United States · Bill · S
S. 397 (117th)
Safe Home Act of 2021
Introduced
23 February 2021
Last action
23 February 2021 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Sponsors
Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN], Sen. Blunt, Roy [R-MO]
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
5 December 2025
Summary
Safe Home Act of 2021 This bill makes unregulated custody transfers a form of child abuse and neglect under federal child-welfare law. Specifically, an unregulated custody transfer occurs when a child is placed with a non-relative or otherwise unfamiliar adult, with the intention of severing the parental or guardian relationship with the child, without reasonably ensuring the child's safety, and without legally transferring parental or guardian rights. The bill also requires the Department of Health and Human Services to (1) report on the causes, effects, and prevalence of unregulated custody transfers; (2) develop policy recommendations for preventing such transfers; and (3) issue guidance to the states.
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Timeline
23 February 2021
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Source: IntroReferral
23 February 2021
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 23 February 2021 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Blunt, Roy [R-MO] · R · Sponsor
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Related records
- related to → Stronger Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act
- related to ← Safe Home Act of 2021
- related to ← Safe Home Act of 2019
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/397
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/s/397
- us · 117-s-397 · source updated 5 December 2025