US SB3279 | 2025-2026 | 119th Congress
Status
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 29-1)
Status: Introduced on November 20 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-11-20 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on November 20 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-11-20 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
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.
Title
John Lewis Every Child Deserves a Family Act
Sponsors
| Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D-NY] | Sen. Brian Schatz [D-HI] | Sen. Cory Booker [D-NJ] | Sen. Tina Smith [D-MN] |
| Sen. John Hickenlooper [D-CO] | Sen. Adam Schiff [D-CA] | Sen. Jeff Merkley [D-OR] | Sen. Christopher Coons [D-DE] |
| Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse [D-RI] | Sen. Chris Van Hollen [D-MD] | Sen. Tammy Baldwin [D-WI] | Sen. Edward Markey [D-MA] |
| Sen. Ron Wyden [D-OR] | Sen. Tammy Duckworth [D-IL] | Sen. Jacky Rosen [D-NV] | Sen. Bernard Sanders [I-VT] |
| Sen. Christopher Murphy [D-CT] | Sen. Tim Kaine [D-VA] | Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-CT] | Sen. John Fetterman [D-PA] |
| Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D-MN] | Sen. Jeanne Shaheen [D-NH] | Sen. Alex Padilla [D-CA] | Sen. Richard Durbin [D-IL] |
| Sen. Elizabeth Warren [D-MA] | Sen. Ben Lujan [D-NM] | Sen. Angela Alsobrooks [D-MD] | Sen. Mark Kelly [D-AZ] |
| Sen. Peter Welch [D-VT] | Sen. Michael Bennet [D-CO] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-20 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. |
Same As/Similar To
HB6181 (Same As) 2025-11-20 - Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Subjects
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/3279/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/119/bills/s3279/BILLS-119s3279is.pdf |
