# 119-s-604: Safe Home Act of 2025

119-s-604, Safe Home Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] (D-MN); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2025-12-20).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-604
- Congress: 119
- Title: Safe Home Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-02-13
- Sponsor: Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] (D-MN)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Families
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2025-12-20

## Summary

**Unregulated custody transfers** are defined as a federal problem and placed at the center of a new effort to raise awareness, provide technical help, and require a two-year congressional report on the issue. - Families and children: Sets a clear definition of “unregulated custody transfer,” highlights harms such as trauma, placement instability, missing background checks, and risks to intercountry adoptions and citizenship, and excludes safe-haven infant surrenders. - Child-welfare systems and adoptive families: Directs the Secretary, working with other federal agencies, to update federal websites and provide education and technical-assistance materials for State, local, and Tribal child-welfare staff and for prospective and current adoptive families about prevention, pre-adoption education, and post-adoption services. - Federal study and statutory cleanup: Requires a report to Congress within two years with state-by-state prevalence, causes and methods including social media, effects including lack of social services or court assessment, policy recommendations, and a description of federal outreach activities. Also updates a cross-reference to reflect the new section numbering.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND] (R-ND), 2025-02-13T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Defines unregulated custody transfers: benefit, low. If enacted, the bill would define “unregulated custody transfer.” It would cover when a parent or guardian leaves a child with someone who is not a close relative, family friend, or eligible tribal member. It would apply when the placement aims to end the parent-child relationship and happens witho…
- Federal outreach on adoption safety: benefit, low. If enacted, the bill would direct the Health and Human Services Secretary, with other agencies, to improve public awareness and update federal websites. It would provide education materials for State, local, and Tribal child welfare staff on preventing, identifying, and responding to risky custody…

## Related bills

- 119-s-3923: Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Reauthorization Act of 2026
- 119-s-4744: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act
- 119-s-4949: Water Resources Development Act of 2026
- 119-s-5071: Children's Safe Welcome Act of 2026
- 119-s-2838: Protecting Our Democracy Act
- 119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act

## Sources
- [119-s-604 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/604)

## Related
- [119-s-3923: Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Reauthorization Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3923)
- [119-s-4744: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4744)
- [119-s-4949: Water Resources Development Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4949)
- [119-s-5071: Children's Safe Welcome Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5071)
- [119-s-2838: Protecting Our Democracy Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2838)
- [119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1748)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-604 (as of 2025-12-20).