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Safe Home Act of 2021

USA117th CongressS-397| Senate 
| Updated: 2/23/2021
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 2021 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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Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-1446
Safe Home Act of 2019
Feb 23, 2021

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 117-1247
Introduced in House
Feb 23, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Feb 23, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-1446
    Safe Home Act of 2019


  • February 23, 2021

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 117-1247
    Introduced in House


  • February 23, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • February 23, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Families

Related Bills

  • HR 117-1247: Safe Home Act of 2021
  • HR 117-485: Stronger Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act
Adoption and foster careChild safety and welfareCongressional oversightDomestic violence and child abuseFamily relationshipsGovernment information and archivesSeparation, divorce, custody, support

Safe Home Act of 2021

USA117th CongressS-397| Senate 
| Updated: 2/23/2021
Safe Home Act of 2021 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

Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-1446
Safe Home Act of 2019
Feb 23, 2021

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 117-1247
Introduced in House
Feb 23, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Feb 23, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-1446
    Safe Home Act of 2019


  • February 23, 2021

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 117-1247
    Introduced in House


  • February 23, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • February 23, 2021
    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 117-1247: Safe Home Act of 2021
  • HR 117-485: Stronger Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act
  • 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