The Sensible Adoption For Every Home Act (SAFE Home Act) would prohibit adoption and foster care agencies that receive federal funding from denying or delaying child placements based on prospective parents' decisions about how they raise children regarding gender identity. Specifically, it would prevent these agencies from discriminating against parents who raise children in ways consistent with their biological sex, who decline medical or surgical treatments related to gender, or who refuse to change a child's identification documents related to gender. The bill defines sex strictly in biological terms based on reproductive capacity. The legislation would take effect in the first federal fiscal quarter after enactment and apply to federal foster care and adoption assistance payments going forward, though states would have until their next regular legislative session to update state laws if needed to comply.
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