S 4389 — HELP Separated Children Act
Last action — Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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✓Introduced
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2In Committee
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3Passed Senate
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4Passed House
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced April 27, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the Senate.
Odds of enactment
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Prognosis
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In Committee
Current position in the legislative process.
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18 sponsors
1 primary, 17 co-sponsors signed on.
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Bipartisan support
Sponsored across 2 parties (17 D · 1 I) — cross-party backing.
Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.
Bill Text
- Introduced Introduced in Senate Current html April 27, 2026
Action History
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Introduced in Senate
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Sponsors
- Tammy Baldwin · Cosponsor
- Michael F. Bennet · Cosponsor
- Richard Blumenthal · Cosponsor
- Catherine Cortez Masto · Cosponsor
- Tammy Duckworth · Cosponsor
- Kirsten E. Gillibrand · Cosponsor
- Mazie K. Hirono · Cosponsor
- Tim Kaine · Cosponsor
- Andy Kim · Cosponsor
- Amy Klobuchar · Cosponsor
- Edward J. Markey · Cosponsor
- Patty Murray · Cosponsor
- Jacky Rosen · Cosponsor
- Bernard Sanders · Cosponsor
- Elizabeth Warren · Cosponsor
- Peter Welch · Cosponsor
- Chris Van Hollen · Cosponsor
- Tina Smith · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 17 co-sponsors · 529 not signed on
Sponsors (1)
- Smith, Tina Democratic
Co-sponsors (17)
- Baldwin, Tammy Democratic
- Bennet, Michael F. Democratic
- Blumenthal, Richard Democratic
- Cortez Masto, Catherine Democratic
- Duckworth, Tammy Democratic
- Gillibrand, Kirsten E. Democratic
- Hirono, Mazie K. Democratic
- Kaine, Tim Democratic
- Kim, Andy Democratic
- Klobuchar, Amy Democratic
- Markey, Edward J. Democratic
- Murray, Patty Democratic
- Rosen, Jacky Democratic
- Sanders, Bernard Independent
- Warren, Elizabeth Democratic
- Welch, Peter Democratic
- Van Hollen, Chris Democratic
Not signed on (529)
529 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 529 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
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Frequently asked questions
- Who sponsors S 4389?
- S 4389 is sponsored by Baldwin, Tammy (Democratic), Bennet, Michael F. (Democratic), Blumenthal, Richard (Democratic), Cortez Masto, Catherine (Democratic), Duckworth, Tammy (Democratic), Gillibrand, Kirsten E. (Democratic), Hirono, Mazie K. (Democratic), Kaine, Tim (Democratic), Kim, Andy (Democratic), Klobuchar, Amy (Democratic), Markey, Edward J. (Democratic), Murray, Patty (Democratic), Rosen, Jacky (Democratic), Sanders, Bernard (Independent), Warren, Elizabeth (Democratic), Welch, Peter (Democratic), Van Hollen, Chris (Democratic), and Smith, Tina (Democratic).
- What is the current status of S 4389?
- This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced April 27, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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