John Lewis Every Child Deserves a Family Act
Latest action · Nov 20, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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.
- IntroducedNov 20, 2025
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Cosponsors 29
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Nov 20, 2025 to Feb 3, 2026; 21 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | Original | Nov 20, 2025 |
| D-MN | Amy Klobuchar | Original | Nov 20, 2025 |
| I-VT | Bernard Sanders | Original | Nov 20, 2025 |
| D-HI | Brian Schatz | Original | Nov 20, 2025 |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Original | Nov 20, 2025 |
| D-DE | Christopher A. Coons | Original | Nov 20, 2025 |
| D-CT | Christopher Murphy | Original | Nov 20, 2025 |
| D-NJ | Cory A. Booker | Original | Nov 20, 2025 |
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | Original | Nov 20, 2025 |
| D-NV | Jacky Rosen | Original | Nov 20, 2025 |
| D-NH | Jeanne Shaheen | Original | Nov 20, 2025 |
| D-OR | Jeff Merkley | Original | Nov 20, 2025 |
| D-PA | John Fetterman | Original | Nov 20, 2025 |
| D-CO | John W. Hickenlooper | Original | Nov 20, 2025 |
| D-CT | Richard Blumenthal | Original | Nov 20, 2025 |
| D-OR | Ron Wyden | Original | Nov 20, 2025 |
| D-RI | Sheldon Whitehouse | Original | Nov 20, 2025 |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | Original | Nov 20, 2025 |
| D-IL | Tammy Duckworth | Original | Nov 20, 2025 |
| D-VA | Tim Kaine | Original | Nov 20, 2025 |
| D-MN | Tina Smith | Original | Nov 20, 2025 |
| D-CA | Alex Padilla | Dec 2, 2025 | |
| D-MA | Elizabeth Warren | Dec 2, 2025 | |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | Dec 2, 2025 | |
| D-NM | Ben Ray Luján | Dec 3, 2025 | |
| D-MD | Angela D. Alsobrooks | Dec 4, 2025 | |
| D-AZ | Mark Kelly | Dec 9, 2025 | |
| D-VT | Peter Welch | Dec 17, 2025 | |
| D-CO | Michael F. Bennet | Feb 3, 2026 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Judiciary Committee | Referred Nov 20, 2025 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 20, 2025Introduced in Senate
- Nov 20, 2025Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 6181 | John Lewis Every Child Deserves a Family Act | Identical bill | Nov 20, 2025 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to prohibit discrimination on the basis of religion, sex (including sexual orientation and gender identity), and marital status in the administration and provision of child welfare services, to improve safety, well-being, and permanency for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer or questioning foster youth, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- John Lewis Every Child Deserves a Family Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Families.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Nov 20, 2025Introduced in Senate
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