119th Congress
H.R. 6181
John Lewis Every Child Deserves a Family Act
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To President
- Became law
- Sponsor
- Danny K. Davis(D-IL)
- Introduced
- Nov 20, 2025
- Policy area
- Families
- Committees
- House Committee on Energy and Commerce; House Committee on Ways and Means
- Official text
- Introduced in House · Congress.gov page
Cosponsors (168)
Original cosponsors (77)
- André Carson (D-IN)
- Angie Craig (D-MN)
- Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS)
- Betty McCollum (D-MN)
- Bradley Scott Schneider (D-IL)
- Brad Sherman (D-CA)
- Brendan F. Boyle (D-PA)
- Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA)
- Christopher R. Deluzio (D-PA)
- Daniel S. Goldman (D-NY)
- Delia C. Ramirez (D-IL)
- Diana DeGette (D-CO)
- Donald S. Beyer, Jr. (D-VA)
- Dwight Evans (D-PA)
- Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC)
- Eric Sorensen (D-IL)
- Frederica S. Wilson (D-FL)
- Gabe Amo (D-RI)
- Greg Landsman (D-OH)
- Greg Stanton (D-AZ)
- Gwen Moore (D-WI)
- Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA)
- James R. Walkinshaw (D-VA)
- Jamie Raskin (D-MD)
- Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL)
- Jesús G. "Chuy" García (D-IL)
- Jill N. Tokuda (D-HI)
- Jim Costa (D-CA)
- Jimmy Gomez (D-CA)
- Jimmy Panetta (D-CA)
- Joaquin Castro (D-TX)
- John B. Larson (D-CT)
- John Garamendi (D-CA)
- Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ)
- Joyce Beatty (D-OH)
- Judy Chu (D-CA)
- Julia Brownley (D-CA)
- Kathy Castor (D-FL)
- LaMonica McIver (D-NJ)
- Lateefah Simon (D-CA)
- Lauren Underwood (D-IL)
- Linda T. Sánchez (D-CA)
- Lloyd Doggett (D-TX)
- Madeleine Dean (D-PA)
- Marcy Kaptur (D-OH)
- Mark Pocan (D-WI)
- Mark Takano (D-CA)
- Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA)
- Mike Quigley (D-IL)
- Mike Thompson (D-CA)
- Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL)
- Rashida Tlaib (D-MI)
- Robert Garcia (D-CA)
- Robin L. Kelly (D-IL)
- Rosa L. DeLauro (D-CT)
- Salud O. Carbajal (D-CA)
- Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA)
- Scott H. Peters (D-CA)
- Sean Casten (D-IL)
- Sharice Davids (D-KS)
- Shontel M. Brown (D-OH)
- Shri Thanedar (D-MI)
- Stacey E. Plaskett (D-VI)
- Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA)
- Steven Horsford (D-NV)
- Summer L. Lee (D-PA)
- Suzan K. DelBene (D-WA)
- Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR)
- Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-CA)
- Sylvia R. Garcia (D-TX)
- Ted Lieu (D-CA)
- Terri A. Sewell (D-AL)
- Thomas R. Suozzi (D-NY)
- Wesley Bell (D-MO)
- Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY)
- S001157
- S001193
Added later (91)
- Ayanna Pressley (D-MA) · Nov 25, 2025
- Darren Soto (D-FL) · Nov 25, 2025
- Joe Neguse (D-CO) · Nov 25, 2025
- Nikema Williams (D-GA) · Nov 25, 2025
- Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) · Nov 25, 2025
- Sarah McBride (D-DE) · Nov 25, 2025
- Lizzie Fletcher (D-TX) · Dec 1, 2025
- Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-CA) · Dec 1, 2025
- Troy A. Carter (D-LA) · Dec 1, 2025
- Lori Trahan (D-MA) · Dec 2, 2025
- Marilyn Strickland (D-WA) · Dec 2, 2025
- Suhas Subramanyam (D-VA) · Dec 2, 2025
- Yassamin Ansari (D-AZ) · Dec 2, 2025
- George Latimer (D-NY) · Dec 3, 2025
- Hillary J. Scholten (D-MI) · Dec 3, 2025
- Julie Johnson (D-TX) · Dec 3, 2025
- Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ) · Dec 9, 2025
- Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO) · Dec 9, 2025
- Kevin Mullin (D-CA) · Dec 9, 2025
