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S. 3279 (IS) - John Lewis Every Child Deserves a Family Act
- Category
- Bills and Statutes
- Collection
- Congressional Bills
- SuDoc Class Number
- Y 1.6:
Y 1.4/1:
- Congress Number
- 119th Congress
- Congress Session
- 1st Session
- Last Action Date Listed
- November 20, 2025
- Action
- Mrs. Gillibrand (for herself, Mr. Schatz, Mr. Booker, Ms. Smith, Mr. Hickenlooper, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Coons, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Van Hollen, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Markey, Mr. Wyden, Ms. Duckworth, Ms. Rosen, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Murphy, Mr. Kaine, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Fetterman, Ms. Klobuchar, and Mrs. Shaheen) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
- Bill Number
- S. 3279
- Bill Version
- Introduced in Senate (IS)
- Short Title
- John Lewis Every Child Deserves a Family Act
- Full Title
- 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.
- Sponsors
- Kirsten E. Gillibrand(NY)
- Cosponsors
- Brian Schatz (HI); Cory A. Booker (NJ); Tina Smith (MN); John W. Hickenlooper (CO); Adam B. Schiff (CA); Jeff Merkley (OR); Christopher A. Coons (DE); Sheldon Whitehouse (RI); Chris Van Hollen (MD); Tammy Baldwin (WI); Edward J. Markey (MA); Ron Wyden (OR); Tammy Duckworth (IL); Jacky Rosen (NV); Bernard Sanders (VT); Christopher Murphy (CT); Tim Kaine (VA); Richard Blumenthal (CT); John Fetterman (PA); Amy Klobuchar (MN); Jeanne Shaheen (NH)
- Committees
- Committee on the Judiciary (Standing)
- United States Code Reference
- 42 U.S.C. 1396, 1397, 2000bb, 2000d, 601, 621 and 670