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Safe Home Act of 2025

USA119th CongressS-604| Senate 
| Updated: 2/13/2025
Amy Klobuchar

Amy Klobuchar

Democratic Senator

Minnesota

Cosponsors (1)
Kevin Cramer (Republican)

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
The Safe Home Act of 2025 aims to prevent unregulated custody transfers of children by amending the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment and Adoption Reform Act of 1978. This legislation establishes a clear definition for an "unregulated custody transfer," characterizing it as the abandonment of a child by a parent or guardian who places the child with certain non-relatives or non-familiar individuals with the intent to sever the parental relationship, all without ensuring the child's safety, permanency, or legal transfer of rights. It specifically excludes surrenders made under State safe haven laws. The bill includes a Sense of Congress highlighting the significant challenges and potential trauma associated with these transfers, such as the lack of safety measures like background checks. To combat this, the Secretary is directed to improve public awareness regarding the prevention of adoption disruption and dissolution, including unregulated custody transfers, by providing educational materials for child welfare agencies and information for prospective adoptive families on support services. Furthermore, the Act mandates a comprehensive report to Congress within two years, detailing the causes, methods, and effects of these transfers, their prevalence, and recommending policies for prevention, identification, and response, including potential changes to Federal and State laws.
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Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-1446
Safe Home Act of 2019

Bill from Previous Congress

S 117-397
Safe Home Act of 2021

Bill from Previous Congress

S 118-3438
SAFE Home Act

Bill from Previous Congress

S 118-3332
Safe Home Act of 2023
Feb 4, 2025

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 119-948
Introduced in House
Feb 13, 2025
Introduced in Senate
Feb 13, 2025
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


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 117-397
    Safe Home Act of 2021


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 118-3438
    SAFE Home Act


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 118-3332
    Safe Home Act of 2023


  • February 4, 2025

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 119-948
    Introduced in House


  • February 13, 2025
    Introduced in Senate


  • February 13, 2025
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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Adoption and foster careChild safety and welfareCongressional oversightFamily relationshipsGovernment information and archives

Safe Home Act of 2025

USA119th CongressS-604| Senate 
| Updated: 2/13/2025
The Safe Home Act of 2025 aims to prevent unregulated custody transfers of children by amending the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment and Adoption Reform Act of 1978. This legislation establishes a clear definition for an "unregulated custody transfer," characterizing it as the abandonment of a child by a parent or guardian who places the child with certain non-relatives or non-familiar individuals with the intent to sever the parental relationship, all without ensuring the child's safety, permanency, or legal transfer of rights. It specifically excludes surrenders made under State safe haven laws. The bill includes a Sense of Congress highlighting the significant challenges and potential trauma associated with these transfers, such as the lack of safety measures like background checks. To combat this, the Secretary is directed to improve public awareness regarding the prevention of adoption disruption and dissolution, including unregulated custody transfers, by providing educational materials for child welfare agencies and information for prospective adoptive families on support services. Furthermore, the Act mandates a comprehensive report to Congress within two years, detailing the causes, methods, and effects of these transfers, their prevalence, and recommending policies for prevention, identification, and response, including potential changes to Federal and State laws.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-1446
Safe Home Act of 2019

Bill from Previous Congress

S 117-397
Safe Home Act of 2021

Bill from Previous Congress

S 118-3438
SAFE Home Act

Bill from Previous Congress

S 118-3332
Safe Home Act of 2023
Feb 4, 2025

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 119-948
Introduced in House
Feb 13, 2025
Introduced in Senate
Feb 13, 2025
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


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 117-397
    Safe Home Act of 2021


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 118-3438
    SAFE Home Act


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 118-3332
    Safe Home Act of 2023


  • February 4, 2025

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 119-948
    Introduced in House


  • February 13, 2025
    Introduced in Senate


  • February 13, 2025
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Amy Klobuchar

Amy Klobuchar

Democratic Senator

Minnesota

Cosponsors (1)
Kevin Cramer (Republican)

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

Families

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Adoption and foster careChild safety and welfareCongressional oversightFamily relationshipsGovernment information and archives