- Mike Levin (D-CA) · Dec 9, 2025
- Laura Friedman (D-CA) · Dec 11, 2025
- Ami Bera (D-CA) · Dec 16, 2025
- Becca Balint (D-VT) · Dec 16, 2025
- Pete Aguilar (D-CA) · Dec 16, 2025
- Ritchie Torres (D-NY) · Dec 16, 2025
- Adelita S. Grijalva (D-AZ) · Dec 17, 2025
- Doris O. Matsui (D-CA) · Jan 7, 2026
- Luz M. Rivas (D-CA) · Jan 9, 2026
- Morgan McGarvey (D-KY) · Jan 21, 2026
- Pablo José Hernández (D-PR) · Jan 21, 2026
- Adriano Espaillat (D-NY) · Jan 27, 2026
- Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-WA) · Jan 27, 2026
- Brittany Pettersen (D-CO) · Jan 30, 2026
- Derek Tran (D-CA) · Jan 30, 2026
- Dina Titus (D-NV) · Jan 30, 2026
- Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) · Jan 30, 2026
- Raul Ruiz (D-CA) · Jan 30, 2026
- Deborah K. Ross (D-NC) · Feb 2, 2026
- Seth Moulton (D-MA) · Feb 2, 2026
- Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) · Feb 3, 2026
- Steve Cohen (D-TN) · Feb 3, 2026
- Nellie Pou (D-NJ) · Feb 4, 2026
- Lois Frankel (D-FL) · Feb 9, 2026
- Marc A. Veasey (D-TX) · Feb 11, 2026
- Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL) · Feb 13, 2026
- Emilia Strong Sykes (D-OH) · Feb 13, 2026
- Lucy McBath (D-GA) · Feb 17, 2026
- Robert Menendez (D-NJ) · Feb 17, 2026
- Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA) · Feb 20, 2026
- Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) · Feb 23, 2026
- Bill Foster (D-IL) · Feb 23, 2026
- Alma S. Adams (D-NC) · Apr 6, 2026
- Frank J. Mrvan (D-IN) · Apr 6, 2026
- Grace Meng (D-NY) · Apr 6, 2026
- Al Green (D-TX) · Apr 16, 2026
- Kweisi Mfume (D-MD) · Apr 16, 2026
- Nikki Budzinski (D-IL) · Apr 16, 2026
- Jahana Hayes (D-CT) · Apr 20, 2026
- Maxine Waters (D-CA) · Apr 20, 2026
- Jared Moskowitz (D-FL) · May 11, 2026
- Maxine Dexter (D-OR) · May 11, 2026
- Timothy M. Kennedy (D-NY) · May 11, 2026
- Andrea Salinas (D-OR) · May 29, 2026
- Eugene Simon Vindman (D-VA) · Jun 18, 2026
- Johnny Olszewski, Jr. (D-MD) · Jun 18, 2026
- Juan Vargas (D-CA) · Jun 18, 2026
- Paul Tonko (D-NY) · Jun 18, 2026
- Christian D. Menefee (D-TX) · Jun 24, 2026
- Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY) · Jun 24, 2026
- Ilhan Omar (D-MN) · Jun 24, 2026
- John W. Mannion (D-NY) · Jun 24, 2026
- Melanie A. Stansbury (D-NM) · Jun 24, 2026
- Jared Huffman (D-CA) · Jun 29, 2026
- Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (D-VA) · Jun 29, 2026
- James P. McGovern (D-MA) · Jun 30, 2026
- Sara Jacobs (D-CA) · Jun 30, 2026
- Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. (D-CA) · Jul 9, 2026
- Josh Harder (D-CA) · Jul 9, 2026
- Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-NM) · Jul 13, 2026
- Emily Randall (D-WA) · Jul 30, 2026
- Analilia Mejia (D-NJ) · Aug 3, 2026
- Chris Pappas (D-NH) · Aug 3, 2026
- James A. Himes (D-CT) · Aug 3, 2026
- Val T. Hoyle (D-OR) · Aug 27, 2026
- April McClain Delaney (D-MD) · Sep 1, 2026
- Kim Schrier (D-WA) · Sep 1, 2026
- Susie Lee (D-NV) · Sep 4, 2026
- Josh Riley (D-NY) · Sep 14, 2026
- Norma J. Torres (D-CA) · Sep 14, 2026
- Glenn Ivey (D-MD) · Sep 21, 2026
- Kristen McDonald Rivet (D-MI) · Oct 1, 2026
Summary
No Congressional Research Service summary yet. CRS usually publishes one a few weeks after a bill is introduced.
Official title: 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.
Latest action(Nov 20, 2025): 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.
Roll-call votes
No recorded votes on this bill.
Actions
- Nov 20, 2025 · House
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. - Nov 20, 2025
Introduced in House