3.0.0
6485
2025-12-05T07:59:05Z
2025-12-05T07:59:05Z
House
H
HR
2023-11-28
118
https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/6485
[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 195 (Tuesday, November 28, 2023)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. KELLY of Pennsylvania:H.R. 6485.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution.The single subject of this legislation is:This bill prohibits the federal government, states, tribalnations, or localities from discriminating or taking adverseaction against a child welfare provider that declines toprovide services due to the provider's sincerely heldreligious beliefs or moral convictions. However, governmententities may still take adverse action against a providerthat declines to provide adoption or foster care servicesbased on race, color or national origin.[Page H5937]
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Ways and Means Committee
House
Standing
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Work and Welfare Subcommittee
    - Referred to
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  - Referred To
2023-11-28T17:00:45Z

- Child Welfare Provider Inclusion Act of 2023
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2023-11-27
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
  - Identical bill
CRS
- 2024-12-17
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Work and Welfare Subcommittee
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House committee actions
Referred to the Subcommittee on Work and Welfare.
Committee
- 2023-11-28
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
IntroReferral
H11100
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House floor actions
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Ways and Means Committee
- 2023-11-28
Introduced in House
IntroReferral
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Library of Congress
- 2023-11-28
Introduced in House
IntroReferral
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Library of Congress
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Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-16]
Mike
Kelly
R
PA
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N
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Rep. Cloud, Michael [R-TX-27]
Michael
Cloud
R
TX
27
2023-11-28
True
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Rep. Reschenthaler, Guy [R-PA-14]
Guy
Reschenthaler
R
PA
14
2023-11-28
True
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Rep. Smith, Adrian [R-NE-3]
Adrian
Smith
R
NE
3
2023-11-28
True
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Rep. Gooden, Lance [R-TX-5]
Lance
Gooden
R
TX
5
2023-11-28
True
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Rep. Lesko, Debbie [R-AZ-8]
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Lesko
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AZ
8
2023-11-28
True
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Rep. Smucker, Lloyd [R-PA-11]
Lloyd
Smucker
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PA
11
2023-11-28
True
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Rep. Moore, Barry [R-AL-2]
Barry
Moore
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AL
2
2023-11-28
True
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Rep. Miller, Carol D. [R-WV-1]
Carol
Miller
R
WV
D.
1
2023-11-28
True
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Rep. Miller, Mary E. [R-IL-15]
Mary
Miller
R
IL
E.
15
2023-11-28
True
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Rep. Weber, Randy K., Sr. [R-TX-14]
Randy
Weber
R
TX
K.
14
2023-11-29
False
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Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4]
CHRISTOPHER
SMITH
R
NJ
H.
4
2023-11-29
False
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Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5]
Cathy
Rodgers
R
WA
McMorris
5
2023-11-29
False
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Rep. Aderholt, Robert B. [R-AL-4]
ROBERT
ADERHOLT
R
AL
B.
4
2023-12-14
False
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Rep. Hinson, Ashley [R-IA-2]
Ashley
Hinson
R
IA
2
2024-01-10
False
Families
Families
2024-01-04T17:30:22Z
00
2023-11-28
Introduced in House
2024-11-01T13:01:04Z
Child Welfare Provider Inclusion Act of 2023
This bill generally prohibits the federal government, states, tribal nations, or localities from discriminating or taking adverse action against a child welfare provider that declines to provide services due to the provider's sincerely held religious beliefs or moral convictions. However, government entities may still take adverse action against a provider that declines to provide adoption or foster care services based on race, color, or national origin.
The Department of Health and Human Services must withhold a portion of federal funding for family services and child welfare activities from a government entity that discriminates against a child welfare provider in violation of this bill. Child welfare providers may also sue the government entity for such discrimination. A prevailing provider may recover reasonable attorney's fees and costs.
Furthermore, government entities that accept certain federal funding for family services and child welfare activities must waive sovereign immunity as a defense to lawsuits brought under this bill. (In many cases, sovereign immunity shields states, territories, tribal nations, and some localities against private suits.)

Child Welfare Provider Inclusion Act of 2023
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Child Welfare Provider Inclusion Act of 2023
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Child Welfare Provider Inclusion Act of 2023
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Introduced in House
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- Official Title as Introduced
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To ensure that organizations with religious or moral convictions are allowed to continue to provide services for children.
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Introduced in House
IH
- Introduced in House
2023-11-28T05:00:00Z
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2024-12-17
Referred to the Subcommittee on Work and Welfare.
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