H.R. 10473: Justice for Ukrainian Children Act

119th Congress · introduced 2026-09-16 · International Affairs · Latest: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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Justice for Ukrainian Children Act

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Justice for Ukrainian Children Act

Source: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-119hr10473.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/119/hr>

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Sponsor: Rep. Walkinshaw, James R. [D-VA-11] · 52 cosponsors

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Don Bacon (R-NE), Greg Landsman (D-OH), Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Brendan F. Boyle (D-PA), Deborah K. Ross (D-NC), George Latimer (D-NY), Jim Costa (D-CA), Norma J. Torres (D-CA), Sylvia R. Garcia (D-TX), Mike Quigley (D-IL), Sarah McBride (D-DE), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), William R. Keating (D-MA), Ilhan Omar (D-MN), Daniel S. Goldman (D-NY), Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA), Thomas H. Kean, Jr. (R-NJ), Joe Wilson (R-SC), Emily Randall (D-WA), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), André Carson (D-IN), Delia C. Ramirez (D-IL), Madeleine Dean (D-PA), Jennifer L. McClellan (D-VA), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Val T. Hoyle (D-OR), Ami Bera (D-CA), Donald S. Beyer, Jr. (D-VA), Kevin Mullin (D-CA), Veronica Escobar (D-TX), Mark Takano (D-CA), Nikki Budzinski (D-IL), Michael Lawler (R-NY), Maxwell Frost (D-FL), Jimmy Panetta (D-CA), John H. Rutherford (R-FL), Dina Titus (D-NV), Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA), George Whitesides (D-CA), Eric Sorensen (D-IL), Gabe Amo (D-RI), Rick Larsen (D-WA), Eugene Simon Vindman (D-VA), Kim Schrier (D-WA), Ryan Mackenzie (R-PA), Christopher R. Deluzio (D-PA), Suhas Subramanyam (D-VA), Johnny Olszewski, Jr. (D-MD)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Walkinshaw, James R. [D-VA-11] reported raising $3.3 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-119hr10473.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/119/hr>

Record fed-us-cong119-hr10473 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong119 · updated 2026-11-04 by psicol fed-bills