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Every Child Deserves a Family Act

Introduced: March 10, 2010 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Mar 18, 2010
Referred to the Subcommittee on Income Security and Family Support.
Mar 10, 2010
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Mar 10, 2010
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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 marital status or on the basis of the sexual orientation or gender identity of the child involved.

Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), in order to ensure compliance with, and ensure understanding of the legal, practice, and culture changes required by this Act in making foster care and adoption placement decisions, to provide specified technical assistance to all entities covered by this Act.

Requires a Government Accountability Office study whether states have substantially complied with this Act in eliminating policies, practices, or statutes that deny adoption rights on the basis of these criteria.

What's happening now March 18, 2010

Referred to the Subcommittee on Income Security and Family Support.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 3827 Related bill Every Child Deserves a Family Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 12
All 12 Democratic 12
D
Quigley, Mike
Illinois · Dec 14, 2010
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Matsui, Doris O.
California · Sep 15, 2010
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · Jun 9, 2010
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · May 20, 2010
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · May 20, 2010
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · May 18, 2010
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Apr 13, 2010
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Mar 25, 2010
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Mar 11, 2010
 D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Mar 10, 2010
 D
Chu, Judy
California · Mar 10, 2010
 D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Mar 10, 2010
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4806: Every Child Deserves a Family Act. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-4806/
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"H.R. 4806: Every Child Deserves a Family Act." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-4806/.
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