Fair Day in Court for Kids Act of 2025
In committee: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- Senate
- Sponsors
- +25
- Latest action
- Apr 3, 2025
Where it stands
Introduced (Done)
Committee (Current step)
Floor (Not started)
Law (Not started)
What it does
Fair Day in Court for Kids Act of 2025 This bill provides legal protections for a non-U.S. national (alien under federal law) who is detained or subject to immigration-related proceedings. The Department of Justice (DOJ), or the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) in a case involving an unaccompanied child, may appoint or provide counsel at the government's expense to non-U.S. nationals in removal proceedings and related appeals. An unaccompanied child must be represented by counsel paid for and appointed by the government at every stage of such proceedings unless the child has obtained counsel at their own expense. If HHS fails to provide counsel to an unaccompanied child, the…
Official summary · Introduced in Senate · Apr 3, 2025
Titles and provisions can change as the bill moves.
What moved
Who is involved
- Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI]Lead sponsor
- Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO]Co-sponsor
- Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT]Co-sponsor
- Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ]Co-sponsor
- Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE]Co-sponsor
- Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV]Co-sponsor
Sponsors
The lawmakers who put their names on it, lead sponsors first.
- Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI]
- Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO]
- Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT]
- Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ]
- Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE]
- Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV]
- Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL]
- Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL]
- Sen. Fetterman, John [D-PA]
- Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY]
- Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM]
- Sen. Hickenlooper, John W. [D-CO]
- Sen. Kim, Andy [D-NJ]
- Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN]
- Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM]
- Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA]
- Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR]
- Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT]
- Sen. Ossoff, Jon [D-GA]
- Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA]
- Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT]
- Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI]
- Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA]
- Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN]
- Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD]
- Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA]
- Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT]
- Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI]
- Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR]
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- Who sits in the seats that vote on itA roster is not a certified tally, and a filing is not a place on the ballot.
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