S. 3279
Introduced in Senate · December 18, 2025November 20, 2025
Mrs. Gillibrand (for herself, Mr. Schatz, Mr. Booker, Ms. Smith, Mr. Hickenlooper, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Coons, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Van Hollen, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Markey, Mr. Wyden, Ms. Duckworth, Ms. Rosen, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Murphy, Mr. Kaine, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Fetterman, Ms. Klobuchar, and Mrs. Shaheen) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To prohibit discrimination on the basis of religion, sex (including sexual orientation and gender identity), and marital status in the administration and provision of child welfare services, to improve safety, well-being, and permanency for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer or questioning foster youth, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. Short title.
This Act may be cited as the “John Lewis Every Child Deserves a Family Act”.