Abducted Ukrainian Children Recovery and Accountability Act
Sponsored By: Senator Amy Klobuchar
Introduced
Summary
Recover and seek accountability for Ukrainian children abducted by Russia. The bill would fund and coordinate U.S. technical help, rehabilitation services, and legal support to identify, return, and reintegrate children taken during the conflict.
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- Families and children: Would fund medical and psychological rehabilitation, family support, legal aid, and educational screening and placement for abducted children. It would require a report within 60 days describing current or planned foreign assistance programs.
- Investigators and prosecutors: Would authorize the Department of Justice, Department of State, and Department of Homeland Security to provide biometric identification training, open-source intelligence collection and analysis, secure communications, and database management to help Ukraine investigate and prosecute abductions. It would back the Atrocity Crimes Advisory Group and require a 60-day report on U.S. support for war crimes investigations and prosecutions.
- U.S. agencies, NGOs, and funding: Would enable grants to nongovernmental organizations and interagency coordination through the National Security Council and intelligence community. It would require the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency to notify Congress 30 days before cutting Ukraine’s access to the Global Enhanced GEOINT Delivery Program and would authorize use of Russian sovereign assets held in the U.S. under existing law for these purposes.
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Analyzed Economic Effects
4 provisions identified: 4 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
Allow using Russian assets for recovery efforts
If enacted, the President could use Russian sovereign assets held in the United States for the programs in this bill and under the referenced Ukraine rebuilding law. Use would be limited to assets in the U.S. and would follow the procedures in the other named law. The bill does not set dollar amounts.
Limit cutting Ukraine's satellite imagery access
If enacted, the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency would have to notify Congress at least 30 days before suspending Ukraine's access to a U.S. satellite imagery program. The notice must explain why and give an alternate plan for Ukraine to get imagery.
Rehab and reintegration for abducted children
If enacted, the State Department and USAID could fund and support Ukraine and local groups to help children taken by Russia. The help could cover medical and psychological care, family support, legal aid, and school screening and placement. The bill does not list dollar amounts.
Training and legal help to investigate abductions
If enacted, DOJ, State, and Homeland Security could train and advise Ukraine to investigate and prosecute child abductions. Authorized help could include biometric ID training, open-source intelligence, secure communications, and database management. The National Security Council would be required to convene agencies to coordinate this assistance.
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Amy Klobuchar
MN • D
Cosponsors
Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA]
IA • R
Sponsored 6/18/2025
Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI]
HI • D
Sponsored 12/4/2025
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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