House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Upholding Protections for Unaccompanied Children Act of 2025
Official title: To amend Public Law 119-21 (commonly known as the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act") to repeal or amend certain provisions that undermine protections and heighten dangers for unaccompanied children, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Daniel Goldman D-NYWhere it went
- IntroducedDec 3, 2025
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Dec 4, 2025 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 6389.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. GOLDMAN of New York, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 202, December 3, 2025, Page H5026):Under Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution, Congress has the power ``to make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into the Execution for the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or any Department or Officer thereof.''Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record December 3, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 312 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6389, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/6389
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 19, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 24, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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
45 cosponsors — 45 Democrats
0 of 45 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Yassamin Ansari (D-AZ), André Carson (D-IN), Greg Casar (D-TX), Judy Chu (D-CA), Yvette Clarke (D-NY), J. Correa (D-CA), Jasmine Crockett (D-TX), Danny Davis (D-IL), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Madeleine Dean (D-PA), Maxine Dexter (D-OR), Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Lizzie Fletcher (D-TX), Robert Garcia (D-CA), Jesús García (D-IL), Jahana Hayes (D-CT), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Sara Jacobs (D-CA), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Henry Johnson (D-GA), Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), George Latimer (D-NY), Summer Lee (D-PA), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), April McClain Delaney (D-MD), Jennifer McClellan (D-VA), LaMonica McIver (D-NJ), Robert Menendez (D-NJ), Grace Meng (D-NY) and 15 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Daniel Goldman.
- H.R. 4058 (119th) Enhancing Stakeholder Support and Outreach for Preparedness Grants Act
- H.R. 5182 (119th) To make improvements in the enactment of title 54, United States Code, into a positive law title and to correct related technical errors.
- H.R. 1993 (119th) 25th Anniversary of 9/11 Commemorative Coin Act
- H.R. 7427 (119th) SAFE VISITS Act
- H.R. 4176 (119th) No Secret Police Act of 2025
- H.R. 9211 (119th) Jewish American Security Act
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 24, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.