Resolution to Overturn HHS Rule on LGBTQI+ Foster Care Placements

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The Frame

What this does

The resolution directly challenges federal standards that require foster care agencies to ensure LGBTQI+ youth are placed in environments that support their sexual orientation and gender identity, potentially impacting how states and private agencies manage foster care placements.

Who is mentioned in the record

Potentially affected actors named in the source documents. Mention is not a position.

LGBTQI+ children in foster care

The resolution seeks to remove federal requirements intended to ensure their placement in supportive foster environments.

Foster care agencies

These agencies are subject to the HHS rule regarding placement requirements for LGBTQI+ youth.

What changed

Current stage: IN_COMMITTEE.

What's next

Floor Vote.

Summary

This resolution seeks to invalidate a federal rule from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) that sets specific placement requirements for LGBTQI+ children in foster care. If passed, the rule published on April 30, 2024, would be nullified and have no legal .

Key Facts

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Why It Matters

The resolution directly challenges federal standards that require foster care agencies to ensure LGBTQI+ youth are placed in environments that support their sexual orientation and gender identity, potentially impacting how states and private agencies manage foster care placements.

Frequently Asked Questions

What does this resolution do?

It is a Congressional disapproval resolution that, if passed, would cancel a specific federal rule regarding foster care placements for LGBTQI+ children.

What is the status of the rule right now?

The rule was published on April 30, 2024; this resolution is currently in the committee stage and has not been enacted.

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Congressional Review Act usage

The resolution utilizes the mechanism of a disapproval resolution to target a specific agency rule shortly after its publication in the Federal Register.

Department of Health and Human Services

Connected Entities

organizationCongress“The body initiating the disapproval resolution.”Map →

personMr. Gosar“Co-sponsor of the resolution.”Map →

personMr. Higgins of Louisiana“Co-sponsor of the resolution.”Map →

otherFederal Register“Publication source of the rule.”Map →

personMr. Banks“Lead sponsor of the resolution.”Map →

personMr. Palmer“Co-sponsor of the resolution.”Map →

dateApril 30, 2024“Date the rule was published in the Federal Register.”Map →

personMr. Duncan“Co-sponsor of the resolution.”Map →

personMr. Grothman“Co-sponsor of the resolution.”Map →

organizationHHS“Abbreviation for Department of Health and Human Services.”Map →

organizationDepartment of Health and Human Services“The agency responsible for issuing the rule being challenged.”Map →

personMr. LaMalfa“Co-sponsor of the resolution.”Map →

personMr. Timmons“Co-sponsor of the resolution.”Map →

bill_number89 Fed. Reg. 34818 et seq.“Federal Register volume and page number where the rule is published.”Map →

personMr. Ellzey“Co-sponsor of the resolution.”Map →

personMrs. Miller of Illinois“Co-sponsor of the resolution.”Map →

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