H.R. 2449 - Every Child Deserves a Family Act
- Sponsor:
- John Lewis
- Summary:
- 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. (by CRS)
- Status:
- The bill has been referred to committee.
Every Child Deserves a Family Act
H.R. 2449 — 114th Congress (2015–2016)
- Summary
- 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. (by CRS)
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- 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.
- Other Titles
- Every Child Deserves a Family Act
- Every Child Deserves a Family Act
- Sponsor
- John Lewis
- Co-Sponsors
- Alma S. Adams
- Pete Aguilar
- Karen Bass
- Joyce Beatty
- Xavier Becerra
- Ami Bera
- Donald S. Beyer, Jr.
- Earl Blumenauer
- Suzanne Bonamici
- Julia Brownley
- Lois Capps
- Michael E. Capuano
- Tony Cárdenas
- Matt Cartwright
- Judy Chu
- David N. Cicilline
- Katherine M. Clark
- Steve Cohen
- John Conyers, Jr.
- Joseph Crowley
- Danny K. Davis
- Susan A. Davis
- Peter A. DeFazio
- Diana DeGette
- John K. Delaney
- Suzan K. DelBene
- Mark DeSaulnier
- Theodore E. Deutch
- Debbie Dingell
- Lloyd Doggett
- Michael F. Doyle
- Tammy Duckworth
- Donna F. Edwards
- Keith Ellison
- Eliot L. Engel
- Elizabeth H. Esty
- Lois Frankel
- Marcia L. Fudge
- Raúl M. Grijalva
- Luis V. Gutiérrez
- Alcee L. Hastings
- Denny Heck
- Brian Higgins
- James A. Himes
- Jared Huffman
- Steve Israel
- Sheila Jackson Lee
- Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.
- William R. Keating
- Daniel T. Kildee
- Ann Kirkpatrick
- Ann M. Kuster
- James R. Langevin
- Rick Larsen
- John B. Larson
- Barbara Lee
- Sander M. Levin
- Ted Lieu
- David Loebsack
- Zoe Lofgren
- Alan S. Lowenthal
- Michelle Lujan Grisham
- Carolyn B. Maloney
- Sean Patrick Maloney
- Doris O. Matsui
- Betty McCollum
- Jim McDermott
- James P. McGovern
- Jerry McNerney
- Gregory W. Meeks
- Grace Meng
- Gwen Moore
- Patrick Murphy
- Jerrold Nadler
- Grace F. Napolitano
- Richard M. Nolan
- Donald Norcross
- Eleanor Holmes Norton
- Beto O’Rourke
- Bill Pascrell, Jr.
- Nancy Pelosi
- Ed Perlmutter
- Scott H. Peters
- Chellie Pingree
- Mark Pocan
- Jared Polis
- David E. Price
- Mike Quigley
- Charles B. Rangel
- Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
- Lucille Roybal-Allard
- Tim Ryan
- Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan
- Linda T. Sánchez
- Janice D. Schakowsky
- Adam B. Schiff
- Louise McIntosh Slaughter
- Adam Smith
- Eric Swalwell
- Mark Takano
- Mike Thompson
- Dina Titus
- Paul Tonko
- Niki Tsongas
- Chris Van Hollen
- Juan Vargas
- Timothy J. Walz
- Debbie Wasserman Schultz
- Bonnie Watson Coleman
- Peter Welch
- Frederica S. Wilson
- John A. Yarmuth
- Subjects
- Families
- Adoption and foster care
- Congressional oversight
- Marriage and family status
- Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
- Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
- State and local government operations
- Related Bills
- Major Actions
Introduced 5/19/2015 Referred to Committee - Bill History
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There have been no votes on this bill.
Action Date Description Introduced 5/19/2015 5/19/2015 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. 5/19/2015 Introduced in House 6/01/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources. Number Sponsor Date Offered Status
Total contributions given to House members from interest groups that…
supported this bill
Democratic/Liberal |
Minority/Ethnic Groups |
Psychiatrists & psychologists |
Gay & lesbian rights & issues |
Health & welfare policy |
Children's rights |
Human Rights |
Churches, clergy & religious organizations (split) |
opposed this bill
Churches, clergy & religious organizations (split) |
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