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Child Welfare Provider Inclusion Act of 2021

USA117th CongressS-656| Senate 
| Updated: 3/10/2021
Tim Scott

Tim Scott

Republican Senator

South Carolina

Cosponsors (25)
Joni Ernst (Republican)Rick Scott (Republican)Bill Cassidy (Republican)Mike Braun (Republican)Roger Marshall (Republican)Thomas Tillis (Republican)Cindy Hyde-Smith (Republican)Mike Lee (Republican)James E. Risch (Republican)Marsha Blackburn (Republican)Tom Cotton (Republican)James M. Inhofe (Republican)Roger F. Wicker (Republican)John Boozman (Republican)Roy Blunt (Republican)Ted Cruz (Republican)Ben Sasse (Republican)Kevin Cramer (Republican)James Lankford (Republican)John Kennedy (Republican)Bill Hagerty (Republican)Josh Hawley (Republican)John Cornyn (Republican)Steve Daines (Republican)John Hoeven (Republican)

Finance Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Child Welfare Provider Inclusion Act of 2021 This bill generally prohibits the federal government, states, tribal nations, or localities from discriminating or taking adverse action against a child welfare provider that declines to provide services due to the provider's sincerely held religious beliefs or moral convictions. However, government entities may still take adverse action against a provider that declines to provide adoption or foster care services based on race, color, or national origin. The Department of Health and Human Services must withhold a portion of federal funding for family services and child welfare activities from a government entity that discriminates against a child welfare provider in violation of this bill. Child welfare providers may also sue the government entity for such discrimination. A prevailing provider may recover reasonable attorney's fees and costs. Furthermore, government entities that accept certain federal funding for family services and child welfare activities must waive sovereign immunity as a defense to lawsuits brought under this bill. (In many cases, sovereign immunity shields states, territories, tribal nations, and some localities against private suits.)
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-274
Child Welfare Provider Inclusion Act of 2019
Mar 10, 2021

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 117-1750
Introduced in House
Mar 10, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Mar 10, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-274
    Child Welfare Provider Inclusion Act of 2019


  • March 10, 2021

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 117-1750
    Introduced in House


  • March 10, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • March 10, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Social Welfare

Related Bills

  • HR 117-1750: Child Welfare Provider Inclusion Act of 2021
Administrative remediesAdoption and foster careChild safety and welfareCivil actions and liabilityPoverty and welfare assistanceReligion

Child Welfare Provider Inclusion Act of 2021

USA117th CongressS-656| Senate 
| Updated: 3/10/2021
Child Welfare Provider Inclusion Act of 2021 This bill generally prohibits the federal government, states, tribal nations, or localities from discriminating or taking adverse action against a child welfare provider that declines to provide services due to the provider's sincerely held religious beliefs or moral convictions. However, government entities may still take adverse action against a provider that declines to provide adoption or foster care services based on race, color, or national origin. The Department of Health and Human Services must withhold a portion of federal funding for family services and child welfare activities from a government entity that discriminates against a child welfare provider in violation of this bill. Child welfare providers may also sue the government entity for such discrimination. A prevailing provider may recover reasonable attorney's fees and costs. Furthermore, government entities that accept certain federal funding for family services and child welfare activities must waive sovereign immunity as a defense to lawsuits brought under this bill. (In many cases, sovereign immunity shields states, territories, tribal nations, and some localities against private suits.)
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-274
Child Welfare Provider Inclusion Act of 2019
Mar 10, 2021

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 117-1750
Introduced in House
Mar 10, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Mar 10, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-274
    Child Welfare Provider Inclusion Act of 2019


  • March 10, 2021

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 117-1750
    Introduced in House


  • March 10, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • March 10, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Tim Scott

Tim Scott

Republican Senator

South Carolina

Cosponsors (25)
Joni Ernst (Republican)Rick Scott (Republican)Bill Cassidy (Republican)Mike Braun (Republican)Roger Marshall (Republican)Thomas Tillis (Republican)Cindy Hyde-Smith (Republican)Mike Lee (Republican)James E. Risch (Republican)Marsha Blackburn (Republican)Tom Cotton (Republican)James M. Inhofe (Republican)Roger F. Wicker (Republican)John Boozman (Republican)Roy Blunt (Republican)Ted Cruz (Republican)Ben Sasse (Republican)Kevin Cramer (Republican)James Lankford (Republican)John Kennedy (Republican)Bill Hagerty (Republican)Josh Hawley (Republican)John Cornyn (Republican)Steve Daines (Republican)John Hoeven (Republican)

Finance Committee

Social Welfare

Related Bills

  • HR 117-1750: Child Welfare Provider Inclusion Act of 2021
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Administrative remediesAdoption and foster careChild safety and welfareCivil actions and liabilityPoverty and welfare assistanceReligion