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Child Welfare Provider Inclusion Act of 2017 This bill prohibits the federal government, and any state or local government that receives federal funding for any program that provides child welfare services under part B (Child and Family Services) or part E (Foster Care and Adoption Assistance) of title IV of the Social Security Act (SSAct), from discriminating or taking an adverse action against a child welfare service provider that declines to provide, facilitate, or refer for a child welfare service that conflicts with the provider's sincerely held religious beliefs or moral convictions. The bill bars such prohibition from applying to SSAct requirements that forbid state entities from denying or delaying adoption or foster care placements on the basis of an adoptive parent's or a child's race, color, or national origin. The Department of Health and Human Services must withhold 15% of the federal funds that a state or local government receives for such programs if the state or local government violates this bill. An aggrieved child welfare service provider may assert such an adverse action violation as a claim or defense in a judicial proceeding and to obtain all appropriate relief (including declaratory relief, injunctive relief, compensatory damages, and reasonable attorney's fees and costs).

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Mike Kelly (R)*,  Ralph Abraham (R),  Robert Aderholt (R),  Rick Allen (R),  Brian Babin (R),  Don Bacon (R),  Jim Banks (R),  Lou Barletta (R),  Andy Biggs (R),  Mike Bishop (R),  Rob Bishop (R),  Diane Black (R),  Marsha Blackburn (R),  Dave Brat (R),  Ted Budd (R),  Michael Burgess (R),  Bradley Byrne (R),  Ken Calvert (R),  John Carter (R),  Michael Cloud (R),  Tom Cole (R),  Chris Collins (R),  James Comer (R),  John Curtis (R),  Warren Davidson (R),  Jeff Duncan (R),  Neal Dunn (R),  Tom Emmer (R),  Ron Estes (R),  Drew Ferguson (R),  Chuck Fleischmann (R),  Bill Flores (R),  Jeff Fortenberry (R),  Virginia Foxx (R),  Matt Gaetz (R),  Greg Gianforte (R),  Bob Gibbs (R),  Louie Gohmert (R),  Bob Goodlatte (R),  Paul Gosar (R),  Tom Graves (R),  Glenn Grothman (R),  Andy Harris (R),  Vicky Hartzler (R),  Jeb Hensarling (R),  Jody Hice (R),  George Holding (R),  Richard Hudson (R),  Bill Huizenga (R),  Randy Hultgren (R),  Evan Jenkins (R),  Bill Johnson (R),  Mike Johnson (R),  Sam Johnson (R),  Walter Jones (R),  Jim Jordan (R),  Steve King (R),  David Kustoff (R),  Darin LaHood (R),  Doug LaMalfa (R),  Doug Lamborn (R),  Bob Latta (R),  Debbie Lesko (R),  Billy Long (R),  Barry Loudermilk (R),  Mia Love (R),  Blaine Luetkemeyer (R),  Kenny Marchant (R),  Tom Marino (R),  Mark Meadows (R),  Luke Messer (R),  Paul Mitchell (I),  John Moolenaar (R),  Alex Mooney (R),  Kristi Noem (R),  Ralph Norman (R),  Pete Olson (R),  Steven Palazzo (R),  Gary Palmer (R),  Stevan Pearce (R),  Collin Peterson (D),  Robert Pittenger (R),  Bill Posey (R),  John Ratcliffe (R),  James Renacci (R),  Tom Rice (R),  David Roe (R),  Dana Rohrabacher (R),  Todd Rokita (R),  Francis Rooney (R),  Dennis Ross (R),  Keith Rothfus (R),  David Rouzer (R),  Steve Russell (R),  John Rutherford (R),  Steve Scalise (R),  David Schweikert (R),  Austin Scott (R),  Pete Sessions (R),  John Shimkus (R),  Adrian Smith (R),  Chris Smith (R),  Jason Smith (R),  Chris Stewart (R),  G.T. Thompson (R),  Tim Walberg (R),  Mark Walker (R),  Jackie Walorski (R),  Randy Weber (R),  Daniel Webster (R),  Brad Wenstrup (R),  Roger Williams (R),  Joe Wilson (R),  Rob Wittman (R), 

Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources. (on 04/17/2017)

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