Federal · 119th Congress
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.
Policy areaFamilies
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Cosponsors18
Stacey E. PlaskettDU.S. Representative · At-Large · VI
Donald S. Beyer, Jr.DU.S. Representative · 8th District · VA
Brendan F. BoyleDU.S. Representative · 2nd District · PA
Danny K. DavisDU.S. Representative · 7th District · IL
Suzan K. DelBeneDU.S. Representative · 1st District · WA
Lloyd DoggettDU.S. Representative · 37th District · TX
Dwight EvansDU.S. Representative · 3rd District · PA
Jimmy GomezDU.S. Representative · 34th District · CA
Steven HorsfordDU.S. Representative · 4th District · NV
John B. LarsonDU.S. Representative · 1st District · CT
Gwen MooreDU.S. Representative · 4th District · WI
Richard E. NealDU.S. Representative · 1st District · MA12 of 18
Other titles
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.Official Title as Introduced
Legislative history2
Feb 25, 2026
HouseReferred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Feb 25, 2026
IntroducedSubmitted in House