This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to publicly release monthly data about unaccompanied children in the federal government's care within 30 days of the law's enactment and every month thereafter. The data would include information about how many unaccompanied children are transferred into care, how many are released to sponsors (parents, relatives, or non-relatives), how long children stay in care, how many home studies are conducted to evaluate sponsors, and details about follow-up services and legal representation provided after children leave custody. The bill also requires tracking of calls reporting trafficking, abuse, or neglect of discharged children and requires the agency to notify key congressional committees when new monthly data is published. This legislation affects unaccompanied immigrant children and the Office of Refugee Resettlement, which manages their care and placement with sponsors. The bill does not specify new funding or implementation costs and appears designed solely to increase government transparency rather than change existing programs.
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