Kids Before Cuts Act
Sponsored By: Representative Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8]
Introduced
Summary
Prevents executive freezes of key child care and social service funds without new Congressional approval. This bill would require Congress to pass a new law before any funds for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, the Social Services Block Grant, or the Child Care and Development Block Grant could be withheld.
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- Families and children: Would aim to protect funding that supports about 100,000 families and more than 152,000 children served through Illinois' Child Care Assistance Program.
- Child care providers and service organizations: Would preserve payments that support thousands of licensed child care providers across every county in Illinois and 275 organizations funded by the Social Services Block Grant.
- Federal authority: Would limit federal agencies and the executive branch from freezing or withholding funds for these three programs unless Congress enacts a new law authorizing the action.
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
Protects welfare and child care funding
If enacted, this bill would stop the federal government from withholding funds for three programs unless Congress later passes a new law authorizing the withholding. The covered programs are: temporary assistance to needy families (TANF), the Social Services Block Grant for state social services, and child care funds under the Child Care and Development Block Grant. This protection would start upon enactment and would prevent an executive branch freeze or withholding of those funds without Congress's approval. Low-income families, child care providers, and state social service agencies would be the main groups protected.
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8]
IL • D
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
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