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H.R. 4371: Kayla Hamilton Act · Congress Swing Tracker

H.R. 4371119th CongressCrime and Law Enforcement

Kayla Hamilton Act

Sponsored by Rep. Russell Fry (R-SC) · 2 active : 2 Republicans

Latest action: Received in the Senate.

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Where it standsPassed House, now in the Senate

Passed House

House: passedDec 16, 2025
Senate: next
President: not yet

7 senators score as swing votes

Summary

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Kayla Hamilton Act

This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to consider additional information when it makes placement determinations for unaccompanied alien children in its custody. Under federal law, an

unaccompanied alien child

is a minor with no lawful immigration status and no parent or legal guardian in the United States to provide care and physical custody.

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Current law requires HHS to (1) place a child in the least restrictive setting that is in the child's best interest, and (2) assess the safety and suitability of a sponsor prior to placing a child with that sponsor.

In determining the least restrictive setting, this bill requires (currently, permits) HHS to consider the child's danger to self, danger to the community, and flight risk. Additionally, the bill requires placement in a secure facility in the case of a child who is 13 years of age or older and has gang-related markings or tattoos or a history of gang-related arrests or criminal conduct.

In assessing the safety and suitability of a sponsor, this bill requires HHS to collect and provide to the Department of Homeland Security information about all adult residents of the household, including name, date of birth, Social Security number, immigration status, contact information, and the results of all background and criminal records checks. The bill also prohibits HHS from placing a child with a sponsor who is unlawfully present in the United States.

How the projections held up

Each member’s recorded vote compared with their swing projection from before the vote. A member by voting against most of their own party.

House

On PassagePassed225 yea, 201 nayDecember 16, 2025 · Roll call 340

How members in each band voted on this House vote, by their projection before the vote
BandBand before the vote	VotedVoted yea or nay	BrokeBroke with party	Share
Swing	53	6	11%
Middle	221	1	0%
Entrenched	145	0	0%
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Committees and subjects

Committees

House Committee on the Judiciary · HouseReported by · Markup by · Referred to

Subjects

Border security and unlawful immigration
Child safety and welfare
Detention of persons
Human trafficking
Immigration status and procedures
Juvenile crime and gang violence
Smuggling and trafficking

Senate · 100 House · 433

Model

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Directional: count only breaks toward the other party Why do scores change?

How the House breaks down

54Swing 70–100
249Middle 30–70
127Entrenched 0–30
3Insufficient data not ranked

Members fall into . 3 representatives don’t have enough data yet and are marked “insufficient data”. Non-voting delegates are not counted. The bill is not before the House right now; these scores show where members would stand.

Key players in the House

Ranked by swing score, 0–100 · swing-v3

Bars show each input from 0 to 100: ideology gap, scorecard gap, , and the . is the seat’s partisan lean, and shows how much of the input data a score has. Where the House has voted, each member’s appears with the projection made before it.

Similar past votes, House

Earlier behind swing-v3’s input

Similar votes count toward swing-v3 in the House: total similarity weight 26.5 (needs 5.0).

H.R. 4371 · Dec 16, 2025 · Roll call 339On PassageKayla Hamilton Act
PassedSame bill×3.0
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PassedSame policy area×0.5
H.R. 5625 · May 14, 2026 · Roll call 531On PassageCashless Bail Reporting Act
PassedSame policy area×0.5
H.R. 6260 · May 14, 2026 · Roll call 529On PassageKeeping Violent Offenders Off Our Streets Act
PassedSame policy area×0.5
H.Con.Res. 96 · May 13, 2026 · Roll call 525On Agreeing to the ResolutionExpressing support for law enforcement officers
PassedSame policy area×0.5
H.R. 2853 · May 12, 2026 · Roll call 517On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as AmendedCombating Organized Retail Crime Act
PassedSame policy area×0.5
H.R. 2189 · Feb 12, 2026 · Roll call 430On PassageLaw-Enforcement Innovate to De-Escalate Act
PassedSame policy area×0.5
H.R. 3492 · Dec 17, 2025 · Roll call 350On PassageProtect Children’s Innocence Act
PassedSame policy area×0.5

