Congress funds help for Ukrainian children taken by Russia.
H.R. 10473 — Justice for Ukrainian Children Act · Filed by James Walkinshaw (D-VA) · 31 cosponsors · Introduced Sep 16, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
The bill gives $15 million per year from 2027 to 2032. Money goes to collect evidence of Russian abductions and forced military service. It sets up a database to track these cases. The bill helps rescue and heal victims. The U.S. will punish foreign people involved in child deportation. The U.S. will oppose UN resolutions that let Russia avoid responsibility. The bill funds $10 million per year for radio broadcasts. Broadcasts air in Ukrainian and nearby languages to fight false information.
Who it affects
Ukrainian children taken by Russia and their families get rescue and healing help. U.S. government agencies that work on foreign aid and media carry out the work. Foreign people who took part in child abductions face sanctions.
One thing to notice
The President can waive sanctions for 15 days with only a notice to Congress. Some people involved could be excused without public explanation.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
31 cosponsors: 27 Democrats, 4 Republicans.
- Sep 16, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Sep 16, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary and House Committee on Foreign Affairs · Congress.gov: “Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period…”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- sanctions — Punishments like travel bans or frozen money used against people or countries.
- deportation — Forcing people to leave their home country and go somewhere else.
- database — An organized collection of facts and records stored and searched by computer.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (8,640 characters) on Sep 24, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 14,819 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-09-25.
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