HR 4371
119th Congress
Latest action 2025-12-17: Received in the Senate.
This bill number also appears in other loaded Congresses: 118th, 117th, 116th, 115th, 114th, 113th, 112th, 111th, 110th, 109th, 108th (bill numbers are reused each Congress, so these are different bills).
Kayla Hamilton Act bill
- sponsor
- F000478
- introduced
- 2025-07-14
- policy area
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- referred to
- Judiciary Committee
- cosponsors
- 2
- lobbying filings citing it
- 23
- money facing its subject
- the record
- congress.gov
7 CRS legislative subjects, as written
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
Actions: 24 on the record
The record's own timeline, word for word, newest first. An action that names a committee links to it.
| date | type | action, as written | committee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-14 | IntroReferral | Introduced in House | |
| 2025-07-14 | IntroReferral | Introduced in House | |
| 2025-07-14 | IntroReferral | Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. | House Committee on the Judiciary |
| 2025-09-10 | Committee | Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held | House Committee on the Judiciary |
| 2025-09-10 | Committee | Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 16 - 13. | House Committee on the Judiciary |
| 2025-10-17 | Committee | Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 119-345. | House Committee on the Judiciary |
| 2025-10-17 | Committee | Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 119-345. | House Committee on the Judiciary |
| 2025-10-17 | Calendars | Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 297. | |
| 2025-12-16 | Floor | Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 951 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 4776, H.R. 1366, H.R. 845, H.R. 3616, H.R. 3632 and H.R. 4371. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 4776, under a structured rule and H.R. 1366, H.R. 845, H.R. 3616, H.R. 3632, and H.R. 4371 under a closed rule. The resolution provides one motion to recommit on each bill. | |
| 2025-12-16 | Floor | Rule H. Res. 951 passed House. | |
| 2025-12-16 | Floor | Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 951. (consideration: CR H5921-5927) | |
| 2025-12-16 | Floor | Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 4776, H.R. 1366, H.R. 845, H.R. 3616, H.R. 3632 and H.R. 4371. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 4776, under a structured rule and H.R. 1366, H.R. 845, H.R. 3616, H.R. 3632, and H.R. 4371 under a closed rule. The resolution provides one motion to recommit on each bill. | |
| 2025-12-16 | Floor | DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 4371. | |
| 2025-12-16 | Floor | The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule. | |
| 2025-12-16 | Floor | Ms. Stansbury moved to recommit to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR H5927) | House Committee on the Judiciary |
| 2025-12-16 | Floor | The previous question on the motion to recommit was ordered pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XIX. | |
| 2025-12-16 | Floor | POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate H.R. 4371, the Chair put the question on motion to recommit and announced that the ayes had prevailed. Ms. Stansbury demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced. | |
| 2025-12-16 | Floor | Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H5933-5934) | |
| 2025-12-16 | Floor | On motion to recommit Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 208 - 218 (Roll no. 339). | House Committee on the Judiciary |
| 2025-12-16 | Floor | Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 225 - 201 (Roll no. 340). (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H5921-5922) | |
| 2025-12-16 | Floor | On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 225 - 201 (Roll no. 340). (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H5921-5922) | |
| 2025-12-16 | Floor | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | |
| 2025-12-16 | Floor | The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection. | |
| 2025-12-17 | IntroReferral | Received in the Senate. |
Cosponsors: 2
In order of signing; an original cosponsor signed on introduction day. A withdrawal stays on the record, marked, never deleted.
