# 119-hr-5528: America’s CHILDREN Act of 2025 119-hr-5528, America’s CHILDREN Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2] (D-NC); status introduced (as of 2026-09-02). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5528 - As of: 2026-09-02 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: 119-hr-5528 - Congress: 119 - Title: America’s CHILDREN Act of 2025 - Status: introduced - Introduced: 2025-09-19 - Sponsor: Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2] (D-NC) - Cosponsors: 31 - Policy area: Immigration - Touches household money: no - Last recorded action: 2026-09-02 ## Summary **Creates a new pathway to lawful permanent residence for people who arrived as children and later graduated from U.S. colleges.** It would also add age-out protections and preserve immigration queue dates to keep family eligibility intact. ## Cosponsors (31) - Rep. Miller-Meeks, Mariannette [R-IA-1] (R-IA), 2025-09-19T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8] (D-IL), 2025-09-19T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Salazar, Maria Elvira [R-FL-27] (R-FL), 2025-09-19T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Bera, Ami [D-CA-6] (D-CA), 2025-09-19T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2025-09-19T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA), 2025-09-19T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2] (R-NE), 2025-09-19T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Houlahan, Chrissy [D-PA-6] (D-PA), 2025-09-19T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Obernolte, Jay [R-CA-23] (R-CA), 2025-09-19T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] (D-WA), 2025-09-19T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Rutherford, John H. [R-FL-5] (R-FL), 2025-09-19T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-50] (D-CA), 2025-09-19T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Ciscomani, Juan [R-AZ-6] (R-AZ), 2025-09-19T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5] (D-PA), 2025-09-19T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Nunn, Zachary [R-IA-3] (R-IA), 2025-09-19T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1] (D-WA), 2025-09-19T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Thanedar, Shri [D-MI-13] (D-MI), 2025-09-19T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Stanton, Greg [D-AZ-4] (D-AZ), 2025-09-19T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Min, Dave [D-CA-47] (D-CA), 2025-09-19T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Kean, Thomas H. [R-NJ-7] (R-NJ), 2025-10-03T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Meuser, Daniel [R-PA-9] (R-PA), 2025-11-17T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17] (R-NY), 2026-02-09T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] (D-CA), 2026-02-23T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5] (D-GA), 2026-06-24T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2] (D-MN), 2026-06-24T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Kiggans, Jennifer A. [R-VA-2] (R-VA), 2026-06-29T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33] (D-TX), 2026-07-14T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Feenstra, Randy [R-IA-4] (R-IA), 2026-07-22T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Magaziner, Seth [D-RI-2] (D-RI), 2026-08-31T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Grijalva, Adelita S. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2026-08-31T00:00:00.000Z - Del. Moylan, James C. [R-GU-At Large] (R-GU), 2026-08-31T00:00:00.000Z ## Provisions PRIA read - Green cards for long-term dependents: benefit, high. If enacted, certain long-term visa dependents could apply for a green card. You would need all four: not inadmissible or deportable; at least 8 years as a dependent child of a nonimmigrant admitted to work (not A, G, N, or S categories); at least 10 years of lawful presence at filing; and a U.S. co… - Age-out fixes and reopen window: benefit, medium. If enacted, your age for child status would be set by the earlier of the petition filing date or the labor certification filing date. A special rule would help those who were dependent children for 8 aggregate years before turning 21. If a visa was available and you did not seek a green card within… - Keep your earliest priority date: benefit, medium. If enacted, your priority date would be the petition filing date, or the labor certification filing date if that came first. You and your derivative family would keep the earliest approved date and use it on later petitions. This could make a visa available sooner. It would take effect upon enactme… - Work and status for dependents: benefit, medium. If enacted, dependent children in the covered classes could work in the U.S. as part of their status. If you qualify as a child under the special rule, you could change or extend dependent status even if married. Your parent would need an approved work-based petition or approved E status. These cha… - Change to immediate relative rules: mixed, low. If enacted, the bill would revise the heading and some text used to decide who counts as an immediate relative and strike one paragraph. Agencies would apply the new wording starting at enactment. The practical effect would depend on how cases are decided under the updated text. ## Related bills - 119-hr-2102: Major Richard Star Act - 119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act - 119-hr-2048: Metastatic Breast Cancer Access to Care Act - 119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act - 119-hr-1993: 25th Anniversary of 9/11 Commemorative Coin Act - 119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025 ## Sources - [119-hr-5528 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5528) ## Related - [119-hr-2102: Major Richard Star Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2102) - [119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage A…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-842) - [119-hr-2048: Metastatic Breast Cancer Access to Care Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2048) - [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262) - [119-hr-1993: 25th Anniversary of 9/11 Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1993) - [119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4206) - [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5528 (as of 2026-09-02).