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119-s-1997119th Congress

Stop GAPS Act of 2025

Sponsored By: Senator Moody, Ashley [R-FL]

Introduced

Summary

Overhauls sponsor and placement rules for unaccompanied alien children. This bill would remove the sponsor rule at 45 C.F.R. 410.1201(a)(6) and would require the Director of the Office of Refugee Resettlement to track each unaccompanied alien child released from Department of Homeland Security custody who is in the United States and involved in ongoing immigration proceedings and to work with States to find placements for those children.

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  • Families and children: Unaccompanied alien children who are released from DHS custody and are in immigration proceedings would be tracked and actively matched with placements through state coordination.
  • States: State agencies would be asked to partner with the Office of Refugee Resettlement to find placements for these children, increasing their role in housing and care decisions.
  • Federal agency operations: The Director of the Office of Refugee Resettlement would have a new duty to monitor each qualifying child released from DHS and to coordinate placement efforts with States.

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.

Track and place unaccompanied children

If enacted, the Director of the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) would have to track every "unaccompanied alien child" released from DHS custody while the child is in the United States and has an ongoing immigration case. If enacted, the Director would also have to work with State governments to find placements for those children. The bill uses the statutory definition in 6 U.S.C. 279(g) and does not specify funding or an effective date.

Remove sponsor rule for minors

If enacted, the Secretary of Homeland Security would amend 45 C.F.R. § 410.1201(a) by striking paragraph (6), removing that specific regulatory provision about sponsors for unaccompanied minors. This would change the regulatory text but does not provide replacement language, funding, or an effective date. Households that act as sponsors and groups that vet or place minors could see changes in oversight or paperwork.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Moody, Ashley [R-FL]

FL • R

Cosponsors

  • Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL]

    FL • R

    Sponsored 9/30/2025

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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