Child Welfare Provider Inclusion Act of 2017
Latest action · Apr 4, 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.
- IntroducedApr 4, 2017
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Child Welfare Provider Inclusion Act of 2017
This bill prohibits the federal government, and any state or local government that receives federal funding for any program that provides child welfare services under part B (Child and Family Services) or part E (Foster Care and Adoption Assistance) of title IV of the Social Security Act (SSAct), from discriminating or taking an adverse action against a child welfare service provider that declines to provide, facilitate, or refer for a child welfare service that conflicts with the provider's sincerely held religious beliefs or moral convictions. The prohibition also applies to Indian tribal organizations or consortia that have an approved foster care and adoption assistance plan or that have an agreement with a state for the administration of funds under part B or part E of the SSAct.
The bill bars such prohibition from applying to SSAct requirements that forbid state entities from denying or delaying adoption or foster care placements on the basis of an adoptive parent's or a child's race, color, or national origin.
The Department of Health and Human Services must withhold 15% of the federal funds that such a state, local, or tribal entity receives for such programs if the state, local, or tribal entity violates this bill.
An aggrieved child welfare service provider may assert such an adverse action violation as a claim or defense in a judicial proceeding and to obtain all appropriate relief (including declaratory relief, injunctive relief, compensatory damages, and reasonable attorney's fees and costs).
Cosponsors 17
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 4, 2017 to Sep 4, 2018; 8 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-NE | Ben Sasse | Original | Apr 4, 2017 |
| R-ID | James E. Risch | Original | Apr 4, 2017 |
| R-OK | James Lankford | Original | Apr 4, 2017 |
| R-OK | James M. Inhofe | Original | Apr 4, 2017 |
| R-TX | John Cornyn | Original | Apr 4, 2017 |
| R-FL | Marco Rubio | Original | Apr 4, 2017 |
| R-UT | Mike Lee | Original | Apr 4, 2017 |
| R-AR | Tom Cotton | Original | Apr 4, 2017 |
| R-MS | Thad Cochran | Apr 6, 2017 | |
| R-TX | Ted Cruz | Jun 6, 2017 | |
| R-SC | Tim Scott | Sep 5, 2017 | |
| R-MO | Roy Blunt | Feb 27, 2018 | |
| R-MT | Steve Daines | Mar 12, 2018 | |
| R-IA | Joni Ernst | Apr 9, 2018 | |
| R-MS | Roger F. Wicker | May 9, 2018 | |
| R-SD | Mike Rounds | Jul 24, 2018 | |
| R-NE | Deb Fischer | Sep 4, 2018 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Finance Committee | Referred Apr 4, 2017 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 4, 2017Introduced in Senate
- Apr 4, 2017Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 274 | Child Welfare Provider Inclusion Act of 2019 | Reintroduced Bill | Jan 30, 2019 |
| HR 1881 | Child Welfare Provider Inclusion Act of 2017 | Related bill | Apr 17, 2017 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to ensure that organizations with religious or moral convictions are allowed to continue to provide services for children.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Child Welfare Provider Inclusion Act of 2017
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Social Welfare.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 4, 2017Introduced in Senate
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