# 117-hr-8490: PARENT Act of 2022

117-hr-8490, PARENT Act of 2022, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26] (R-TX); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-8490
- Congress: 117
- Title: PARENT Act of 2022
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
- Introduced: 2022-07-26
- Sponsor: Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26] (R-TX)
- Cosponsors: 11
- Policy area: Immigration
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Protecting an Alien child's Reasonable Expectation of No Trafficking Act of 2022 or the PARENT Act of 2022 This bill requires U.S. Customs and Border Protection to transfer custody of an unaccompanied alien child only to the Department of Health and Human Services or the child's parent or legal guardian.

## Cosponsors (11)

- Rep. Crenshaw, Dan [R-TX-2] (R-TX), 2022-07-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Flores, Mayra [R-TX-34] (R-TX), 2022-07-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Babin, Brian [R-TX-36] (R-TX), 2022-07-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meuser, Daniel [R-PA-9] (R-PA), 2022-07-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Weber, Randy K. Sr. [R-TX-14] (R-TX), 2022-07-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Taylor, Van [R-TX-3] (R-TX), 2022-07-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Williams, Roger [R-TX-25] (R-TX), 2022-07-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rutherford, John H. [R-FL-5] (R-FL), 2022-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ellzey, Jake [R-TX-6] (R-TX), 2022-08-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mullin, Markwayne [R-OK-2] (R-OK), 2022-08-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] (R-NJ), 2022-09-02T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 117-hr-2471: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022
- 117-hr-1080: Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act
- 117-hr-619: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act
- 117-hr-5142: To award posthumously a Congressional Gold Medal, in commemoration to the servicemembers who perished in Afghanistan on August 26, 2021, during the evacuation…
- 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…

## Sources
- [117-hr-8490 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/8490)

## Related
- [117-hr-2471: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-2471)
- [117-hr-1080: Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-1080)
- [117-hr-619: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-619)
- [117-hr-5142: To award posthumously a Congressional Gold Medal, in commemoration to the servi…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-5142)
- [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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-8490 (as of 2025-11-18).