey, Jake [R-TX-6] (R-TX), 2022-07-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fallon, Pat [R-TX-4] (R-TX), 2022-07-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gimenez, Carlos A. [R-FL-28] (R-FL), 2022-07-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Van Duyne, Beth [R-TX-24] (R-TX), 2022-07-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Weber, Randy K. Sr. [R-TX-14] (R-TX), 2022-07-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Babin, Brian [R-TX-36] (R-TX), 2022-07-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brady, Kevin [R-TX-8] (R-TX), 2022-07-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Granger, Kay [R-TX-12] (R-TX), 2022-07-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26] (R-TX), 2022-07-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Posey, Bill [R-FL-8] (R-FL), 2022-07-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pfluger, August [R-TX-11] (R-TX), 2022-07-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Taylor, Van [R-TX-3] (R-TX), 2022-07-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sessions, Pete [R-TX-17] (R-TX), 2022-12-06T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 117-hr-2471: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022
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- 117-hr-8355: Closing Loopholes and Ending Asylum Abuse Act of 2022
- 117-hres-881: Condemning the heinous terrorist attack on Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyville, Texas, on January 15, 2022.
- 117-hjres-65: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to "COVID-19…
- 117-hres-548: Denouncing the horrors of socialism.

## Sources
- [117-hr-8356 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/8356)

## Related
- [117-hr-2471: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-2471)
- [117-hr-5142: To award posthumously a Congressional Gold Medal, in commemoration to the servi…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-5142)
- [117-hr-8355: Closing Loopholes and Ending Asylum Abuse Act of 2022](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-8355)
- [117-hres-881: Condemning the heinous terrorist attack on Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyvi…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hres-881)
- [117-hjres-65: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United Stat…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hjres-65)
- [117-hres-548: Denouncing the horrors of socialism.](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hres-548)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-8356 (as of 2025-11-18).