Every Child Deserves a Family Act

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Never voted on. It didn't reach a floor vote before the 111th Congress ended, so it expired. A bill has to be introduced again to be considered in a new Congress.

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14 cosponsors · 14 D

0 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.

Every Child Deserves a Family Act - Prohibits an entity that receives federal assistance and is involved in adoption or foster care placements from discriminating against prospective adoptive or foster parents solely on the basis of their sexual orientation, gender identification, or martial status.

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Oct 15, 2009

Requires a General Accounting Office study and report to Congress on whether states have substantially complied with this Act in eliminating policies, practices, or statutes that deny adoption rights on the basis of these criteria.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: Every Child Deserves a Family Act

Latest action (Oct 15, 2009): Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Policy area: Families · Origin: House · Introduced: Oct 15, 2009

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

No recorded floor vote found.