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H.R. 4371U.S. CongressPassed House 119th Congress

Kayla Hamilton Act

Last status update Dec 17, 2025

What this measure contains

Kayla Hamilton Act This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to consider additional information when it makes placement determinations for unaccompanied alien children in its custody. Under federal law, an unaccompanied alien child is a minor with no lawful immigration status and no parent or legal guardian in the United States to provide care and physical custody. Current law requires HHS to (1) place a child in the least restrictive setting that is in the child's best interest, and (2) assess the safety and suitability of a sponsor prior to placing a child with that sponsor. In determining the least restrictive setting, this bill requires (currently, permits) HHS to consider the child's danger to self, danger to the community, and flight risk. Additionally, the bill requires placement in a secure facility in the case of a child who is 13 years of age or older and has gang-related markings or tattoos or a history of gang-related arrests or criminal conduct. In assessing the safety and suitability of a sponsor, this bill requires HHS to collect and provide to the Department of Homeland Security information about all adult residents of the household, including name, date of birth, Social Security number, immigration status, contact information, and the results of all background and criminal records checks. The bill also prohibits HHS from placing a child with a sponsor who is unlawfully present in the United States.

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How this measure moved

Legislative path

Each stage below is a House or Senate floor decision: every recorded roll call on this measure, plus passage by voice vote or unanimous consent, which records no individual votes. Each stage shows the latest version published before that day; the chamber may have voted on an amended text. Roll calls name every member. A member's row follows their votes, and a highlighted vote marks where they voted for advancing the measure at one stage and against it at another (passage, cloture, motions to proceed, agreeing to the other chamber's version). Amendments and motions such as recommit or table don't count as a change, because an aye there isn't a vote for the measure.

