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Fair Day in Court for Kids Act of 2026

In committee: it can still change before the session ends.

US HR 9259 · House Bill · 119th Congress

Stage: In committee
Started in: House
Sponsors: +30
Latest action: Jun 11

Where it stands

Introduced (Done)
Jun 11
Committee (Current step)
In committee · Jun 11
Floor (Not started)
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Law (Not started)

What it does

The Fair Day in Court for Kids Act of 2026 would require the federal government to provide legal counsel at no cost to unaccompanied children in immigration proceedings and ensure they have access to their case files before hearings can proceed.

AI summary · The lawmakers haven’t published an official summary of this bill yet, so 52 wrote this one from the bill’s text.

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Sponsors

The lawmakers who put their names on it, lead sponsors first.

Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18]Lead sponsor
Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]Co-sponsor
Rep. Ansari, Yassamin [D-AZ-3]Co-sponsor
Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44]Co-sponsor
Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24]Co-sponsor
Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-21]Co-sponsor
Rep. Crockett, Jasmine [D-TX-30]Co-sponsor
Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7]Co-sponsor
Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4]Co-sponsor
Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1]Co-sponsor
Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1]Co-sponsor
Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10]Co-sponsor
Rep. Dexter, Maxine [D-OR-3]Co-sponsor
Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11]Co-sponsor
Rep. Garcia, Sylvia R. [D-TX-29]Co-sponsor
Rep. Goldman, Daniel S. [D-NY-10]Co-sponsor
Rep. Gomez, Jimmy [D-CA-34]Co-sponsor
Rep. Hoyle, Val T. [D-OR-4]Co-sponsor
Rep. Jackson, Jonathan L. [D-IL-1]Co-sponsor
Rep. Jacobs, Sara [D-CA-51]Co-sponsor
Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4]Co-sponsor
Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8]Co-sponsor
Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36]Co-sponsor
Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4]Co-sponsor
Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2]Co-sponsor
Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5]Co-sponsor
Rep. Ramirez, Delia C. [D-IL-3]Co-sponsor
Rep. Randall, Emily [D-WA-6]Co-sponsor
Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5]Co-sponsor
Rep. Simon, Lateefah [D-CA-12]Co-sponsor
Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9]Co-sponsor
Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25]Co-sponsor
Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5]Co-sponsor
Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24]Co-sponsor

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