# 119-s-2119: Abducted Ukrainian Children Recovery and Accountability Act

119-s-2119, Abducted Ukrainian Children Recovery and Accountability Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] (D-MN); status introduced (as of 2025-12-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-2119
- Congress: 119
- Title: Abducted Ukrainian Children Recovery and Accountability Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-06-18
- Sponsor: Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] (D-MN)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: International Affairs
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-12-21

## Summary

**Recover and seek accountability for Ukrainian children abducted by Russia.** The bill would fund and coordinate U.S. technical help, rehabilitation services, and legal support to identify, return, and reintegrate children taken during the conflict. - Families and children: Would fund medical and psychological rehabilitation, family support, legal aid, and educational screening and placement for abducted children. It would require a report within 60 days describing current or planned foreign assistance programs. - Investigators and prosecutors: Would authorize the Department of Justice, Department of State, and Department of Homeland Security to provide biometric identification training, open-source intelligence collection and analysis, secure communications, and database management to help Ukraine investigate and prosecute abductions. It would back the Atrocity Crimes Advisory Group and require a 60-day report on U.S. support for war crimes investigations and prosecutions. - U.S. agencies, NGOs, and funding: Would enable grants to nongovernmental organizations and interagency coordination through the National Security Council and intelligence community. It would require the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency to notify Congress 30 days before cutting Ukraine’s access to the Global Enhanced GEOINT Delivery Program and would authorize use of Russian sovereign assets held in the U.S. under existing law for these purposes.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] (R-IA), 2025-06-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI] (D-HI), 2025-12-04T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Allow using Russian assets for recovery efforts: benefit, medium. If enacted, the President could use Russian sovereign assets held in the United States for the programs in this bill and under the referenced Ukraine rebuilding law. Use would be limited to assets in the U.S. and would follow the procedures in the other named law. The bill does not set dollar amoun…
- Limit cutting Ukraine's satellite imagery access: benefit, low. If enacted, the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency would have to notify Congress at least 30 days before suspending Ukraine's access to a U.S. satellite imagery program. The notice must explain why and give an alternate plan for Ukraine to get imagery.
- Rehab and reintegration for abducted children: benefit, low. If enacted, the State Department and USAID could fund and support Ukraine and local groups to help children taken by Russia. The help could cover medical and psychological care, family support, legal aid, and school screening and placement. The bill does not list dollar amounts.
- Training and legal help to investigate abductions: benefit, low. If enacted, DOJ, State, and Homeland Security could train and advise Ukraine to investigate and prosecute child abductions. Authorized help could include biometric ID training, open-source intelligence, secure communications, and database management. The National Security Council would be required…

## Related bills

- 119-s-3923: Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Reauthorization Act of 2026
- 119-s-5071: Children's Safe Welcome Act of 2026
- 119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act
- 119-s-1541: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-s-1792: AI Whistleblower Protection Act
- 119-s-836: Children and Teens’ Online Privacy Protection Act

## Sources
- [119-s-2119 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/2119)

## Related
- [119-s-3923: Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Reauthorization Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3923)
- [119-s-5071: Children's Safe Welcome Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5071)
- [119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1748)
- [119-s-1541: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1541)
- [119-s-1792: AI Whistleblower Protection Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1792)
- [119-s-836: Children and Teens’ Online Privacy Protection Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-836)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2119 (as of 2025-12-21).