  1. Introduced in House
  2. Reported in House
  3. Engrossed in Houseby House passage

Decision stages

  1. House motion to recommit on Reported in House: Failed

    208 aye · 218 no · 7 not voting · Source roll call

  2. House passage on Reported in House: Passed, reported as Engrossed in House

    225 aye · 201 no · 7 not voting · Source roll call

House members along the path

House members' votes at each stage of H.R. 4371
MemberMotion to recommit
Reported in House		Passage
Reported in House		Change along the path
Ed CaseD-HIAyeNo
Jill N. TokudaD-HIAyeNo
431 more House members
MemberMotion to recommit
Reported in House		Passage
Reported in House		Change along the path
AdamsD-NCAyeNo
AderholtR-ALNoAye
AguilarD-CAAyeNo
AlfordR-MONoAye
AllenR-GANoAye
AmoD-RIAyeNo
Amodei (NV)R-NVNoAye
AnsariD-AZAyeNo
ArringtonR-TXNoAye
AuchinclossD-MAAyeNo
BabinR-TXNoAye
BaconR-NENoAye
BairdR-INNoAye
BaldersonR-OHNoAye
BalintD-VTAyeNo
BarragánD-CAAyeNo
BarrR-KYNoAye
BarrettR-MINoAye
BaumgartnerR-WANoAye
Bean (FL)R-FLNoAye
BeattyD-OHAyeNo
BegichR-AKNoAye
BellD-MOAyeNo
BentzR-ORNoAye
BeraD-CAAyeNo
BergmanR-MINoAye
BeyerD-VAAyeNo
BiceR-OKNoAye
Biggs (AZ)R-AZNoAye
Biggs (SC)R-SCNoAye
BilirakisR-FLNoAye
BishopD-GAAyeNo
BoebertR-CONoAye
BonamiciD-ORAyeNo
BostR-ILNoAye
Boyle (PA)D-PAAyeNo
BrecheenR-OKNoAye
BresnahanR-PANoAye
BrownD-OHAyeNo
BrownleyD-CAAyeNo
BuchananR-FLNoAye
BudzinskiD-ILAyeNo
BurchettR-TNNoAye
BurlisonR-MONoAye
BynumD-ORAyeNo
CalvertR-CANoAye
CammackR-FLNoAye
CarbajalD-CAAyeNo
CareyR-OHNoAye
CarsonD-INAyeNo
Carter (GA)R-GANoAye
Carter (LA)D-LAAyeNo
Carter (TX)R-TXNoAye
CasarD-TXNVNV
CastenD-ILAyeNo
Castor (FL)D-FLAyeNo
Castro (TX)D-TXAyeNo
Cherfilus-McCormickD-FLAyeNo
ChuD-CAAyeNo
CiscomaniR-AZNoAye
CisnerosD-CAAyeNo
Clark (MA)D-MAAyeNo
Clarke (NY)D-NYAyeNo
CleaverD-MOAyeNo
ClineR-VANoAye
CloudR-TXNoAye
ClyburnD-SCAyeNo
ClydeR-GANoAye
CohenD-TNAyeNo
ColeR-OKNoAye
Watson ColemanD-NJAyeNo
CollinsR-GANoAye
ComerR-KYNoAye
ConawayD-NJAyeNo
CorreaD-CAAyeNo
CostaD-CAAyeNo
CourtneyD-CTNVNV
CraigD-MNAyeNo
CraneR-AZNoAye
CrankR-CONoAye
CrawfordR-ARNoAye
CrenshawR-TXNoAye
CrockettD-TXAyeNo
CrowD-COAyeNo
De La CruzR-TXNoAye
CuellarD-TXAyeAye
Davids (KS)D-KSAyeNo
DavidsonR-OHNoAye
Davis (IL)D-ILAyeNo
Davis (NC)D-NCAyeAye
Dean (PA)D-PAAyeNo
DeGetteD-COAyeNo
McClain DelaneyD-MDAyeNo
DeLauroD-CTAyeNo
DelBeneD-WAAyeNo
DeluzioD-PAAyeNo
DeSaulnierD-CAAyeNo
DesJarlaisR-TNNoAye
DexterD-ORAyeNo
Diaz-BalartR-FLNoAye
DingellD-MIAyeNo
DoggettD-TXAyeNo
DonaldsR-FLNoAye
DowningR-MTNoAye
Van DrewR-NJNoAye
Dunn (FL)R-FLNoAye
Van DuyneR-TXNoAye
EdwardsR-NCNoAye
ElfrethD-MDAyeNo
EllzeyR-TXNoAye
EmmerR-MNNoAye
Van EppsR-TNNoAye
EscobarD-TXAyeNo
EspaillatD-NYAyeNo
EstesR-KSNoAye
Evans (CO)R-CONoAye
Evans (PA)D-PAAyeNo
EzellR-MSNoAye
FallonR-TXNoAye
FedorchakR-NDNoAye
FeenstraR-IANoAye
Leger FernandezD-NMAyeNo
FieldsD-LAAyeNo
FiguresD-ALAyeNo
FineR-FLNoAye
FinstadR-MNNoAye
FischbachR-MNNoAye
FitzgeraldR-WINoAye
FitzpatrickR-PANoAye
FleischmannR-TNNoAye
FletcherD-TXAyeNo
FloodR-NENoAye
FongR-CANoAye
FosterD-ILAyeNo
FousheeD-NCAyeNo
FoxxR-NCNoAye
Frankel, LoisD-FLAyeNo
Franklin, ScottR-FLNoAye
FriedmanD-CAAyeNo
FrostD-FLAyeNo
FryR-SCNoAye
FulcherR-IDNoAye
GaramendiD-CAAyeNo
GarbarinoR-NYNoAye
Garcia (CA)D-CAAyeNo
Garcia (TX)D-TXNVNV
