Every Child Deserves a Family Act
Latest action · May 23, 2013 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMay 23, 2013
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Every Child Deserves a Family Act - Prohibits an entity that receives federal assistance and is involved in adoption or foster care placements from discriminating against prospective adoptive or foster parents solely on the basis of their sexual orientation, gender identification, or marital status or on the basis of the sexual orientation or gender identity of the child involved.
Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), in order to ensure compliance with, and ensure understanding of the legal, practice, and culture changes required by this Act in making foster care and adoption placement decisions, to provide specified technical assistance to all entities covered by this Act.
Requires a Government Accountability Office (GAO) study of whether states have substantially complied with this Act in eliminating policies, practices, or statutes that deny adoption rights on the basis of these criteria.
Cosponsors 18
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 23, 2013 to Jun 2, 2014, with 6 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MN | Al Franken | Original | May 23, 2013 |
| D-NY | Charles E. Schumer | Original | May 23, 2013 |
| D-MA | Elizabeth Warren | Original | May 23, 2013 |
| D-NJ | Frank R. Lautenberg | Original | May 23, 2013 |
| D-WA | Patty Murray | Original | May 23, 2013 |
| D-OR | Ron Wyden | Original | May 23, 2013 |
| D-MD | Benjamin L. Cardin | Jun 12, 2013 | |
| D-NH | Jeanne Shaheen | Jun 25, 2013 | |
| I-VT | Bernard Sanders | Sep 9, 2013 | |
| D-NJ | Robert Menendez | Sep 9, 2013 | |
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | Sep 11, 2013 | |
| D-OR | Jeff Merkley | Nov 6, 2013 | |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | Dec 11, 2013 | |
| D-CO | Mark Udall | Feb 4, 2014 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Boxer | Feb 24, 2014 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 23, 2013Introduced in Senate
- May 23, 2013Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 2028 | Every Child Deserves a Family Act | Identical bill | May 16, 2013 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Families.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 23, 2013Introduced in Senate
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