Every Child Deserves a Family Act
Latest action · Jun 7, 2017 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.
- IntroducedJun 7, 2017
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Every Child Deserves a Family Act
This bill prohibits adoption or foster care placement entities that receive federal assistance from using the sexual orientation, gender identity, or marital status of a prospective adoptive or foster parent, or from using the sexual orientation or gender identity of the child, to: (1) deny a person the opportunity to become an adoptive or foster parent; (2) delay or deny the placement of a child for adoption or into foster care; or (3) require different or additional screenings or procedures for adoptive or foster placement decisions, including whether to seek the termination of birth parent rights or to make a child legally available for adoptive placement.
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) shall publish guidance on legal compliance with the requirements of this bill and assist entities with casework practices, recruitment efforts, and cultural competency training.
HHS may withhold payments under part B (Child and Family Services) or part E (Foster Care and Adoption Assistance) of title IV of the Social Security Act from states that fail to comply with the requirements of this bill.
Cosponsors 13
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 7, 2017 to Dec 12, 2018, with 5 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MN | Al Franken | Original | Jun 7, 2017 |
| I-VT | Bernard Sanders | Original | Jun 7, 2017 |
| D-CT | Richard Blumenthal | Original | Jun 7, 2017 |
| D-OR | Ron Wyden | Original | Jun 7, 2017 |
| D-OH | Sherrod Brown | Original | Jun 7, 2017 |
| D-MA | Elizabeth Warren | Jun 13, 2017 | |
| D-CA | Dianne Feinstein | Jun 22, 2017 | |
| D-WA | Patty Murray | Apr 9, 2018 | |
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | Oct 1, 2018 | |
| D-CT | Christopher Murphy | Nov 14, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Kamala D. Harris | Nov 14, 2018 | |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Dec 10, 2018 | |
| D-NJ | Robert Menendez | Dec 12, 2018 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 7, 2017Introduced in Senate
- Jun 7, 2017Read 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 2640 | Every Child Deserves a Family Act | Related bill | Jun 7, 2017 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Families.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 7, 2017Introduced in Senate
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