To prohibit entities receiving Federal assistance that are involved in adoption or foster care placements from delaying or denying placements under certain conditions.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
The bill amends the Social Security Act to prohibit federally-funded adoption and foster care entities from denying placements to prospective parents who decline to consent to gender-affirming medical treatments, identity. It relies on compliance mandates and exemptions. The main policy areas are Family Services, Social Welfare, and Healthcare.
Who Benefits and How
Prospective adoptive/foster parents with traditional views on gender could face fewer barriers and Religious-affiliated adoption agencies could face lower compliance burdens.
Who Bears the Burden and How
State child welfare agencies receiving Title IV-E federal funding would take on compliance duties and LGBTQ+ advocacy organizations and placement agencies would take on compliance duties.
Key Provisions
- Amends the Social Security Act to prohibit federally-funded adoption and foster care entities from denying placements to prospective parents who decline to consent to gender-affirming medical treatments, identity...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
The bill amends the Social Security Act to prohibit federally-funded adoption and foster care entities from denying placements to prospective parents who decline to consent to gender-affirming medical treatments, identity.
Key Policy Areas
Family Services, Social Welfare, Healthcare
Primary Purpose
The bill amends the Social Security Act to prohibit federally-funded adoption and foster care entities from denying placements to prospective parents who decline to consent to gender-affirming medical treatments, identity.
Policy Domains
Entire Act
Identified Gains
- Prospective adoptive/foster parents with traditional views on gender
- Religious-affiliated adoption agencies
Identified Costs
- State child welfare agencies receiving Title IV-E federal funding
- LGBTQ+ advocacy organizations and placement agencies
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMrs. Miller of Illinois (for herself and Mr. McCormick) introduced …
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
State child welfare agencies receiving Title IV-E federal funding
Religious-affiliated adoption agencies
Prospective adoptive/foster parents with traditional views on gender
LGBTQ+ advocacy organizations and placement agencies
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_secretary"
- → Secretary of Health and Human Services
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
biological sex, either male or female
an individual who has, had, will have, or but for a developmental or genetic anomaly or historical accident would have, a reproductive system that at some point produces, transports, and utilizes eggs for fertilization
an individual who has, had, will have, or but for a developmental or genetic anomaly or historical accident would have, a reproductive system that at some point produces, transports, and utilizes sperm for fertilization
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