Failed in the House on December 16, 2025 · 208 Yea, 218 Nay, 7 Not Voting
Question: On Motion to Recommit: H R 4371 Kayla Hamilton Act
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 b…