{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://marymiller.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-miller-sen-banks-cotton-introduce-safe-home-act", "Rep. Miller, Sen. Banks, Cotton Introduce the SAFE Home Act", "2025-05-07", "2025", "2025-05", "Republican", "House", "IL", "Mary E. Miller", "M001211", "marymiller.house.gov", "marymiller", "https://marymiller.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2014 Congresswoman Mary Miller (IL-15) introduced the SAFE Home Act. This legislation would prohibit agencies that receive federal funding for adoption and foster care from delaying or stopping a child\u2019s placement because the parent wants to raise the child according to their biological sex. Senators Jim Banks (R-Ind.) and Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) are leading the Bill in the Senate.\n\n\u201cWe must defend the rights of parents to raise their children in a way that reflects reality and safeguards their future,\" said Congresswoman Miller. \"The SAFE Home Act ensures that parents are not excluded from adopting simply for having common sense and standing against dangerous gender ideologies that threaten the well-being of children.\u201d\n\n\u201cLoving families shouldn\u2019t be excluded from adopting because they won\u2019t affirm radical gender policies,\" said Senator Cotton. \"The SAFE Home Act defends the right of parents to care for children according to biological reality and sound judgment.\u201d\n\n\u201cKids deserve safe, loving homes and parents shouldn\u2019t be blocked from adopting or fostering just because they oppose irreversible sex-change procedures on children,\" said Senator Banks. \"This bill makes sure families aren\u2019t punished for using common sense.\u201d\n\nKey Provisions of the SAFE Home Act:\n\nProhibits Delays or Denials in Placement: Agencies receiving federal funding for adoption and foster care cannot delay or deny the placement of a child based on a parent\u2019s choice to raise the child in a way that matches the child\u2019s biological sex.\n\nProtects Against Medical or Mental Health Interventions: The Act prohibits requiring any medical, surgical, or psychological treatments that aim to change or match a child\u2019s appearance or perception to align with a gender identity that is different from the child\u2019s biological sex.\n\nRespects Decisions Made by Parents: It ensures that parents have the right to decide how to raise and care for their child without interference from the adoption or foster care systems, especially regarding gender-related medical or mental health services.\n\nFull bill text can be found here.", 1, "2026-06-27T20:01:11Z", "2026-06-27T22:30:55Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://marymiller.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-miller-sen-banks-cotton-introduce-safe-home-act"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.4357329346239567, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}