Protecting Flores Agreement Act

I 116TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 4394 To prohibit Federal funds from being used to violate the terms of the Flores settlement agreement, and for other purposes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES SEPTEMBER 18, 2019 Mr. TAKANO (for himself, Mr. SUOZZI, Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ, Ms. NORTON, Mr. ENGEL, Mr. MEEKS, Ms. MUCARSEL-POWELL, Mr. SERRANO, Mr. CORREA, Ms. PINGREE, Mr. GARCI´A of Illinois, Mr. VARGAS, Ms. JUDY CHU of California, Ms. SA´NCHEZ, and Mr. SOTO) introduced the fol- lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To prohibit Federal funds from being used to violate the terms of the Flores settlement agreement, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Protecting Flores 4 Agreement Act’’. 5 SEC. 2. FLORES SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT. 6 No Federal funds may be used to violate the terms 7 of the stipulated settlement agreement filed on January 8 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:35 Sep 21, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4394.IH H4394 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS 2 •HR 4394 IH 17, 1997, in the United States District Court for the Cen- 1 tral District of California in Flores v. Reno, CV 85–4544– 2 RJK, (commonly known as the ‘‘Flores settlement agree- 3 ment’’). 4 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:35 Sep 21, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H4394.IH H4394 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS