HELP Separated Children Act
In committee: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- Senate
- Sponsors
- 18
- Latest action
- Apr 27, 2026
What it does
The HELP Separated Children Act aims to protect children affected by immigration enforcement by requiring the Department of Homeland Security and cooperating entities to identify detained parents, provide them with opportunities to arrange child care, communicate with their children, and access legal and child welfare services. It mandates that parents be allowed to make phone calls, receive information in their preferred language, and be detained in facilities that facilitate visitation and proximity to their children, while prohibiting excessive force, child interpretation, or deception involving children during enforcement actions. The bill also requires notification of child welfare…
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Where it stands
Introduced (Done)
Committee (Current step)
Floor (Not started)
Law (Not started)
What moved
Who is involved
Sponsors
The lawmakers who put their names on it, lead sponsors first.
Where it goes next
While a bill can still move, the questions are about people and money.