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To prohibit entities receiving Federal assistance that are involved in adoption or foster care placements from delaying or denying placements under certain conditions.
Summary
This bill amends the federal foster care and adoption assistance program to prohibit entities receiving federal funds from delaying or denying child placements based on prospective parents' decisions regarding sex-related medical treatments or identification documents. Specifically, it prevents discrimination in placement decisions against parents who raise children consistent with biological sex, who decline consent for sex-affirming medical treatments, or who decline amendments to identification documents based on sex. The bill defines sex as biological sex and requires state adoption and foster care agencies receiving federal funds to comply with these requirements. The amendments take effect on the first fiscal quarter after enactment, with states allowed additional time if state legislation is required for implementation.
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Sponsor (1)
3 cosponsors
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Mary E. Miller’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- NULL $22,349
- SAULSBURY INDUSTRIES $13,200
- THOMPSON THRIFT DEVELOPMENT $11,600
- KASPAR LAW COMPANY $6,600
- INDECK ENERGY SERVICES $6,600
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Actions (2)
- May 7, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. · house
- May 7, 2025 Introduced in House
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
May 7, 2025
Mrs. Miller of Illinois (for herself and Mr. McCormick) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To prohibit entities receiving Federal assistance that are involved in adoption or foster care placements from delaying or denying placements under certain conditions.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Sensible Adoption For Every Home Act” or the “SAFE Home Act”.
SEC. 2. STATE PLAN REQUIREMENT UNDER THE FEDERAL FOSTER CARE AND ADOPTION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.
(a) In General.—Section 471(a) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 671(a)) is amended—
(1) by striking “and” at the end of paragraph (36);
(2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (37) and inserting “; and”; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
“(38)(A) prohibits any entity that receives Federal assistance and is involved in adoption or foster care placements from delaying or denying the placement of a minor child for adoption or into foster care, or otherwise discriminating in making a placement decision with a prospective or actual adoptive or foster parent, for any of the following reasons:
“(i) The parent raises, cares for, and addresses a child in a manner consistent with the child’s sex.
“(ii) The parent declines to consent to a child receiving any medical, surgical, pharmacological, or psychological treatment or other medical or mental health service for the purpose of attempting to alter the appearance of, or to validate a child’s perception of, the child’s sex, if the appearance or perception is inconsistent with the child’s sex.
“(iii) The parent declines to consent to an amendment or alteration to a child’s birth certificate, passport, driver’s license, school records, or other government-issued identification document, if the amendment or alteration is inconsistent with the child’s sex; and
“(B) for purposes of this paragraph, defines—
“(i) the term ‘sex’ as biological sex, either male or female;
“(ii) the term ‘female’ as an individual who has, had, will have, or but for a developmental or genetic anomaly or historical accident would have, a reproductive system that at some point produces, transports, and utilizes eggs for fertilization; and
“(iii) the term ‘male’ as an individual who has, had, will have, or but for a developmental or genetic anomaly or historical accident would have, a reproductive system that at some point produces, transports, and utilizes sperm for fertilization.”.
(b) Effective Date.—
(1) In general.—The amendment made by this Act shall take effect on the 1st day of the 1st fiscal quarter beginning on or after the date of the enactment of this Act, and shall apply to payments under part E of title IV of the Social Security Act for calendar quarters beginning on or after such date.
(2) Delay permitted if state legislation required.—If the Secretary of Health and Human Services determines that State legislation (other than legislation appropriating funds) is required in order for a State plan developed pursuant to part E of title IV of the Social Security Act to meet the additional requirements imposed by the amendments made by this Act, the plan shall not be regarded as failing to meet any of the additional requirements before the 1st day of the 1st calendar quarter beginning after the first regular session of the State legislature that begins after the date of the enactment of this Act. For purposes of the preceding sentence, if the State has a 2-year legislative session, each year of the session is deemed to be a separate regular session of the State legislature. <all>
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