# 119-hr-7017: Kids Before Cuts Act

119-hr-7017, Kids Before Cuts Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8] (D-IL); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-7017
- Congress: 119
- Title: Kids Before Cuts Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-01-12
- Sponsor: Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8] (D-IL)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Social Welfare
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## 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. - 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.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Protects welfare and child care funding: benefit, medium. 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, a…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-3077: Agriculture Resilience Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-3971: Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act
- 119-hr-562: BLUE Pacific Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-7017 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7017)

## Related
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-3077: Agriculture Resilience Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3077)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-3971: Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3971)
- [119-hr-562: BLUE Pacific Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-562)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7017 (as of 2026-04-21).