I will provide protections for children in immigration custody.

Sydney Kamlager-Dove · California · Democratic

policy impact 0.70 specificity 0.50 extraction confidence 72%

Commitment kind: unknown. Promised action: not established. Promised outcome: not established. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired.

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Evidence

unverified · Source version 66280 · locator unknown

GovInfo lists H.R. 9805 as Introduced in House, sponsored by Sydney Kamlager-Dove, with last action on July 21, 2026: introduced and referred to the House Judiciary and Homeland Security Committees. The full title is to provide protections for children in immigration custody.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Kamlager-Dove took concrete legislative action by introducing a bill directly matching the promise, but the official record shows it remained at introduction/referral rather than enacted as of the refresh date.

unresolved later_term A for effort

H.R. 9805 (IH) - Children’s Safe Welcome Act of 2026 - BILLS-119hr9805ih | Content Details | GovInfo
primary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 93%

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The official Senate release says Merkley and Kamlager-Dove led a bicameral Children’s Safe Welcome Act to establish federal safeguards for unaccompanied and accompanied children, including child welfare standards, limits on family separation and detention, legal representation, oversight, and facility access.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The release confirms serious, relevant effort and describes the bill’s proposed protections, but it frames them as legislation Congress must pass, not protections already delivered.

unresolved later_term A for effort

Merkley, Kamlager-Dove: Congress Must Ensure Safety, Well-Being of Children Seeking Asylum
primary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 89%

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verified · Source version 66283 · locator 553

Current status In committee

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): During the lookback refresh, the available public-record tracker still showed H.R. 9805 in committee rather than enacted or passed.

unresolved later_term A for effort

H.R. 9805 — Children’s Safe Welcome Act of 2026 | Vote Files
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 89%

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verified · Source version 66283 · locator 1321

Recorded votes None taken

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): The tracker showed no recorded votes on H.R. 9805, supporting that the bill had not advanced to a vote in the lookback window.

unresolved later_term A for effort

H.R. 9805 — Children’s Safe Welcome Act of 2026 | Vote Files
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 88%

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verified · Source version 53358 · locator 1754

Full Title To provide protections for children in immigration custody, and for other purposes.

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): The official bill text directly matches the commitment, but the official record is an introduced House bill, not an enacted protection.

unresolved later_term A for effort

H.R. 9805 (IH) - Children’s Safe Welcome Act of 2026 - BILLS-119hr9805ih | Related Documents | GovInfo
primary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 92%

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verified · Source version 53360 · locator 1553

read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): The Senate companion also remained at referral, showing bicameral legislative effort but not implementation of child immigration-custody protections.

unresolved later_term A for effort

S. 5071 (IS) - Children's Safe Welcome Act of 2026 - BILLS-119s5071is | Related Documents | GovInfo
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 86%

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Ms. Kamlager-Dove (for herself, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, and Mr. Quigley) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): Official GovInfo record confirms Kamlager-Dove introduced a directly relevant bill, but it was referred to committees rather than enacted.

unresolved later_term A for effort

H.R. 9805 (IH) - Children’s Safe Welcome Act of 2026 - BILLS-119hr9805ih | Content Details | GovInfo
primary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 93%

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verified · Source version 66282 · locator 162

To provide protections for children in immigration custody, and for other purposes.

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): The official introduced bill text matches the campaign commitment, showing concrete legislative effort but not delivery of enacted protections.

unresolved later_term A for effort

H.R. 9805 Introduced in House - Children's Safe Welcome Act of 2026 | GovInfo
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 94%

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verified · Source version 66283 · locator 458

Latest action: Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement. · Jul 22, 2026 Current status In committee

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): A public-record tracker, citing congressional and GovInfo data, still showed the bill in committee during the refresh window, with no enactment shown.

unresolved later_term A for effort

H.R. 9805 — Children’s Safe Welcome Act of 2026 | Vote Files
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 86%

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H.R. ... 9805 | Children's Safe Welcome Act of 2026 | No Action | Jul 22, 2026

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The Homeland Security Committee bill list indicated no later committee action after the July 22, 2026 referral, leaving the promise unresolved in the latest lookback window.

unresolved later_term A for effort

Homeland Security - Bills | Docket
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 76%

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Assessments

Public state: pending As of 2026-09-23 · verified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): unresolved. unknown A for effort

The verified commitment is an outcome to provide protections for children in immigration custody. Verified evidence shows Kamlager-Dove introduced H.R. 9805 with that purpose, so there is material candidate effort. But the verified status evidence shows the bill was referred to committee, remained in committee, and had no recorded votes as of 2026-09-23. Introduction of a bill does not fulfill an outcome promise to provide protections, and no enacted or implemented protections are verified.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 91%

Public state: unverified As of unknown · legacy_unverified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): never. later_term A for effort

Kamlager-Dove introduced H.R. 9805, the Children's Safe Welcome Act of 2026, whose title and substance directly match the promised protections for children in immigration custody. However, the available official status shows the bill was only introduced and referred to House committees on July 21, 2026, with no enactment or implemented federal protections shown by the record. This is a serious legislative attempt but not delivery of the promised outcome.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 92%