SAFE Home Act
Sponsored By: Senator Jim Banks
Introduced
Summary
Prohibits federal foster- and adoption-funded programs from delaying or denying placements or discriminating based on specified sex‑related reasons. This bill would add a rule to the Social Security Act that stops any entity receiving federal assistance from refusing or delaying a foster or adoption placement for reasons tied to a child’s biological sex, related medical or mental‑health choices, or changes to identity documents. The bill defines “sex” as biological sex and gives specific definitions for female and male.
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
Protect foster and adoptive parents
If enacted, federally funded agencies that place children would not be allowed to delay or refuse a foster or adoption placement for specified reasons. Those reasons include parents raising a child consistent with the child's biological sex; parents refusing medical, surgical, drug, or psychological treatments meant to change a child's sex; and parents refusing to change a child's official ID if that change conflicts with the child's sex. The bill would define "sex" as biological sex and give specific definitions for male and female.
Delay for state foster-care rules
If enacted, the new rule would take effect on the first day of the first fiscal quarter after enactment and apply to Title IV-E payments for calendar quarters starting on or after that date. The Health and Human Services Secretary could determine that a State needs to pass new laws (other than funding laws). If the Secretary so finds, a State plan would not be treated as failing the new requirements until after the State's next regular legislative session. For States with two-year sessions, each year of the session would count as a separate regular session.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Jim Banks
IN • R
Cosponsors
Tom Cotton
AR • R
Sponsored 5/7/2025
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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