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Safe Home Act of 2019

Introduced: February 27, 2019 See on congress.gov
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Feb 27, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Feb 27, 2019
Introduced in House
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Safe Home Act of 2019

This bill makes unregulated custody transfers a form of child abuse and neglect under federal child-welfare law. Specifically, an unregulated custody transfer occurs when a child is placed with a non-relative or otherwise unfamiliar adult, with the intention of severing the parental or guardian relationship with the child, without reasonably ensuring the child's safety, and without legally transferring parental or guardian rights.

The bill also requires the Department of Health and Human Services to (1) report on the causes, effects, and prevalence of unregulated custody transfers; (2) develop policy recommendations for preventing such transfers; and (3) issue guidance to the states.

What's happening now February 27, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 2480 Related bill Stronger Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act
  • S 1446 Related bill Safe Home Act of 2019
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 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 2
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Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Aug 16, 2019
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Bacon, Don
Nebraska · Feb 27, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1389: Safe Home Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1389/
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"H.R. 1389: Safe Home Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1389/.
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