3.0.0 1791 2022-11-01T07:02:35Z 2022-11-01T07:02:35Z Senate S 2019-06-11 116 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2019-06-11T22:05:17Z Every Child Deserves a Family Act 116 3114 HR 2019-06-06 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Related bill CRS 2019-06-11 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. IntroReferral 2019-06-11 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress G000555 Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] Kirsten Gillibrand D NY E. N B001277 Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] Richard Blumenthal D CT 2019-06-11 True M000133 Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] Edward Markey D MA J. 2019-06-11 True M001169 Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT] Christopher Murphy D CT S. 2019-06-11 True H001075 Sen. Harris, Kamala D. [D-CA] Kamala Harris D CA D. 2019-06-11 True M001111 Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] Patty Murray D WA 2019-06-11 True S000033 Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] Bernard Sanders I VT 2019-06-11 True S001181 Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] Jeanne Shaheen D NH 2019-06-11 True R000608 Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV] Jacklyn Rosen D NV 2019-06-11 True B001230 Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] Tammy Baldwin D WI 2019-06-11 True L000174 Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] Patrick Leahy D VT 2019-06-11 True W000779 Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] Ron Wyden D OR 2019-06-11 True W000802 Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] Sheldon Whitehouse D RI 2019-06-11 True M001176 Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] Jeff Merkley D OR 2019-06-11 True K000367 Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] Amy Klobuchar D MN 2019-06-11 True D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2019-06-11 True B001267 Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO] Michael Bennet D CO 2019-06-19 False F000062 Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] Dianne Feinstein D CA 2019-06-28 False B000944 Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] Sherrod Brown D OH 2019-06-28 False M000639 Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] Robert Menendez D NJ 2019-06-28 False S000770 Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI] Debbie Stabenow D MI 2019-07-17 False V000128 Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] Chris Van Hollen D MD 2019-07-17 False C001070 Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] Bob Casey D PA 2019-07-17 False H001076 Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH] Maggie Hassan D NH 2019-09-17 False S001203 Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN] Tina Smith D MN 2019-09-18 False W000817 Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] Elizabeth Warren D MA A. 2019-09-23 False H001042 Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] Mazie Hirono D HI K. 2019-10-15 False B001288 Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] Cory Booker D NJ 2019-11-13 False D000622 Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL] Tammy Duckworth D IL 2019-11-13 False C001113 Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV] Catherine Cortez Masto D NV 2019-12-03 False C001088 Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] Christopher Coons D DE A. 2020-02-10 False C000174 Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE] Thomas Carper D DE R. 2020-08-12 False R000122 Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI] John Reed D RI F. 2020-08-12 False S000148 Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] Charles Schumer D NY E. 2020-09-10 False C000141 Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] Ben Cardin D MD 2020-09-10 False K000383 Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME] Angus King I ME S. 2020-09-10 False S001191 Sen. Sinema, Kyrsten [D-AZ] Kyrsten Sinema D AZ 2020-09-10 False K000384 Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA] Timothy Kaine D VA M. 2020-09-10 False C000127 Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] Maria Cantwell D WA 2020-09-15 False U000039 Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM] TOM UDALL D NM 2020-09-22 False H001046 Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM] Martin Heinrich D NM T. 2020-09-23 False Families Adoption and foster care Civil actions and liability Congressional oversight Family relationships Government information and archives Government studies and investigations Marriage and family status Religion Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations State and local government operations Families 00 2019-06-11 Introduced in Senate 2021-01-22T19:56:34Z Every Child Deserves a Family Act

This bill prohibits discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, or religion in the provision of child welfare programs and services by entities receiving federal funding. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) must provide technical assistance to help states follow this requirement, including (1) guidance for bringing state laws into compliance, (2) developing training to increase cultural competency related to social identity, and (3) training for judges and attorneys involved in child welfare cases, among other supports.

Additionally, HHS must establish the National Resource Center on Safety, Well-Being, Placement Stability, and Permanency for LGBTQ Children and Youth Involved with Child Welfare Services to provide training, technical assistance, and guidance to applicable state and local agencies and service providers.

Further, the Religious Freedom Restoration Act may not be the basis for challenging the application or enforcement of this bill. The Government Accountability Office must study and report on states' compliance with the requirements of the bill no later than three years after enactment.

]]> Every Child Deserves a Family Act Display Title Every Child Deserves a Family Act Short Title(s) as Introduced Every Child Deserves a Family Act Introduced in Senate IS 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. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2019-06-11T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s1791is/xml/BILLS-116s1791is.xml 2019-06-11 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.