Feds Renew Child Support Database for Another Three Years
Published Date: 5/6/2026
Notice
Summary
The government wants to keep using the Federal Case Registry, a big database that helps states track and manage child support cases across the country, for three more years with no changes. State child support agencies are the ones involved, and the paperwork burden has actually gone down recently. If you have thoughts, you’ve got until July 6, 2026, to speak up!
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Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
Automatic Cross-State Matching
The Federal Case Registry automatically compares State Case Registry submissions to existing FCR records and to wage and employment data in the National Directory of New Hires. The Federal Parent Locator Service notifies state agencies when an IV-D participant matches a IV-D or non-IV-D case in another state and supplies matched wage and employment information to help locate people and enforce orders.
FCR Extended Three Years
The Administration for Children and Families is requesting a 3-year extension of the Federal Case Registry (OMB# 0970-0421) with no changes; the current OMB expiration is November 30, 2026 and comments are due July 6, 2026. The FCR is a national database that holds child support orders and case information from State Case Registries, including orders on or after October 1, 1998.
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