# 118-hr-5415: Safeguarding Endangered Children, Unaccompanied and at Risk of Exploitation Act of 2023

118-hr-5415, Safeguarding Endangered Children, Unaccompanied and at Risk of Exploitation Act of 2023, is a 118th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] (R-NJ); status Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Appropriations, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. (as of 2026-10-15).

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## Facts
- Bill: 118-hr-5415
- Congress: 118
- Title: Safeguarding Endangered Children, Unaccompanied and at Risk of Exploitation Act of 2023
- Status: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Appropriations, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- Introduced: 2023-09-12
- Sponsor: Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] (R-NJ)
- Cosponsors: 30
- Policy area: Immigration
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-15

## Summary

Safeguarding Endangered Children, Unaccompanied and at Risk of Exploitation Act of 2023

## Cosponsors (30)

- Rep. Aderholt, Robert B. [R-AL-4] (R-AL), 2023-09-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ciscomani, Juan [R-AZ-6] (R-AZ), 2023-09-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Griffith, H. Morgan [R-VA-9] (R-VA), 2023-09-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Harris, Andy [R-MD-1] (R-MD), 2023-09-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hunt, Wesley [R-TX-38] (R-TX), 2023-09-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lamborn, Doug [R-CO-5] (R-CO), 2023-09-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Miller, Mary E. [R-IL-15] (R-IL), 2023-09-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Norman, Ralph [R-SC-5] (R-SC), 2023-09-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ogles, Andrew [R-TN-5] (R-TN), 2023-09-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sessions, Pete [R-TX-17] (R-TX), 2023-09-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Van Duyne, Beth [R-TX-24] (R-TX), 2023-09-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Weber, Randy K. Sr. [R-TX-14] (R-TX), 2023-09-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Diaz-Balart, Mario [R-FL-26] (R-FL), 2023-09-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Malliotakis, Nicole [R-NY-11] (R-NY), 2023-09-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Walberg, Tim [R-MI-5] (R-MI), 2023-09-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [R-NJ-2] (R-NJ), 2023-09-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-16] (R-PA), 2023-09-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12] (R-FL), 2023-09-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26] (R-TX), 2023-09-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Simpson, Michael K. [R-ID-2] (R-ID), 2023-09-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Green, Mark E. [R-TN-7] (R-TN), 2023-09-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Salazar, Maria Elvira [R-FL-27] (R-FL), 2023-09-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gonzales, Tony [R-TX-23] (R-TX), 2023-09-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10] (R-TX), 2023-09-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Babin, Brian [R-TX-36] (R-TX), 2023-09-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garbarino, Andrew R. [R-NY-2] (R-NY), 2023-09-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Higgins, Clay [R-LA-3] (R-LA), 2023-09-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mann, Tracey [R-KS-1] (R-KS), 2023-09-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Donalds, Byron [R-FL-19] (R-FL), 2023-09-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smith, Adrian [R-NE-3] (R-NE), 2023-10-30T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [118-hr-5415 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/5415)

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