Proposed
Bill · 119th Congress · HR 10745
Yaeli Martinez Child Protection Act
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Introduced 2026-10-05Topic: social servicesSummary
AI-generated summary, report an errorThis bill would change federal child welfare law so that a parent or caregiver who raises a child as the child's biological sex, or who refuses consent to gender transition care (which the bill calls "sex-rejecting interventions"), is not treated as committing child abuse or neglect. States and agencies receiving Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act funds could not use them to provide or refer children for such care, or to remove children or deny foster or adoption placements on that basis. Children 4 and older in agency care could not share sleeping areas, bathrooms, or changing areas with the opposite sex. Agencies that break these rules would face withheld funds and penalties of 5 to 15 percent of their grants, and families could sue in federal court without a qualified immunity defense. The bill also amends Social Security Act foster care programs and federal rules on interstate child custody decisions.
Sponsors
- Mary E. Miller Republican sponsor
- 17 cosponsors
Action history
| Date | Chamber | Action | Status effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-05 | House | Referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Ways and Means, 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. | refer |
| 2026-10-05 | House | Referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Ways and Means, 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. | refer |
| 2026-10-05 | House | Referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Ways and Means, 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. | refer |
| 2026-10-05 | Introduced in House | introduce | |
| 2026-10-05 | Introduced in House | introduce |