No Kids as Bait Act
Latest action · Nov 12, 2026 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.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedNov 12, 2026
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Cosponsors 27
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Nov 12, 2026.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-WA | Adam Smith | Original | Nov 12, 2026 |
| D-IN | André Carson | Original | Nov 12, 2026 |
| D-NJ | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Original | Nov 12, 2026 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Nov 12, 2026 |
| D-WA | Emily Randall | Original | Nov 12, 2026 |
| D-MD | Glenn Ivey | Original | Nov 12, 2026 |
| D-TX | Greg Casar | Original | Nov 12, 2026 |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Original | Nov 12, 2026 |
| D-TX | Jasmine Crockett | Original | Nov 12, 2026 |
| D-HI | Jill N. Tokuda | Original | Nov 12, 2026 |
| D-CA | Lateefah Simon | Original | Nov 12, 2026 |
| D-CA | Mark DeSaulnier | Original | Nov 12, 2026 |
| D-CA | Mark Takano | Original | Nov 12, 2026 |
| D-PA | Mary Gay Scanlon | Original | Nov 12, 2026 |
| D-OR | Maxine Dexter | Original | Nov 12, 2026 |
| D-IL | Mike Quigley | Original | Nov 12, 2026 |
| D-GA | Nikema Williams | Original | Nov 12, 2026 |
| D-NY | Nydia M. Velázquez | Original | Nov 12, 2026 |
| D-IL | Raja Krishnamoorthi | Original | Nov 12, 2026 |
| D-MI | Rashida Tlaib | Original | Nov 12, 2026 |
| D-CA | Ro Khanna | Original | Nov 12, 2026 |
| D-CA | Sara Jacobs | Original | Nov 12, 2026 |
| D-MA | Seth Moulton | Original | Nov 12, 2026 |
| D-MI | Shri Thanedar | Original | Nov 12, 2026 |
| D-MA | Stephen F. Lynch | Original | Nov 12, 2026 |
| D-OR | Suzanne Bonamici | Original | Nov 12, 2026 |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Original | Nov 12, 2026 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Nov 12, 2026 |
| House | Homeland Security Committee | Referred Nov 12, 2026 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 12, 2026Introduced in House
- Nov 12, 2026Referred 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.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 172, no. 171, November 12, 2026, page H6223.
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To prohibit the Secretary of Homeland Security from using deceptive immigration enforcement practices involving taking a child into custody for the purpose of apprehending an alien parent of the child, and for other purposes.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Nov 12, 2026Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.