I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4371 
To amend the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthor-
ization Act of 2008 to enhance efforts to combat the trafficking of 
children. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 14, 2025 
Mr. FRY (for himself, Mr. NEHLS, and Mr. MOORE of Alabama) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Pro-
tection Reauthorization Act of 2008 to enhance efforts 
to combat the trafficking of children. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Kayla Hamilton Act’’. 
SEC. 2. ENHANCING EFFORTS TO COMBAT THE TRAF-
FICKING OF CHILDREN. 
Section 235(c) of the William Wilberforce Trafficking 
Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 (8 U.S.C. 
1232(c)) is amended— 
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(1) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) 
by 
striking 
‘‘Subject 
to 
section 
462(b)(2)’’ and inserting ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.— 
Except as provided in clause (ii), subject to sec-
tion 462(b)(2)’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘In making such place-
ments, the Secretary may consider’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘In making such placements, the Secretary 
shall consider’’; 
(C) by striking ‘‘A child shall not be 
placed’’ and inserting ‘‘Except as provided in 
clause (ii), a child shall not be placed’’; and 
(D) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(ii) ADDITIONAL SAFEGUARDS.—Ex-
cept in the case of a unaccompanied alien 
child who is 12 years of age or younger— 
‘‘(I) prior to making a placement 
under clause (i), the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(aa) contact the consulate 
or embassy of the country of na-
tionality or last habitual resi-
dence of an unaccompanied alien 
child in the custody of the Sec-
retary of Health and Human 
Services to request such unac-
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companied alien child’s criminal 
record; and 
‘‘(bb) shall conduct an ex-
amination of the unaccompanied 
alien child for gang-related tat-
toos 
and 
other 
gang-related 
markings, and 
‘‘(II) if the Secretary determines 
that the unaccompanied alien child 
has a gang-related tattoo, any other 
gang-related marking, or an arrest 
record, pending criminal charge, or 
conviction in his or her country of na-
tionality or last habitual residence re-
lating to gang affiliation or activity, 
the unaccompanied alien child shall be 
placed in a secure facility. 
Notwithstanding clause (i), the Secretary 
is not required to review the placement of 
an unaccompanied alien child in a secure 
facility under this clause.’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (3)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘Subject to the require-
ments of subparagraph (B)’’ and inserting 
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‘‘Subject to the requirements of subpara-
graphs (B) and (D)’’; and 
(ii) by inserting at the end the fol-
lowing: ‘‘A child shall not be placed with 
an individual who is unlawfully present in 
the United States.’’; and 
(B) by inserting at the end the following: 
‘‘(D) INFORMATION
ABOUT
INDIVIDUALS 
WITH WHOM CHILDREN ARE PLACED.—Before 
placing a child with an individual, the Secretary 
of Health and Human Services shall provide to 
the Secretary of Homeland Security, regarding 
the individual with whom the child will be 
placed and all adult residents of the individual’s 
household, information on— 
‘‘(i) the name of the individual and all 
adult residents of the individual’s house-
hold; 
‘‘(ii) the social security number of the 
individual and all adult residents of the in-
dividual’s household; 
‘‘(iii) the date of birth of the indi-
vidual and all adult residents of the indi-
vidual’s household; 
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‘‘(iv) the location of the individual’s 
residence where the child will be placed; 
‘‘(v) the immigration status of the in-
dividual and all adult residents of the indi-
vidual’s household; 
‘‘(vi) contact information for the indi-
vidual and all adult residents of the indi-
vidual’s household; and 
‘‘(vii) the results of all background 
and criminal records checks for the indi-
vidual and all adult residents of the indi-
vidual’s household, which shall include at a 
minimum an investigation of public records 
sex offender registry conducted through 
the U.S. Department of Justice National 
Sex Offender public website, a public 
records background check, and Federal 
Bureau of Investigation National Criminal 
history check based on fingerprints.’’. 
Æ 
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