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HR 2028 113th Congress House

Every Child Deserves a Family Act

Official title: To prohibit discrimination in adoption or foster care placements based on the sexual orientation, gender identity, or marital status of any prospective adoptiv… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To prohibit discrimination in adoption or foster care placements based on the sexual orientation, gender identity, or marital status of any prospective adoptive or foster parent, or the sexual orientation or gender identity of the child involved.

Introduced: May 16, 2013 See on congress.gov
Families Adoption and foster careCongressional oversightMarriage and family statusSex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
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May 16, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
May 16, 2013
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E679)
May 16, 2013
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 16, 2013

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 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 (GAO) study of whether states have substantially complied with this Act in eliminating policies, practices, or statutes that deny adoption rights on the basis of these criteria.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 96
All 96 Democratic 58
Heck, Denny
· Nov 13, 2014
 D
Duckworth, Tammy
Illinois · Sep 17, 2014
ENGEL, ELIOT
· Jul 31, 2014
Esty, Elizabeth
· Jul 31, 2014
 D
Veasey, Marc A.
Texas · Jul 31, 2014
 D
Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · Jul 29, 2014
MCCARTHY, CAROLYN
· Jul 29, 2014
 D
Keating, William R.
Massachusetts · Jul 25, 2014
 D
Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · Jul 16, 2014
 D
Meng, Grace
New York · Jul 16, 2014
Vela, Filemon
· Jul 16, 2014
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Jul 9, 2014
 D
Kelly, Robin L.
Illinois · Jul 9, 2014
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Jul 9, 2014
 D
Thompson, Mike
California · Jul 9, 2014
BRADY, ROBERT
· Jun 12, 2014
CROWLEY, JOSEPH
· Jun 12, 2014
GUTIERREZ, LUIS
· Jun 12, 2014
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Jun 12, 2014
 D
Vargas, Juan
California · May 28, 2014
Lujan Grisham, Michelle
· May 22, 2014
 D
Schneider, Bradley Scott
Illinois · May 22, 2014
Shea-Porter, Carol
· May 22, 2014
Hanabusa, Colleen
· May 9, 2014
Loebsack, David
· May 9, 2014
 D
Titus, Dina
Nevada · May 9, 2014
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · May 1, 2014
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Apr 28, 2014
 D
Peters, Scott H.
California · Apr 9, 2014
 D
Chu, Judy
California · Mar 25, 2014
 D
Brownley, Julia
California · Mar 14, 2014
Sablan, Gregorio
· Mar 11, 2014
 D
Clark, Katherine M.
Massachusetts · Mar 4, 2014
 D
Frankel, Lois
Florida · Mar 4, 2014
HOLT, RUSH
· Feb 26, 2014
ISRAEL, STEVE
· Feb 14, 2014
 D
Ruiz, Raul
California · Feb 14, 2014
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Feb 4, 2014
 D
Huffman, Jared
California · Dec 16, 2013
 D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Nov 21, 2013
TIERNEY, JOHN
· Nov 19, 2013
 D
DelBene, Suzan K.
Washington · Nov 13, 2013
 D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Nov 13, 2013
 D
Matsui, Doris O.
California · Nov 13, 2013
 D
Bera, Ami
California · Oct 28, 2013
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · Oct 28, 2013
 D
Tonko, Paul
New York · Oct 28, 2013
 D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · Oct 28, 2013
BECERRA, XAVIER
· Sep 10, 2013
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Aug 2, 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2028: Every Child Deserves a Family Act. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-2028/
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"H.R. 2028: Every Child Deserves a Family Act." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-2028/.
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H.R. 2028, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-2028/.
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