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119-hr-5324119th Congress

No More Missing Children Act

Sponsored By: Representative Mace, Nancy [R-SC-1]

Introduced

Summary

This bill would create a program to prevent trafficking and disappearance of unaccompanied alien children and would impose strict vetting and continuous monitoring of sponsors and children. It centers HHS oversight and data checks to spot and stop exploitation early.

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  • Would cover every unaccompanied alien child released from HHS after enactment and those released earlier who remain in the United States. Enrollment would end on removal, when the child turns 18, or if the child obtains lawful immigration status.
  • Would require pre-release vetting of sponsors and all adult household members with biometrics, DNA testing to confirm claimed relationships, in-person interviews, and checks of FBI records, the National Vetting Center, the National Sex Offender Registry, state child abuse databases, and foreign criminal records. The bill would bar sponsors unlawfully present unless they are a parent, legal guardian, or biological relative and would disqualify people with certain criminal, gang, terrorist, or sex-offender links.
  • Would mandate continuous GPS tracking for both child and sponsor, monthly telephonic reporting once the child is age 4 or older, and DNA collection from the child and household adults. HHS would do a home visit before release, at least 6 unannounced visits in the first year, and at least 4 unannounced visits per year after.

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

4 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 2 costs, 1 mixed.

New program to protect unaccompanied kids

This bill would create an HHS program to prevent trafficking or loss of unaccompanied alien children. HHS and DHS would enroll every such child released from HHS, including those already released but still in the U.S. A child would stay in the program until removal, turning 18, or getting lawful status.

GPS tracking and surprise home visits

If enacted, sponsors and enrolled children would wear a body‑worn GPS device the whole time they live together. Once the child is age 4 or older, both must make at least one voiceprint‑matched phone report each month. HHS would inspect the home before release, make at least six unannounced visits in the first year, and at least four each year after. For these rules, an adult would mean age 18 or older.

Stricter screening and bans for sponsors

Before HHS releases a child, sponsors and adult household members would give biometrics and pass background checks across criminal, immigration, terrorism, abuse, and sex‑offender databases. HHS would also collect DNA from the child, sponsors, and adult household members, and confirm any claimed biological parent/relative tie by DNA. After placement, HHS would re‑check backgrounds at least every three months. HHS could not place a child with people tied to criminal or terrorist groups; registered sex offenders; people with convictions carrying a maximum sentence of 1 year or more, or with shorter convictions within the last 10 years; people convicted abroad of a violent crime; or people with pending charges. People unlawfully present would be barred unless they are the parent, legal guardian, or a biological relative.

Child removed fast if placement unsafe

HHS would take a child back immediately if it believes the child may face exploitation, abuse, or unsafe conditions, and would notify Homeland Security. If a sponsor breaks program or court rules—like missing a court date or violating an immigration judge’s order—HHS would end the placement, take the child back, and block that sponsor from sponsoring that child again.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Mace, Nancy [R-SC-1]

SC • R

Cosponsors

  • Rep. Burchett, Tim [R-TN-2]

    TN • R

    Sponsored 9/11/2025

  • Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-9]

    AZ • R

    Sponsored 9/11/2025

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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