US HB1299 | 2015-2016 | 114th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 89-0)
Status: Introduced on March 4 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-03-19 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Human Resources Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on March 4 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-03-19 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Human Resources Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Child Welfare Provider Inclusion Act of 2015 Prohibits the federal government, and any state that receives federal funding for any program that provides child welfare services under part B (Child and Family Services) or part E (Foster Care and Adoption Assistance) of title IV of the Social Security Act (SSAct), from discriminating or taking an adverse action against a child welfare service provider that declines to provide, facilitate, or refer for a child welfare service that conflicts with the provider's sincerely held religious beliefs or moral convictions. Bars such prohibition from applying to SSAct requirements that forbid state entities from denying or delaying adoption or foster care placements on the basis of an adoptive parent's or a child's race, color, or national origin. Requires the Department of Health and Human Services to withhold 15% of the federal funds that a state receives for such programs if the state violates this Act. Allows an aggrieved child welfare service provider to assert such an adverse action violation as a claim or defense in a judicial proceeding and to obtain all appropriate relief (including declaratory relief, injunctive relief, compensatory damages, and reasonable attorney's fees and costs).
Title
Child Welfare Provider Inclusion Act of 2015
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2015-03-19 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources. |
| 2015-03-04 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. |
| 2015-03-04 | House | Introduced in House |
Same As/Similar To
SB667 (Same As) 2015-03-04 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Subjects
Administrative remedies
Adoption and foster care
Child safety and welfare
Civil actions and liability
Poverty and welfare assistance
Religion
Social welfare
Adoption and foster care
Child safety and welfare
Civil actions and liability
Poverty and welfare assistance
Religion
Social welfare
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/1299/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr1299/BILLS-114hr1299ih.pdf |
