America’s CHILDREN Act of 2025
Latest action · Sep 19, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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.
- IntroducedSep 19, 2025
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Cosponsors 31
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 19, 2025 to Aug 31, 2026; 19 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Ami Bera | Original | Sep 19, 2025 |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Original | Sep 19, 2025 |
| D-PA | Chrissy Houlahan | Original | Sep 19, 2025 |
| D-CA | Dave Min | Original | Sep 19, 2025 |
| R-NE | Don Bacon | Original | Sep 19, 2025 |
| D-AZ | Greg Stanton | Original | Sep 19, 2025 |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Original | Sep 19, 2025 |
| R-CA | Jay Obernolte | Original | Sep 19, 2025 |
| R-FL | John H. Rutherford | Original | Sep 19, 2025 |
| R-AZ | Juan Ciscomani | Original | Sep 19, 2025 |
| R-FL | Maria Elvira Salazar | Original | Sep 19, 2025 |
| R-IA | Mariannette Miller-Meeks | Original | Sep 19, 2025 |
| D-PA | Mary Gay Scanlon | Original | Sep 19, 2025 |
| D-WA | Pramila Jayapal | Original | Sep 19, 2025 |
| D-IL | Raja Krishnamoorthi | Original | Sep 19, 2025 |
| D-CA | Scott H. Peters | Original | Sep 19, 2025 |
| D-MI | Shri Thanedar | Original | Sep 19, 2025 |
| D-WA | Suzan K. DelBene | Original | Sep 19, 2025 |
| R-IA | Zachary Nunn | Original | Sep 19, 2025 |
| R-NJ | Thomas H. Kean, Jr. | Oct 3, 2025 | |
| R-PA | Daniel Meuser | Nov 17, 2025 | |
| R-NY | Michael Lawler | Feb 9, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Ted Lieu | Feb 23, 2026 | |
| D-MN | Angie Craig | Jun 24, 2026 | |
| D-GA | Nikema Williams | Jun 24, 2026 | |
| R-VA | Jennifer A. Kiggans | Jun 29, 2026 | |
| D-TX | Marc A. Veasey | Jul 14, 2026 | |
| R-IA | Randy Feenstra | Jul 22, 2026 | |
| D-AZ | Adelita S. Grijalva | Aug 31, 2026 | |
| R-GU | James C. Moylan | Aug 31, 2026 | |
| D-RI | Seth Magaziner | Aug 31, 2026 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Sep 19, 2025 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 19, 2025Introduced in House
- Sep 19, 2025Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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. 171, no. 154, September 19, 2025, page H4489.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2886 | America’s CHILDREN Act of 2025 | Related bill | Sep 18, 2025 |
| HR 4393 | DIGNIDAD (Dignity) Act of 2025 | Related bill | Jul 16, 2025 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to authorize lawful permanent resident status for certain college graduates who entered the United States as children, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Protecting Children of Long-Term Visa Holders Act of 2025
- America’s CHILDREN Act of 2025
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Immigration.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 19, 2025Introduced 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.
