S. 5071

119th Congress

In Committee

A bill to provide protections for children in immigration custody, and for other purposes.

Sponsored bySen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR]OR· Introduced 22 juillet 2026

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

22 juillet 2026·1 day ago

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
22 juillet 2026 · IntroReferral
Introduced in Senate
22 juillet 2026 · IntroReferral

Sponsorship

17 cosponsors

Sponsor

Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR]OR

Cosponsors

Democrat1694%
Independent16%

Democrat:Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI]RI
Democrat:Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN]MN
Democrat:Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI]HI
Democrat:Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM]NM
Democrat:Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI]HI
Democrat:Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL]IL
Democrat:Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA]MA
Democrat:Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL]IL
Democrat:Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA]MA
Democrat:Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN]MN
Democrat:Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY]NY
Democrat:Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV]NV
Democrat:Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT]CT
Democrat:Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO]CO
Independent:Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT]VT
Democrat:Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR]OR
Democrat:Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT]VT

Committees

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Judiciary Committee
Senate · Standing
- Referred To22 Jul 2026