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To revise the duties of the Office of Refugee resettlement with respect to unaccompanied alien children, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill revises the responsibilities of the Office of Refugee Resettlement regarding unaccompanied alien children by removing a provision in federal regulations related to sponsors. The bill requires the Director of the Office of Refugee Resettlement to track each unaccompanied alien child released from Department of Homeland Security custody who remains in the United States and is involved in ongoing immigration proceedings. The bill also requires the Office of Refugee Resettlement to work with states to find placements for these unaccompanied children. The stated purpose is to address what the bill describes as "government abandonment and placement scandals" by improving oversight and coordination of placements for unaccompanied minors in the immigration system.
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Sponsor (1)
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to W. Gregory Steube’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- CHENEY BROTHERS $7,800
- NEXTGEN MANAGEMENT $6,600
- STEPHENS, INC. $6,600
- NEPTUNE WELLNESS SOLUTIONS $6,600
- COOLTODAY $6,600
Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for W. Gregory Steube → · Outside spending →
Actions (2)
- Jul 10, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. · house
- Jul 10, 2025 Introduced in House
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Full text
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
July 10, 2025
Mr. Steube introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To revise the duties of the Office of Refugee resettlement with respect to unaccompanied alien children, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Stop Government Abandonment and Placement Scandals Act of 2025” or the “Stop GAPS Act of 2025”.
SEC. 2. SPONSORS FOR UNACCOMPANIED MINORS.
The Secretary of Homeland Security shall amend section 410.1201(a) of title 45, Code of Federal Regulations, by striking paragraph (6).
SEC. 3. DUTY OF OFFICE OF REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT.
The Director of the Office of Refugee Resettlement shall—
(1) track each unaccompanied alien child (as defined in section 462(g) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 279(g))) released from the custody of the Department of Homeland Security while such unaccompanied alien child—
(A) is in the United States; and
(B) involved in ongoing immigration proceedings; and
(2) work with States to find placements for such unaccompanied alien children. <all>
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