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Child Welfare Provider Inclusion Act of 2019

USA116th CongressS-274| Senate 
| Updated: 1/30/2019
Michael B. Enzi

Michael B. Enzi

Republican Senator

Wyoming

Cosponsors (19)
Joni Ernst (Republican)Bill Cassidy (Republican)Mike Braun (Republican)Mike Lee (Republican)James E. Risch (Republican)Marsha Blackburn (Republican)Tom Cotton (Republican)James M. Inhofe (Republican)Roger F. Wicker (Republican)Roy Blunt (Republican)Kelly Loeffler (Republican)Ted Cruz (Republican)Tim Scott (Republican)Ben Sasse (Republican)James Lankford (Republican)John Kennedy (Republican)Josh Hawley (Republican)John Cornyn (Republican)Steve Daines (Republican)

Finance Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Child Welfare Provider Inclusion Act of 2019 This bill prohibits discrimination or adverse action against a child welfare provider that declines to provide services due to the provider's sincerely held religious beliefs or moral convictions. The prohibition applies to the federal government and any state, tribal, or local government that receives federal funding for child and family services or foster care and adoption assistance. However, government entities may still take adverse action against a provider that denies adoption or foster care placement based on the prospective parent or child's race, color, or national origin. If a state, tribal, or local entity engages in such prohibited actions, the Department of Health and Human Services shall withhold 15% of the federal funds the entity would have received to provide child and family services or foster care and adoption. The bill also provides a private right of action for child welfare providers to sue the government entity for such discrimination, and a prevailing provider shall be entitled to recover reasonable attorney's fees and costs. A government entity that accepts federal funding for child and family services or foster care and adoption assistance shall have waived sovereign entity as a defense to such discrimination allegations.
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Timeline
Jan 30, 2019

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 116-897
Introduced in House
Jan 30, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Jan 30, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
  • January 30, 2019

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 116-897
    Introduced in House


  • January 30, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • January 30, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Social Welfare

Related Bills

  • HR 116-897: Child Welfare Provider Inclusion Act of 2019
Administrative remediesAdoption and foster careChild safety and welfareCivil actions and liabilityPoverty and welfare assistanceReligion

Child Welfare Provider Inclusion Act of 2019

USA116th CongressS-274| Senate 
| Updated: 1/30/2019
Child Welfare Provider Inclusion Act of 2019 This bill prohibits discrimination or adverse action against a child welfare provider that declines to provide services due to the provider's sincerely held religious beliefs or moral convictions. The prohibition applies to the federal government and any state, tribal, or local government that receives federal funding for child and family services or foster care and adoption assistance. However, government entities may still take adverse action against a provider that denies adoption or foster care placement based on the prospective parent or child's race, color, or national origin. If a state, tribal, or local entity engages in such prohibited actions, the Department of Health and Human Services shall withhold 15% of the federal funds the entity would have received to provide child and family services or foster care and adoption. The bill also provides a private right of action for child welfare providers to sue the government entity for such discrimination, and a prevailing provider shall be entitled to recover reasonable attorney's fees and costs. A government entity that accepts federal funding for child and family services or foster care and adoption assistance shall have waived sovereign entity as a defense to such discrimination allegations.
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Timeline
Jan 30, 2019

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 116-897
Introduced in House
Jan 30, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Jan 30, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
  • January 30, 2019

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 116-897
    Introduced in House


  • January 30, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • January 30, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Michael B. Enzi

Michael B. Enzi

Republican Senator

Wyoming

Cosponsors (19)
Joni Ernst (Republican)Bill Cassidy (Republican)Mike Braun (Republican)Mike Lee (Republican)James E. Risch (Republican)Marsha Blackburn (Republican)Tom Cotton (Republican)James M. Inhofe (Republican)Roger F. Wicker (Republican)Roy Blunt (Republican)Kelly Loeffler (Republican)Ted Cruz (Republican)Tim Scott (Republican)Ben Sasse (Republican)James Lankford (Republican)John Kennedy (Republican)Josh Hawley (Republican)John Cornyn (Republican)Steve Daines (Republican)

Finance Committee

Social Welfare

Related Bills

  • HR 116-897: Child Welfare Provider Inclusion Act of 2019
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Administrative remediesAdoption and foster careChild safety and welfareCivil actions and liabilityPoverty and welfare assistanceReligion