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H.R. 5107 · Nov 19, 2025 · Roll call 298On PassageCLEAN DC Act
PassedSame policy area×0.5
H.R. 5214 · Nov 19, 2025 · Roll call 297On PassageDistrict of Columbia Cash Bail Reform Act
PassedSame policy area×0.5
H.R. 5143 · Sep 17, 2025 · Roll call 274On PassageDistrict of Columbia Policing Protection Act
PassedSame policy area×0.5
H.R. 5140 · Sep 16, 2025 · Roll call 270On PassageTo lower the age at which a minor may be tried as an adult for certain criminal offenses in the District of Columbia to 14 years of age

Cosponsors

2 active

Show all 2 cosponsors

Barry Moore (R-AL-1)
Troy E. Nehls (R-TX-22)

How the swing score works

Ideology gapHow far a member’s DW-NOMINATE voting score sits from their party’s median in the same chamber.

Scorecard gapHow far their Heritage Action and LCV ratings stray from their party’s average, using the groups’ votes on similar bills where available.

Cross-pressureHow strongly their district or state leans toward the other party, from our own computed partisan lean.

Similar votesHow often they voted against their own party on earlier roll calls about this bill or similar ones.

Committee bonusMembers of the committees handling the bill decide whether it moves, so they get a boost.

Cosponsor checkThe sponsor and active cosponsors have already committed, so they drop toward entrenched.

All voting members	421	7	2%

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Jared F. GoldenDemocrat · Maine 2nd · Lean R+4On the ballot
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CommitteeNo committee seatBroke with party on 64% of 48 similar votes
Today95Swing
Vote on passage, Dec 16, 2025:YeaBroke with partyProjected at the vote: 93 Swing (today: 95)
ContactCall 202-225-6306 Website
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Kevin KileyIndependent · California 3rd · Lean R+2House Committee on the JudiciaryOn the ballot
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Committee
Broke with party on 8% of 47 similar votes
Today93Swing
Vote on passage, Dec 16, 2025:YeaProjected at the vote: 92 Swing
3
Marie Gluesenkamp PerezDemocrat · Washington 3rd · Lean R+2On the ballot
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CommitteeNo committee seatBroke with party on 63% of 47 similar votes
Today93Swing
Vote on passage, Dec 16, 2025:YeaBroke with party
4
Brian K. FitzpatrickRepublican · Pennsylvania 1st · Lean D+1On the ballot
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CommitteeNo committee seatBroke with party on 24% of 46 similar votes
Today93Swing
Vote on passage, Dec 16, 2025:YeaProjected at the vote: 90 Swing (today: 93)
Contact
5
Michael LawlerRepublican · New York 17th · Lean D+1On the ballot
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CommitteeNo committee seatBroke with party on 11% of 45 similar votes
Today91Swing
Vote on passage, Dec 16, 2025:YeaProjected at the vote: 89 Swing (today: 91)
Contact
6
Henry CuellarDemocrat · Texas 28th · Lean R+2On the ballot
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CommitteeNo committee seatBroke with party on 66% of 48 similar votes
Today90Swing
Vote on passage, Dec 16, 2025:YeaBroke with party
7
Thomas H. KeanRepublican · New Jersey 7th · Lean EVENOn the ballot
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CommitteeNo committee seatBroke with party on 13% of 42 similar votes
Today90Swing
Vote on passage, Dec 16, 2025:YeaProjected at the vote: 88 Swing (today: 90)
Contact
8
Jared MoskowitzDemocrat · Florida 23rd · Lean D+2House Committee on the JudiciaryOn the ballot
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Committee
Broke with party on 30% of 47 similar votes
Today89Swing
Vote on passage, Dec 16, 2025:NayProjected at the vote: Swing
9
Don BaconRepublican · Nebraska 2nd · Lean D+3On the ballot
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CommitteeNo committee seatBroke with party on 8% of 48 similar votes
Today89Swing
Vote on passage, Dec 16, 2025:YeaProjected at the vote: 87 Swing (today: 89)
Contact
10
Laura GillenDemocrat · New York 4th · Lean D+2On the ballot
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CommitteeNo committee seatBroke with party on 53% of 23 similar votes
Today88Swing
Vote on passage, Dec 16, 2025:YeaBroke with party