Senate bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Children's Safe Welcome Act of 2026
Official title: A bill to provide protections for children in immigration custody, and for other purposes.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedJul 22, 2026
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Latest action: Jul 22, 2026 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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
17 cosponsors — 16 Democrats, 1 independent
0 of 17 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Michael Bennet (D-CO), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Richard Durbin (D-IL), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Martin Heinrich (D-NM), Mazie Hirono (D-HI), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Edward Markey (D-MA), Jacky Rosen (D-NV), Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Brian Schatz (D-HI), Tina Smith (D-MN), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Peter Welch (D-VT), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Ron Wyden (D-OR).
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Related bills
- H.R. 9805 (119th) Children’s Safe Welcome Act of 2026Identical bill
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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.