{"bill":{"id":"119-hr-1202","congress":119,"type":"HR","number":1202,"title":"Stop Human Trafficking of Unaccompanied Migrant Children Act of 2025","originChamber":"House","introducedDate":"2025-02-11","sponsors":[{"bioguideId":"L000603","fullName":"Rep. Luttrell, Morgan [R-TX-8]","party":"R","state":"TX","district":8}],"cosponsorsCount":7,"latestAction":{"actionDate":"2025-02-12","text":"Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H668)"},"policyArea":"Immigration","subjects":[],"actions":[{"date":"2025-02-12","text":"Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H668)","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-02-11","text":"Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-02-11","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-02-11","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false}],"summary":"<p><strong>Stop Human Trafficking of Unaccompanied Migrant Children Act of 2025</strong></p><p>This bill establishes requirements relating to placing unaccompanied alien children with sponsors. (Under federal law, an <em>unaccompanied alien child</em> is a minor with no lawful immigration status and no parent or legal guardian in the United States to provide care and physical custody.)</p><p>Before the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) may release such a child to a sponsor, the sponsor must complete a fingerprint background check and vetting that includes (1) a public records check, (2) a National Sex Offender Registry check, (3) a Federal Bureau of Investigation National Criminal History Check, (4) a child abuse and neglect check, and (5) state and local criminal history checks. Each adult in the sponsor's household must also undergo such vetting before the placement.</p><p>The bill also requires HHS to visit the home of a proposed sponsor before the placement and to conduct periodic home visits after.</p><p>A child may not be placed with a sponsor who is unlawfully present in the United States unless the sponsor is the child's parent, relative, or legal guardian.</p><p>HHS must retroactively apply these vetting standards to all sponsors for placements made since January 20, 2021.</p>","updateDate":"2026-03-03T15:54:02Z"},"markets":[],"stateBills":[],"meta":{"sources":["congress.gov"],"latencyMs":1161,"ts":"2026-04-15T16:05:39.676Z"},"nextActions":{"inspect":[],"related":[{"description":"Search related legislation","method":"GET","url":"/api/public/query-gov?q=Stop%20Human%20Trafficking%20of%20Unaccompanied%20Migrant%20Children%20Act"}]}}