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HR 4371 · introduced · significant

Kayla Hamilton Act

What this bill does

  • HHS must consider a child's danger to self, danger to community, and flight risk when placing unaccompanied migrant children.
  • Unaccompanied minors without legal status in U.S. custody and their potential sponsors are affected by these placement rules.
  • Teens 13+ with gang markings or criminal history must be placed in secure facilities; sponsors must pass background checks.

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    How should federal agencies balance child safety concerns against the risk of placing vulnerable minors in restrictive secure facilities?

  2. 02

    What evidence exists that background checks on potential sponsors effectively prevent harm to unaccompanied children compared to current placement practices?

  3. 03

    How might these placement requirements affect the speed and cost of reuniting unaccompanied minors with family members or sponsors?

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Legislative timeline

  1. 2025-12-17 · senate · IntroReferral

    Received in the Senate.

  2. 2025-12-16 · house · Floor

    The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.

  3. 2025-12-16 · house · Floor

    Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

  4. 2025-12-16 · house · Floor

    On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 225 - 201 (Roll no. 340). (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H5921-5922)

  5. 2025-12-16 · Floor

    Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 225 - 201 (Roll no. 340). (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H5921-5922)

  6. 2025-12-16 · house · Floor

    On motion to recommit Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 208 - 218 (Roll no. 339).

  7. 2025-12-16 · house · Floor

    Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H5933-5934)

  8. 2025-12-16 · house · Floor

    POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate H.R. 4371, the Chair put the question on motion to recommit and announced that the ayes had prevailed. Ms. Stansbury demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.

  9. 2025-12-16 · house · Floor

    The previous question on the motion to recommit was ordered pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XIX.

  10. 2025-12-16 · house · Floor

    Ms. Stansbury moved to recommit to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR H5927)

  11. 2025-12-16 · house · Floor

    The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.

  12. 2025-12-16 · house · Floor

    DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 4371.

  13. 2025-12-16 · house · Floor

    Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 4776, H.R. 1366, H.R. 845, H.R. 3616, H.R. 3632 and H.R. 4371. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 4776, under a structured rule and H.R. 1366, H.R. 845, H.R. 3616, H.R. 3632, and H.R. 4371 under a closed rule. The resolution provides one motion to recommit on each bill.

  14. 2025-12-16 · house · Floor

    Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 951. (consideration: CR H5921-5927)

  15. 2025-12-16 · house · Floor

    Rule H. Res. 951 passed House.

  16. 2025-12-16 · house · Floor

    Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 951 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 4776, H.R. 1366, H.R. 845, H.R. 3616, H.R. 3632 and H.R. 4371. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 4776, under a structured rule and H.R. 1366, H.R. 845, H.R. 3616, H.R. 3632, and H.R. 4371 under a closed rule. The resolution provides one motion to recommit on each bill.

  17. 2025-10-17 · house · Calendars

    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 297.

  18. 2025-10-17 · house · Committee

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 119-345.

  19. 2025-10-17 · Committee

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 119-345.

  20. 2025-09-10 · house · Committee

    Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 16 - 13.

  21. 2025-09-10 · house · Committee

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

  22. 2025-07-14 · house · IntroReferral

    Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

  23. 2025-07-14 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  24. 2025-07-14 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

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