| member | party | state | signed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Moore | Republican | AL | 2025-07-14 original | |
| Troy E. Nehls | Republican | TX | 2025-07-14 original |
Lobbying: 23 filings cite this bill
Filings whose specific-issues text cites the bill, as the filers typed it ("H.R. 4371", "H.R.4371"). The LDA does not disclose positions on a bill (support or oppose), so none appear here; a filing is attributed to a Congress by its filing year. Counts, never dollars. ‡ lobbying estimates
| registrant, as filed | filings citing it | years |
|---|---|---|
| FRIENDS COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL LEGISLATION | 6 | 2025 to 2026 |
| ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES | 4 | 2025 to 2026 |
| FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM | 3 | 2025 to 2026 |
| KIDS IN NEED OF DEFENSE | 3 | 2025 to 2026 |
| AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION | 2 | 2025 |
| NVG, LLC | 2 | 2025 |
| CENTER FOR LAW AND SOCIAL POLICY (CLASP) | 1 | 2025 |
| MASON CONSULTING, LLC | 1 | 2025 |
| PORT SIDE STRATEGIES, LLC | 1 | 2025 |
| client, as filed | filings citing it | years |
|---|---|---|
| FRIENDS COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL LEGISLATION | 6 | 2025 to 2026 |
| ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES | 4 | 2025 to 2026 |
| AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION | 3 | 2025 |
| FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM | 3 | 2025 to 2026 |
| KIDS IN NEED OF DEFENSE | 3 | 2025 to 2026 |
| CENTER FOR LAW AND SOCIAL POLICY (CLASP) | 1 | 2025 |
| COMMUNITY CHANGE ACTION | 1 | 2025 |
| MOVEON.ORG CIVIC ACTION | 1 | 2025 |
| NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF PEDIATRIC NURSE PRACTITIONERS | 1 | 2025 |
Money facing this bill
A giver's face is the list of subjects its organization lobbies Congress on, read from its own lobbying reports and spread by how often each subject comes up; a gift from someone who works there is spread the same way.
$3,891
measureMoney facing a bill's subject that reached its sponsors, version 3
subjectCrime and Law Enforcement
members counted3
members with a candidacy in 20262
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This is money tied to the bill's subject, not money given for or against the bill. It shows what an organization lobbies on, not what position it takes, and no gift is tied to a bill.
The members it reached, and who gave it
- Troy E. Nehls cosponsor, Republican-TX
$1,968
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- Filed$1,739
AXON ENTERPRISE
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- Filed$107
LEIDOS
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- Filed$60
DELTA AIR LINES
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- Filed
- Russell Fry sponsor, Republican-SC
$1,923
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- Firm$500
CARSON CONSULTING
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- Filed$435
AXON ENTERPRISE
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- Firm$160
THOLOS GOVERNMENT RELATIONS
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The organizations are each member's three largest on this subject. A group of organizations is shown by name only after a person has reviewed it.
Lobbying clients that named this bill in their filings
| Client | Filings | Its face on Crime and Law Enforcement |
|---|---|---|
| FRIENDS COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL LEGISLATION | 6 | 1%what it isthe share of this client's lobbying activity on the subject face window2025-2026 its face and filingsopen the evidence |
| ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES | 4 | 2%what it isthe share of this client's lobbying activity on the subject face window2025-2026 its face and filingsopen the evidence |
| AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION | 3 | 27%what it isthe share of this client's lobbying activity on the subject face window2025-2026 its face and filingsopen the evidence |
| FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM | 3 | 10%what it isthe share of this client's lobbying activity on the subject face window2025-2026 its face and filingsopen the evidence |
| KIDS IN NEED OF DEFENSE | 3 | 4%what it isthe share of this client's lobbying activity on the subject face window2025-2026 its face and filingsopen the evidence |
| CENTER FOR LAW AND SOCIAL POLICY (CLASP) | 1 | 1%what it isthe share of this client's lobbying activity on the subject face window2025-2026 its face and filingsopen the evidence |
| COMMUNITY CHANGE ACTION | 1 | 2%what it isthe share of this client's lobbying activity on the subject face window2025-2026 its face and filingsopen the evidence |
| MOVEON.ORG CIVIC ACTION | 1 | 2%what it isthe share of this client's lobbying activity on the subject face window2025-2026 its face and filingsopen the evidence |
| NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF PEDIATRIC NURSE PRACTITIONERS | 1 | 1%what it isthe share of this client's lobbying activity on the subject face window2025-2026 its face and filingsopen the evidence |
Money facing a bill's subject that reached its sponsors, version 3 · ‡ self-reported text ‡ small donors invisible ‡ lobbying estimates
Votes: 2 roll calls tied to this bill by the chambers' own documents
Tallies are the chambers' own published numbers. ‡ votes, not motives
| date | chamber | question | result | yeas | nays | record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-16 | house | On Motion to Recommit | Failed | 208 | 218 | the chamber's document |
| 2025-12-16 | house | On Passage | Passed | 225 | 201 | the chamber's document |
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