SAFE Home Act

The SAFE Home Act prohibits federally funded adoption and foster care agencies from delaying or denying placements based on a parent's gender expression, refusal to consent to gender-affirming medical treatments for a child, or refusal to alter a child's official records to reflect a gender inconsistent with their biological sex. It directly affects state agencies and organizations receiving federal funds under the foster care and adoption assistance program. The bill defines "sex" biologically as male or female based on reproductive systems, and bans discrimination for reasons including parents raising children consistent with the child's sex or declining medical treatments aimed at altering a child's gender presentation. The law applies to all placement decisions involving minors in foster care or adoption.