House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Abducted Ukrainian Children Recovery and Accountability Act
Official title: To authorize the Department of Justice and the Department of State to provide law enforcement and intelligence technical assistance, training, capacity building, and advisory support to the Government of Ukraine to achieve the exchange of prisoners of war, the release of civilian detainees, and the return of forcibly transferred Ukrainian children, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Greg Landsman D-OHWhere it went
- IntroducedNov 7, 2025
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- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
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Latest action: Nov 7, 2025 — Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5962.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. LANDSMAN, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 187, November 7, 2025, Page H4586):Article I, Section VIII of the U.S. ConstitutionSource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record November 7, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 48 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5962, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/5962
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 24, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Congress.gov noteThe text of H.R.5962 is contained in the text of S.1071, which became Public Law 119-60.Source: Congress.gov, record updated September 24, 2026 ↗
Evidence
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- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5962, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/5962
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 24, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
a0534177cb86dad545549bd9ee0cae6f6f88a30c10cc477b6f1cb880beb7bbd5
Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of September 24, 2026). Not every bill gets one.
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
4 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 2 Democrats
2 of 4 cosponsors (50%) are from the other party.
Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), William Keating (D-MA), Greg Stanton (D-AZ), Joe Wilson (R-SC).
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Greg Landsman.
- H.R. 1709 (119th) Understanding Cybersecurity of Mobile Networks Act
- H.R. 2480 (119th) Securing Semiconductor Supply Chains Act of 2025
- H.R. 6529 (119th) Protecting Families from AI Data Center Energy Costs Act
- H.R. 4509 (119th) NOPAIN for Veterans Act
- H.R. 2859 (119th) Child Care Nutrition Enhancement Act of 2025
- H.R. 4807 (119th) Protect Our Hospitals Act
Related bills
- S. 1071 (119th) National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026Related bill
- S. 2296 (119th) National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026Related bill
Relationships as recorded by Congress.gov.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 25, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.