Bill · S. 1658· Senate(119-S-1658)
SAFE Home Act
- Introduced
- 5/7/2025
- Last activity
- 5/7/2025 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
- Sponsored by
- Jim Banks
- Cosponsors
- - 1 - 0
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill, known as the "Sensible Adoption For Every Home Act" or the "SAFE Home Act," aims to regulate entities involved in adoption or foster care placements that receive Federal assistance. It seeks to prohibit these entities from delaying or denying placements or discriminating against prospective or actual parents based on specific parenting decisions. Specifically, it targets decisions related to how a child is raised in accordance with their biological sex and decisions regarding medical treatments or changes to official identification. The bill also provides specific definitions for "sex," "male," and "female."
Yes
Would middle-income households be better off under this?+5
The bill provides protections for parents who wish to raise children in accordance with biological sex without fear of placement denial.
Does this give the federal government more power?+5
The bill expands federal oversight by mandating specific requirements for entities receiving federal assistance.
The opposite· 3 of 5
Would LGBTQ people be better off under this?-8
The bill actively works against the recognition of gender identity and access to gender-affirming care.
Does this expand the rights of LGBTQ people?-7
The bill restricts parental rights related to gender identity and transition-related care, which disproportionately affects LGBTQ+ individuals.
Does this narrow the gap between how men and women are treated?-5
The bill imposes rigid biological definitions of sex that may impact gender equality protections.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
- Protection for Parents Making Specific Care Decisions: According to Section 2(a)(38)(A), the bill prohibits entities from denying placements or discriminating against parents for several reasons, which could provide stability for those who:
- Raise a child in a manner consistent with the child's sex (Section 2(a)(38)(A)(i)).
- Decline consent for medical, surgical, pharmacological, or psychological treatments intended to alter or validate a child's sex perception (Section 2(a)(38)(A)(ii)).
- Decline consent for amending government-issued identification, such as birth certificates or driver's licenses, to be inconsistent with a child's biological sex (Section 2(a)(38)(A)(iii)).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- Restrictions on Placement Decisions: Section 2(a)(38)(A) prohibits entities that receive Federal assistance from delaying or denying the placement of a minor child into foster care or adoption based on the specific parental decisions mentioned above. This could impact the ability of these entities to make placement decisions if those decisions involve the specific circumstances outlined in the bill.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Social Issues And Justice
- Improves L G B T Q Rights-7Improves Gender Equality-5
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Good For Middle Class Households+5Good For L G B T Q Community-8Good For Children-5
- Governance And Ideology
- Increases Federal Power+5Increase States Rights-3
- 5/7/2025
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- Introduced in Senate
One bill Congress.gov lists as related to this one — companions in the other chamber, earlier versions, and bills this one absorbed or was folded into.
Tom CottonRepublican · Arkansas