Upholding Protections for Unaccompanied Children Act of 2025

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 6389 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 6389 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. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 3, 2025 Mr. Goldman of New York (for himself, Mrs. Ramirez, Ms. Jayapal, Mr. Casar, Mr. Garcia of California, Ms. Jacobs, Ms. Simon, Ms. Norton, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Correa, Ms. Tlaib, Ms. Pingree, Ms. Titus, Ms. Lee of Pennsylvania, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. Krishnamoorthi, Mr. Carson, Ms. Salinas, Ms. Tokuda, Ms. Lofgren, Ms. Meng, Ms. Chu, Mr. Quigley, Ms. Ansari, Ms. Ross, Mr. Lieu, Ms. Morrison, Ms. DeGette, Ms. McClellan, Mr. Huffman, Mrs. Torres of California, Ms. Stansbury, Mr. Garcia of Illinois, and Ms. Crockett) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL 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. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Upholding Protections for Unaccompanied Children Act of 2025''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Congress finds the following: (1) Unaccompanied children are among the world's most vulnerable