# 119-hr-6389: Upholding Protections for Unaccompanied Children Act of 2025

119-hr-6389, Upholding Protections for Unaccompanied Children Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Goldman, Daniel S. [D-NY-10] (D-NY); status in_committee (as of 2026-09-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-6389
- Congress: 119
- Title: Upholding Protections for Unaccompanied Children Act of 2025
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-12-03
- Sponsor: Rep. Goldman, Daniel S. [D-NY-10] (D-NY)
- Cosponsors: 45
- Policy area: Immigration
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-21

## Summary

**Restore protections for unaccompanied children.** This bill would amend the One Big Beautiful Bill Act to undo provisions that weaken child safety and due process, strengthen screenings and legal protections, limit sponsor data sharing, change user-fee rules, and require some fee refunds. - Would give unaccompanied children stronger screening and legal protections to improve safety and due process during placement and hearings. - Would limit how sponsor or family information is shared and require refunds of certain user fees for people who already paid them. - Would change procedures and user-fee rules that federal agencies follow in handling unaccompanied children cases.

## Cosponsors (45)

- Rep. Ramirez, Delia C. [D-IL-3] (D-IL), 2025-12-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] (D-WA), 2025-12-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Casar, Greg [D-TX-35] (D-TX), 2025-12-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garcia, Robert [D-CA-42] (D-CA), 2025-12-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jacobs, Sara [D-CA-51] (D-CA), 2025-12-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Simon, Lateefah [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2025-12-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2025-12-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] (D-IL), 2025-12-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), 2025-12-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Correa, J. Luis [D-CA-46] (D-CA), 2025-12-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2025-12-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] (D-ME), 2025-12-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] (D-NV), 2025-12-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Summer L. [D-PA-12] (D-PA), 2025-12-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] (D-NY), 2025-12-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8] (D-IL), 2025-12-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2025-12-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Salinas, Andrea [D-OR-6] (D-OR), 2025-12-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tokuda, Jill N. [D-HI-2] (D-HI), 2025-12-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18] (D-CA), 2025-12-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] (D-NY), 2025-12-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA), 2025-12-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] (D-IL), 2025-12-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ansari, Yassamin [D-AZ-3] (D-AZ), 2025-12-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2] (D-NC), 2025-12-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] (D-CA), 2025-12-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Morrison, Kelly [D-MN-3] (D-MN), 2025-12-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1] (D-CO), 2025-12-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McClellan, Jennifer L. [D-VA-4] (D-VA), 2025-12-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] (D-CA), 2025-12-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Torres, Norma J. [D-CA-35] (D-CA), 2025-12-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stansbury, Melanie A. [D-NM-1] (D-NM), 2025-12-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4] (D-IL), 2025-12-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crockett, Jasmine [D-TX-30] (D-TX), 2025-12-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McIver, LaMonica [D-NJ-10] (D-NJ), 2025-12-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA), 2025-12-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6] (D-MI), 2025-12-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McClain Delaney, April [D-MD-6] (D-MD), 2025-12-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT), 2026-01-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ-8] (D-NJ), 2026-02-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dexter, Maxine [D-OR-3] (D-OR), 2026-02-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4] (D-PA), 2026-02-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Latimer, George [D-NY-16] (D-NY), 2026-03-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Walkinshaw, James R. [D-VA-11] (D-VA), 2026-06-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fletcher, Lizzie [D-TX-7] (D-TX), 2026-09-01T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Lower immigration fees for unaccompanied children: benefit, medium. If enacted, people who are or were determined to be unaccompanied alien children would be exempt from many immigration-related fees. The change would cover asylum fees, asylum application fees, border apprehension fees, employment authorization document (EAD) fees for initial and renewals, immigrat…
- Refunds for fees repealed by the bill: benefit, medium. If enacted, the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Attorney General would have to refund any fee that this Act repeals or changes. Refunds would be paid to each individual who previously paid a covered fee, and must be completed no later than 180 days after enactment. You would get money back o…
- Protect sponsor data from immigration use: benefit, medium. If enacted, the Department of Health and Human Services would be required to stop sharing information collected under section 87001 with the Department of Homeland Security or other federal agencies for enforcing immigration laws. This would limit using sponsor or child data for deportation-related…
- Repeal of named PL 119-21 provisions: mixed, medium. If enacted, the bill would repeal three specific parts of Public Law 119-21: Section 100051(11), Section 100051(8), and Section 87001(b)(3). The repeal would take effect upon enactment. The practical effects depend on the content of those parts and how agencies change rules afterward, so the change…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act
- 119-hr-15: Equality Act
- 119-hr-1589: American Dream and Promise Act of 2025
- 119-hr-12: Women’s Health Protection Act of 2025
- 119-hr-2763: American Family Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-6389 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6389)

## Related
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-51)
- [119-hr-15: Equality Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-15)
- [119-hr-1589: American Dream and Promise Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1589)
- [119-hr-12: Women’s Health Protection Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-12)
- [119-hr-2763: American Family Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2763)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6389 (as of 2026-09-21).