H.R. 6209: Religious Freedom for Providers of Adoption, Foster Care, and Child Welfare Services Act
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H.R. 6209: Religious Freedom for Providers of Adoption, Foster Care, and Child Welfare Services Act
109th Congress · introduced 2006-09-27 · Families · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2006-09-27 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. English, Phil [R-PA-3] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Religious Freedom for Providers of Adoption, Foster Care, and Child Welfare Services Act
Plain summary
Religious Freedom for Providers of Adoption, Foster Care, and Child Welfare Services Act - Amends the Social Security Act to prohibit federal payments for foster care and adoption assistance to a state or local government that discriminates against any entity that provides adoption or foster care services to only those couples who are united in marriage (defined as a legal union between one man and one woman as husband and wife) and to only those individuals whose conduct is in accordance with such entity's religious principles and practices.
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Official text
Religious Freedom for Providers of Adoption, Foster Care, and Child Welfare Services Act
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Sponsor: Rep. English, Phil [R-PA-3] · 11 cosponsors
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Joe Wilson (R-SC)
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-109hr6209.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/109/hr>
Record fed-us-cong109-hr6209 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong109 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong109