S 8854 — Grants the family court jurisdiction to determine guardianship of minors and infants when there are extraordinary circumstances, including parental deportation
Congress · introduced 2026-01-09
Grants the family court jurisdiction to determine guardianship of minors and infants when there are extraordinary circumstances, including deportation, removal, or forced departure of a parent from the United States; requires the office of court administration to revise certain orders or forms used by the family court to comply with such provisions; provides that the court may, but need not, find abuse, neglect, or abandonment where extraordinary circumstances are found to exist.
Latest action: 2026-05-01 — IN_SENATE_COMM
Sponsors
- Jessica Ramos (—, NY-13) — sponsor · 2026-01-09
- Andrew Gounardes (—, NY-26) — cosponsor · 2026-01-09
- Pete Harckham (—, NY-40) — cosponsor · 2026-01-09
- Shelley Mayer (—, NY-37) — cosponsor · 2026-01-09
- Zellnor Myrie (—, NY-20) — cosponsor · 2026-01-09
- Jessica Scarcella-Spanton (—, NY-23) — cosponsor · 2026-01-09
Action timeline
- · senate — REFERRED TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
- · senate — AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
- · senate — PRINT NUMBER 8854A
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Inbound (6)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-09 | Jessica Ramos | sponsor_of_bill | — | sponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-09 | Shelley Mayer | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-09 | Andrew Gounardes | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-09 | Zellnor Myrie | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-09 | Jessica Scarcella-Spanton | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-09 | Pete Harckham | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jessica Ramos (—, state_upper NY-13) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Andrew Gounardes (—, state_upper NY-26) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Jessica Scarcella-Spanton (—, state_upper NY-23) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Pete Harckham (—, state_upper NY-40) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Shelley Mayer (—, state_upper NY-37) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Zellnor Myrie (—, state_upper NY-20) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
Predicted vote
Aggregated from: actual roll-call votes (when present) → sponsor → cosponsor → party median (predicts YES when ≥25% of the caucus sponsored/cosponsored). Each row labels its confidence tier so you can see why a position was predicted.
0 predicted yes (0%) · 543 predicted no (100%) · 0 unknown (0%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no
Activity
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- 2026-01-09 · cosponsored by Jessica Scarcella-Spanton (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-09 · sponsored by Jessica Ramos (sponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-09 · cosponsored by Shelley Mayer (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-09 · cosponsored by Zellnor Myrie (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-09 · cosponsored by Pete Harckham (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-09 · cosponsored by Andrew Gounardes (cosponsor) · sponsorship