Of inquiry requesting the President and directing the Secretary of Health and Human Services to transmit, respectively, certain documents to the House of Representatives relating to the "Defend the Spend" freeze on child care payments to all States, Tribes, and Territories.
Sponsored By: Representative Chu, Judy [D-CA-28]
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Summary
Requires the President and the HHS Secretary to turn over records about the “Defend the Spend” freeze on child care payments. It would demand copies of documents, audits, recordings, contracts, legal analyses, and communications tied to 11 specified topics and sets a 14‑day delivery deadline after adoption.
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- House oversight: Gives the House copies of any documents the President or HHS hold that relate to the listed Defend the Spend topics for review.
- States, Tribes, Territories, and grantees: Targets records about attempts to draw down Child Care Entitlement to States allocations and any delays or procedures in the Payment Management System.
- Child care providers and contractors: Seeks social media posts alleging fraud, warning letters or referrals to the Office of the Inspector General, and records of payments to contractors tied to Defend the Spend.
- Legal and contract transparency: Requests legal opinions, contracts, staffing instructions, and communications with the HHS Office of the General Counsel about using, delaying, or preventing access to entitlement funds.
*Would impose no new statutory requirements or appropriations and would not authorize new federal spending.*
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Chu, Judy [D-CA-28]
CA • D
Cosponsors
Neal
MA • D
Sponsored 2/25/2026
Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37]
TX • D
Sponsored 2/25/2026
Thompson (CA)
CA • D
Sponsored 2/25/2026
Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1]
CT • D
Sponsored 2/25/2026
Davis (IL)
IL • D
Sponsored 2/25/2026
Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38]
CA • D
Sponsored 2/25/2026
Sewell
AL • D
Sponsored 2/25/2026
DelBene
WA • D
Sponsored 2/25/2026
Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4]
WI • D
Sponsored 2/25/2026
Rep. Boyle, Brendan F. [D-PA-2]
PA • D
Sponsored 2/25/2026
Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8]
VA • D
Sponsored 2/25/2026
Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3]
PA • D
Sponsored 2/25/2026
Rep. Schneider, Bradley Scott [D-IL-10]
IL • D
Sponsored 2/25/2026
Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19]
CA • D
Sponsored 2/25/2026
Gomez
CA • D
Sponsored 2/25/2026
Rep. Horsford, Steven [D-NV-4]
NV • D
Sponsored 2/25/2026
Del. Plaskett, Stacey E. [D-VI-At Large]
VI • D
Sponsored 2/25/2026
Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3]
NY • D
Sponsored 2/25/2026
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