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Safe Home Act of 2019

USA116th CongressS-1446| Senate 
| Updated: 5/14/2019
Amy Klobuchar

Amy Klobuchar

Democratic Senator

Minnesota

Cosponsors (1)
Roy Blunt (Republican)

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Safe Home Act of 2019 This bill makes unregulated custody transfers a form of child abuse and neglect under federal child-welfare law. Specifically, an unregulated custody transfer occurs when a child is placed with a non-relative or otherwise unfamiliar adult, with the intention of severing the parental or guardian relationship with the child, without reasonably ensuring the child's safety, and without legally transferring parental or guardian rights. The bill also requires the Department of Health and Human Services to (1) report on the causes, effects, and prevalence of unregulated custody transfers; (2) develop policy recommendations for preventing such transfers; and (3) issue guidance to the states.
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Timeline
Feb 27, 2019

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 116-1389
Introduced in House
May 14, 2019
Introduced in Senate
May 14, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
  • February 27, 2019

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 116-1389
    Introduced in House


  • May 14, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • May 14, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Families

Related Bills

  • HR 116-2480: Stronger Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act
  • HR 116-1389: Safe Home Act of 2019
Adoption and foster careChild safety and welfareCongressional oversightDomestic violence and child abuseFamily relationshipsGovernment information and archivesSeparation, divorce, custody, support

Safe Home Act of 2019

USA116th CongressS-1446| Senate 
| Updated: 5/14/2019
Safe Home Act of 2019 This bill makes unregulated custody transfers a form of child abuse and neglect under federal child-welfare law. Specifically, an unregulated custody transfer occurs when a child is placed with a non-relative or otherwise unfamiliar adult, with the intention of severing the parental or guardian relationship with the child, without reasonably ensuring the child's safety, and without legally transferring parental or guardian rights. The bill also requires the Department of Health and Human Services to (1) report on the causes, effects, and prevalence of unregulated custody transfers; (2) develop policy recommendations for preventing such transfers; and (3) issue guidance to the states.
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Timeline
Feb 27, 2019

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 116-1389
Introduced in House
May 14, 2019
Introduced in Senate
May 14, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
  • February 27, 2019

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 116-1389
    Introduced in House


  • May 14, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • May 14, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Amy Klobuchar

Amy Klobuchar

Democratic Senator

Minnesota

Cosponsors (1)
Roy Blunt (Republican)

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

Families

Related Bills

  • HR 116-2480: Stronger Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act
  • HR 116-1389: Safe Home Act of 2019
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Adoption and foster careChild safety and welfareCongressional oversightDomestic violence and child abuseFamily relationshipsGovernment information and archivesSeparation, divorce, custody, support