H.R. 4371 - Kayla Hamilton Act
H.R. 4371 - Kayla Hamilton Act
Hearing Information
Meeting Information
Monday, December 15, 2025 - 4:00pm H-313, The Capitol View Announcement »
Video
Rules Committee Hearing H.R. 4776, 1366, 3616, 3632, 4371, 845
Bill Text
Bill Text Text of H.R. 4371PDFXML
(as reported)
H. Rept. 119-345PDF
Report from the Committee on Judiciary to accompany H.R. 4371
Hearing Documents
Rule PDF
H. Res. 951 PDF
H. Rept. 119-410 PDF
Rule Information
COMMITTEE ACTION:
REPORTED BY A RECORD VOTE of 9-3 on December, 15, 2025.
MANAGERS: Langworthy/Scanlon
1. Structured rule for H.R. 4776.
2. Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill.
3. Provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Natural Resources or their respective designees.
4. Provides that the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Natural Resources now printed in the bill shall be considered as adopted and the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read.
5. Waives all points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended.
6. Makes in order only the further amendments printed in the Rules Committee report. Each amendment shall be considered only in the order printed in the report, may be offered only by a Member designated in the report, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time specified in the report equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question.
7. Waives all points of order against the amendments printed in the Rules Committee report.
8. Provides one motion to recommit.
9. Closed rule for H.R. 1366.
10. Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill.
11. Provides that the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Natural Resources now printed in the bill shall be considered as adopted and the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read.
12. Waives all points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended.
13. Provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Natural Resources or their respective designees.
14. Provides one motion to recommit.
15. Closed rule for H.R. 845.
16. Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill.
17. Provides that the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Natural Resources now printed in the bill shall be considered as adopted and the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read.
18. Waives all points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended.
19. Provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Natural Resources or their respective designees.
20. Provides one motion to recommit.
21. Closed rule for H.R. 3616.
22. Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill.
23. Provides that the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Energy and Commerce now printed in the bill shall be considered as adopted and the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read.
24. Waives all points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended.
25. Provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Energy and Commerce or their respective designees.
26. Provides one motion to recommit.
27. Closed rule for H.R. 3632.
28. Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill.
29. Provides that the bill shall be considered as read.
30. Waives all points of order against provisions in the bill.
31. Provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Energy and Commerce or their respective designees.
32. Provides one motion to recommit.
33. Closed rule for H.R. 4371.
34. Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill.
35. Provides that the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on the Judiciary now printed in the bill shall be considered as adopted and the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read.
36. Waives all points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended.
37. Provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on the Judiciary or their respective designees.
38. Provides one motion to recommit.
Amendments (click each header to sort table ▲▼ by that column)
| # | Version # | Sponsor(s) | Party | Summary | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Version 1 | Goldman (NY) | Democrat | Amends Public Law 119–21 (commonly known as the ‘‘One Big Beautiful Bill Act’’) to repeal or amend certain provisions that undermine protections and heighten dangers for unaccompanied children, and for other purposes. | Submitted |
| 2 | Version 1 | Crockett (TX) | Democrat | Strikes sections that allow for examining unaccompanied children's bodies for gang-related tattoos or markings. | Submitted |
| 3 | Version 1 | Torres (CA) | Democrat | Includes additional child protection provisions, including requiring body examinations of children to be conducted by a medical professional. | Submitted |
Committee Votes
Rules Committee Record Vote No. 222
Motion by Mr. Langworthy to report the rule. Adopted: 9–3