García (IL)D-ILAyeNo
GillenD-NYAyeAye
Gill (TX)R-TXNoAye
GimenezR-FLNoAye
Golden (ME)D-MEAyeAye
Goldman (NY)D-NYAyeNo
Goldman (TX)R-TXNoAye
GomezD-CAAyeNo
Gonzales, TonyR-TXNoAye
Gonzalez, V.D-TXAyeAye
GoodenR-TXNoAye
GoodlanderD-NHAyeNo
GosarR-AZNoAye
GottheimerD-NJAyeNo
GravesR-MONoAye
GrayD-CAAyeAye
Greene (GA)R-GANoAye
Green, Al (TX)D-TXAyeNo
GriffithR-VANoAye
GrijalvaD-AZAyeNo
GrothmanR-WINoAye
GuestR-MSNoAye
GuthrieR-KYNoAye
HagemanR-WYNoAye
Hamadeh (AZ)R-AZNoAye
Harder (CA)D-CAAyeNo
HaridopolosR-FLNoAye
HarriganR-NCNoAye
Harris (MD)R-MDNoAye
Harris (NC)R-NCNoAye
HarshbargerR-TNNoAye
HayesD-CTAyeNo
Hern (OK)R-OKNoAye
Higgins (LA)R-LANoAye
Hill (AR)R-ARNoAye
HimesD-CTAyeNo
HinsonR-IANoAye
HorsfordD-NVAyeNo
HouchinR-INNoAye
HoulahanD-PAAyeNo
HoyerD-MDAyeNo
Hoyle (OR)D-ORAyeNo
HudsonR-NCNoAye
HuffmanD-CAAyeNo
HuizengaR-MINoAye
HuntR-TXNoAye
Hurd (CO)R-CONoAye
IssaR-CANoAye
IveyD-MDAyeNo
JackR-GANoAye
Jackson (IL)D-ILAyeNo
Jackson (TX)R-TXNoAye
JacobsD-CAAyeNo
JamesR-MINoAye
JayapalD-WAAyeNo
JeffriesD-NYAyeNo
Johnson (GA)D-GAAyeNo
Johnson (LA)R-LANoAye
Johnson (SD)R-SDNoAye
Johnson (TX)D-TXAyeNo
JordanR-OHNoAye
Joyce (OH)R-OHNoAye
Joyce (PA)R-PANoAye
Kamlager-DoveD-CAAyeNo
KapturD-OHAyeNo
KeanR-NJNoAye
KeatingD-MAAyeNo
Kelly (IL)D-ILAyeNo
Kelly (MS)R-MSNoAye
Kelly (PA)R-PANoAye
Kennedy (NY)D-NYAyeNo
Kennedy (UT)R-UTNoAye
KhannaD-CAAyeNo
Kiggans (VA)R-VANoAye
Kiley (CA)R-CANoAye
KimR-CANoAye
KnottR-NCNoAye
KrishnamoorthiD-ILAyeNo
KustoffR-TNNoAye
LaHoodR-ILNoAye
LaLotaR-NYNoAye
LaMalfaR-CANoAye
LandsmanD-OHAyeNo
LangworthyR-NYNoAye
Larsen (WA)D-WAAyeNo
Larson (CT)D-CTAyeNo
LatimerD-NYAyeNo
LattaR-OHNoAye
LawlerR-NYNoAye
Lee (FL)R-FLNoAye
Lee (NV)D-NVAyeNo
Lee (PA)D-PAAyeNo
LetlowR-LANoAye
LevinD-CAAyeNo
LiccardoD-CAAyeNo
LieuD-CAAyeNo
LofgrenD-CAAyeNo
LoudermilkR-GANoAye
LucasR-OKNoAye
LunaR-FLNoAye
LuttrellR-TXNoAye
LynchD-MAAyeNo
MaceR-SCNoAye
MackenzieR-PANoAye
MagazinerD-RIAyeNo
MalliotakisR-NYNoAye
MaloyR-UTNoAye
MannionD-NYAyeNo
MannR-KSNoAye
MassieR-KYNoAye
MastR-FLNoAye
MatsuiD-CAAyeNo
McBathD-GAAyeNo
McBrideD-DEAyeNo
McCaulR-TXNoAye
McClainR-MINoAye
McClellanD-VAAyeNo
McClintockR-CANoAye
McCollumD-MNAyeNo
McCormickR-GANoAye
McDowellR-NCNoAye
McGarveyD-KYAyeNo
McGovernD-MAAyeNo
McGuireR-VANoAye
McIverD-NJAyeNo
MeeksD-NYAyeNo
MenendezD-NJAyeNo
MengD-NYAyeNo
MessmerR-INNoAye
MeuserR-PANoAye
MfumeD-MDAyeNo
Miller-MeeksR-IANoAye
Miller (IL)R-ILNoAye
Miller (OH)R-OHNoAye
Miller (WV)R-WVNoAye
MillsR-FLNoAye
MinD-CAAyeNo
MoolenaarR-MINoAye
Moore (AL)R-ALNoAye
Moore (NC)R-NCNoAye
Moore (UT)R-UTNoAye
Moore (WI)D-WIAyeNo
Moore (WV)R-WVNoAye
MoranR-TXNoAye
MorelleD-NYAyeNo
MorrisonD-MNAyeNo
MoskowitzD-FLAyeNo
MoultonD-MAAyeNo
MrvanD-INAyeNo
MullinD-CAAyeNo
MurphyR-NCNVNV
NadlerD-NYNVNV
NealD-MAAyeNo
NeguseD-COAyeNo
NehlsR-TXNoAye
NewhouseR-WANoAye
NorcrossD-NJAyeNo
NormanR-SCNoAye
Nunn (IA)R-IANoAye
ObernolteR-CANoAye
Ocasio-CortezD-NYAyeNo
OglesR-TNNoAye
OlszewskiD-MDAyeNo
OmarD-MNAyeNo
OnderR-MONoAye
Van OrdenR-WINoAye
OwensR-UTNoAye
PalloneD-NJAyeNo
PalmerR-ALNoAye
PanettaD-CAAyeNo
PappasD-NHAyeNo
PatronisR-FLNoAye
PelosiD-CAAyeNo
PerezD-WAAyeAye
PerryR-PANoAye
PetersD-CAAyeNo
PettersenD-COAyeNo
PflugerR-TXNoAye
PingreeD-MEAyeNo
PocanD-WIAyeNo
PouD-NJAyeNo
PressleyD-MAAyeNo
QuigleyD-ILAyeNo
