HR 6181 · 119th Congress 2025–2027

John Lewis Every Child Deserves a Family Act

Introduced Nov 20, 2025 Originated House Sponsor Danny K. Davis D-IL

Fact sheet

Latest action · Nov 20, 2025 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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.

  1. IntroducedNov 20, 2025
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Cosponsors 171

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Nov 20, 2025 to Nov 2, 2026, with 77 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-INAndré CarsonOriginalNov 20, 2025
D-MNAngie CraigOriginalNov 20, 2025
D-MSBennie G. ThompsonOriginalNov 20, 2025
D-MNBetty McCollumOriginalNov 20, 2025
D-CABrad ShermanOriginalNov 20, 2025
D-ILBradley Scott SchneiderOriginalNov 20, 2025
D-PABrendan F. BoyleOriginalNov 20, 2025
D-PAChrissy HoulahanOriginalNov 20, 2025
D-PAChristopher R. DeluzioOriginalNov 20, 2025
D-NYDaniel S. GoldmanOriginalNov 20, 2025
D-GADavid ScottOriginalNov 20, 2025
D-ILDelia C. RamirezOriginalNov 20, 2025
D-CODiana DeGetteOriginalNov 20, 2025
D-VADonald S. Beyer, Jr.OriginalNov 20, 2025
D-PADwight EvansOriginalNov 20, 2025
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Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Nov 20, 2025Introduced in House
  2. Nov 20, 2025Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 3279John Lewis Every Child Deserves a Family ActIdentical billNov 20, 2025

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Families.

Text 1

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  1. Nov 20, 2025Introduced in House

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