Protecting Religious Freedom for Foster Families Act

Bill: 118-s-3935
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS]
Introduced: 2024-03-14
Policy area: Families
Latest action: action_date: 2024-03-14
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Summaries:
action_date: 2024-03-14
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><strong>Protecting Religious Freedom for Foster Families Act</strong></p><p>This bill prohibits the Children's Bureau of the Administration for Children and Families from finalizing or implementing the proposed rule titled <em>Safe and Appropriate Foster Care Placement Requirements for Titles&nbsp;IV-E and IV-B</em> and published on September 28, 2023.</p><p>The rule establishes procedures that state and tribal agencies must follow when implementing case plans and case review requirements for children in foster care who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual,&nbsp;transgender, queer or questioning, or intersex, as well as children who are non-binary, or have non-conforming gender identity or expression.</p><!--tinycomments|2.1|data:application/json;base64,eyJtY2UtY29udmVyc2F0aW9uXzQ4ODM1NzgyMjE3MTI2ODc1NjU5MDgiOnsidWlkIjoibWNlLWNvbnZlcnNhdGlvbl80ODgzNTc4MjIxNzEyNjg3NTY1OTA4IiwiY29tbWVudHMiOlt7InVpZCI6Im1jZS1jb252ZXJzYXRpb25fNDg4MzU3ODIyMTcxMjY4NzU2NTkwOCIsImF1dGhvciI6ImJ0b3RoQGxpYi5sb2MuZ292IiwiYXV0aG9yTmFtZSI6ImJ0b3RoQGxpYi5sb2MuZ292IiwiY29udGVudCI6Ik5vdCBwZWVyIHJldmlld2VkOyBiaWxsIHdhaXRpbmcsIGlkZW50aWNhbC4iLCJjcmVhdGVkQXQiOiIyMDI0LTA0LTA5VDE4OjMyOjQ1LjkwN1oiLCJtb2RpZmllZEF0IjoiMjAyNC0wNC0wOVQxODozMjo0NS45MDdaIn1dfX0=-->

tv_txt: II 118th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3935 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 14, 2024 Mr. Marshall (for himself, Mrs. Blackburn , and Mrs. Hyde-Smith ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To prohibit the Secretary of Health and Human Services from finalizing, implementing, or enforcing the proposed rule, entitled Safe and Appropriate Foster Care Placement Requirements for Titles IV–E and IV–B .

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting Religious Freedom for Foster Families Act . 2. Prohibition on rulemaking The Secretary of Health and Human Services may not finalize, implement, or enforce the proposed rule, entitled Safe and Appropriate Foster Care Placement Requirements for Titles IV–E and IV–B (88 Fed. Reg. 66752; published September 28, 2023), or any substantially similar rule.