H.R. 9259
Fair Day in Court for Kids Act of 2026
Sponsor: Zoe Lofgren
33 cosponsors
- Emily Randall
- Mark Pocan
- Daniel S. Goldman
- Danny K. Davis
- Delia C. Ramirez
- Diana DeGette
- Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.
- Jasmine Crockett
- Jonathan L. Jackson
- Lateefah Simon
- Mark DeSaulnier
- Maxine Dexter
- Nanette Diaz Barragán
- Raja Krishnamoorthi
- Salud O. Carbajal
- Sara Jacobs
- Sylvia R. Garcia
- Gwen Moore
- Mary Gay Scanlon
- Suzan K. DelBene
- Jim Costa
- Eleanor Holmes Norton
- Yassamin Ansari
- Debbie Wasserman Schultz
- Frederica S. Wilson
- Jimmy Gomez
- Madeleine Dean
- Mike Quigley
- Nikema Williams
- Adam Smith
- Bill Foster
- Val T. Hoyle
- Ted Lieu
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Text of the bill
Section 240(c)(7)(C) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1229a(c)(7)(C)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
(v) Special rule for unaccompanied children entitled to appointment of counsel. If the Secretary of Health and Human Services fails to appoint or provide counsel for an unaccompanied child under section 292(b)—
(I) the limitations under this paragraph with respect to the filing of a motion to reopen by such child shall not apply; and
(II) the filing of such a motion shall stay the removal of the child.