RamirezD-ILAyeNo
RandallD-WAAyeNo
RaskinD-MDAyeNo
ReschenthalerR-PANoAye
Riley (NY)D-NYAyeNo
RivasD-CAAyeNo
McDonald RivetD-MIAyeNo
Rogers (AL)R-ALNoAye
Rogers (KY)R-KYNoAye
RoseR-TNNoAye
RossD-NCAyeNo
RouzerR-NCNoAye
RoyR-TXNoAye
RuizD-CAAyeNo
RulliR-OHNoAye
RutherfordR-FLNoAye
RyanD-NYAyeNo
SalazarR-FLNoAye
SalinasD-ORAyeNo
SánchezD-CAAyeNo
ScaliseR-LANoAye
ScanlonD-PAAyeNo
SchakowskyD-ILAyeNo
SchmidtR-KSNoAye
SchneiderD-ILAyeNo
ScholtenD-MIAyeNo
SchrierD-WAAyeNo
Wasserman SchultzD-FLAyeNo
SchweikertR-AZNoAye
Scott (VA)D-VAAyeNo
Scott, AustinR-GANoAye
Scott, DavidD-GAAyeNo
SelfR-TXNoAye
SessionsR-TXNoAye
SewellD-ALAyeNo
ShermanD-CAAyeNo
ShreveR-INNoAye
SimonD-CAAyeNo
SimpsonR-IDNoAye
Smith (MO)R-MONoAye
Smith (NE)R-NENoAye
Smith (NJ)R-NJNoAye
Smith (WA)D-WAAyeNo
SmuckerR-PANoAye
SorensenD-ILAyeNo
SotoD-FLAyeNo
SpartzR-INNoAye
StansburyD-NMAyeNo
StantonD-AZAyeNo
StauberR-MNNoAye
StefanikR-NYNoAye
SteilR-WINoAye
SteubeR-FLNoAye
StevensD-MIAyeNo
StricklandD-WAAyeNo
StrongR-ALNoAye
StutzmanR-INNoAye
SubramanyamD-VAAyeNo
SuozziD-NYAyeNo
SwalwellD-CANVNV
SykesD-OHAyeNo
TakanoD-CAAyeNo
TaylorR-OHNoAye
TenneyR-NYNoAye
ThanedarD-MIAyeNo
Thompson (CA)D-CAAyeNo
Thompson (MS)D-MSAyeNo
Thompson (PA)R-PANoAye
TiffanyR-WINoAye
TimmonsR-SCNoAye
TitusD-NVAyeNo
TlaibD-MIAyeNo
TonkoD-NYAyeNo
Torres (CA)D-CAAyeNo
Torres (NY)D-NYAyeNo
TrahanD-MAAyeNo
TranD-CAAyeNo
Turner (OH)R-OHNoAye
UnderwoodD-ILAyeNo
ValadaoR-CANoAye
VargasD-CAAyeNo
VasquezD-NMAyeNo
VeaseyD-TXAyeNo
VelázquezD-NYAyeNo
VindmanD-VAAyeNo
WagnerR-MONoAye
WalbergR-MINoAye
WalkinshawD-VAAyeNo
WatersD-CAAyeNo
Weber (TX)R-TXNVNV
Webster (FL)R-FLNoAye
WestermanR-ARNoAye
WhitesidesD-CAAyeNo
WiedR-WINoAye
Williams (GA)D-GAAyeNo
Williams (TX)R-TXNoAye
Wilson (FL)D-FLAyeNo
Wilson (SC)R-SCNoAye
WittmanR-VANoAye
WomackR-ARNoAye
YakymR-INNoAye
ZinkeR-MTNoAye

Aye yea or aye · No nay or no · Present · NV not voting · Changed reversed on advancing the measure

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Legislative history

  1. Introduced in House

  2. Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

  3. Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

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

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

  6. Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 297.

  7. 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.

  8. Rule H. Res. 951 passed House.

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

  10. 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.

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

  12. The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.

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

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

  15. 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.

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

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

  18. 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)

  19. 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)

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

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

  22. Received in the Senate.

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