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S. 3279 119th Congress Senate

John Lewis Every Child Deserves a Family Act

Official title: A bill to prohibit discrimination on the basis of religion, sex (including sexual orientation and gender identity), and marital status in the administration an… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to prohibit discrimination on the basis of religion, sex (including sexual orientation and gender identity), and marital status in the administration and provision of child welfare services, to improve safety, well-being, and permanency for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer or questioning foster youth, and for other purposes.

Introduced: November 20, 2025 Introduced by: Kirsten E. Gillibrand Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
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Nov 20, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Nov 20, 2025
Introduced in Senate
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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 Lobbying activity 5

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

  • HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN
    for HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
  • FAMILY EQUALITY COUNCIL
    for FAMILY EQUALITY COUNCIL · New York · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)
  • HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN
    for HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN · District of Columbia · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)
  • HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN
    for HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN · District of Columbia · 1st Quarter 2026 (Jan 1 - Mar 31)
  • HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN
    for HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN · District of Columbia · 4th Quarter 2025 (Oct 1 - Dec 31)

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3279: John Lewis Every Child Deserves a Family Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-3279/
MLA
"S. 3279: John Lewis Every Child Deserves a Family Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-3279/.
Bluebook (legal)
S. 3279, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-3279/.
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[S. 3279: John Lewis Every Child Deserves a Family Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-3279/)
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