Legislative Oversight

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Canonical URL: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4371

Official text excerpt

119 HR 4371 IH: Kayla Hamilton Act 
 U.S. House of Representatives 
 2025-07-14 
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. 
 
 
 
 I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4371 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 14, 2025 Mr. Fry (for himself, Mr. Nehls , and Mr. Moore of Alabama ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 to enhance efforts to combat the trafficking of children. 
 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Kayla Hamilton Act . 2. Enhancing efforts to combat the trafficking of children Section 235(c) of the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 ( 8 U.S.C. 1232(c) ) is amended— 
 (1) in paragraph (2)— (A) by striking Subject to section 462(b)(2) and inserting (i) In general.— Except as provided in clause (ii), subject to section 462(b)(2) ; 
 (B) by striking In making such placements, the Secretary may consider and inserting In making such placements, the Secretary shall consider ; (C) by striking A child shall not be placed and inserting Except as provided in clause (ii), a child shall not be placed ; and 
 (D) by adding at the end the following: (ii) Additional safeguards Except in the case of a unaccompanied alien child who is 12 years of age or younger— 
 (I) prior to making a placement under clause (i), the Secretary shall— (aa) contact the consulate or embassy of the country of nationality or last habitual residence of an unaccompanied alien child in the custody of the Secretary of Health and Human Services to request such unaccompanied alien child’s criminal record; and 
 (bb) shall conduct an examination of the unaccompanied alien child for gang-related tattoos and other gang-related markings, and (II) if the Secretary determines that the unaccompanied alie…

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