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US HB5962

Bill

Status

Introduced

11/7/2025

Primary Sponsor

Greg Landsman

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Origin

House of Representatives

119th Congress

AI Summary

  • Authorizes the Department of Justice and Department of State to provide law enforcement and intelligence technical assistance, training, and advisory support to Ukraine for prisoner of war exchanges, civilian detainee releases, and return of forcibly transferred Ukrainian children

  • Technical assistance may include biometric identification training, open source intelligence collection, secure communications technologies, and database management for abduction and trafficking investigations

  • Authorizes support to Ukraine's Office of the Prosecutor General through the Atrocity Crimes Advisory Group and DOJ's Office of Overseas Prosecutorial Development to investigate and prosecute cases involving abducted children and other atrocity crimes

  • Permits the Secretary of State to fund medical and psychological rehabilitation, family reunification services, and reintegration support (case management, legal aid, educational placement) for returned Ukrainian children

  • Requires multiple reports to Congress within 30-60 days, including briefings on assistance provided, descriptions of foreign assistance programs, and analysis of sanctions discrepancies between the U.S., U.K., and EU regarding those responsible for child abductions

Legislative Description

Abducted Ukrainian Children Recovery and Accountability Act

International affairs

Last Action

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

11/7/2025

Committee Referrals

Foreign Affairs11/7/2025

Full Bill Text

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