A bill to amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to provide for studies and reports relating to the impact of legislation on spending on children, and for other purposes.
Focus on Children Act This bill amends the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to require the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) to produce studies and reports regarding federal spending on children. The CBO must provide: studies of legislation containing changes in spending on children, upon the request of a congressional committee; an annual report regarding spending on children; and an annual report on the President's budget request for spending on children. The CBO may provide a warning report to Congress regarding a fiscal year in which outlays for interest on the public debt will exceed spending on children. The CBO must also develop and maintain a public website that includes: the reports and studies required by this bill, a dashboard containing key indicators and visualization tools to assist the public in understanding trends in spending on children, and an open data portal that contains quantitative data on federal spending on children.
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Timeline
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Budget.
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Budget.
Economics and Public Finance
Budget deficits and national debtBudget processChild healthChild safety and welfareCongressional oversightEducation programs fundingElementary and secondary educationGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsHealth programs administration and fundingPoverty and welfare assistance
A bill to amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to provide for studies and reports relating to the impact of legislation on spending on children, and for other purposes.
USA115th CongressS-3074| Senate
| Updated: 6/14/2018
Focus on Children Act This bill amends the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to require the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) to produce studies and reports regarding federal spending on children. The CBO must provide: studies of legislation containing changes in spending on children, upon the request of a congressional committee; an annual report regarding spending on children; and an annual report on the President's budget request for spending on children. The CBO may provide a warning report to Congress regarding a fiscal year in which outlays for interest on the public debt will exceed spending on children. The CBO must also develop and maintain a public website that includes: the reports and studies required by this bill, a dashboard containing key indicators and visualization tools to assist the public in understanding trends in spending on children, and an open data portal that contains quantitative data on federal spending on children.
Budget deficits and national debtBudget processChild healthChild safety and welfareCongressional oversightEducation programs fundingElementary and secondary educationGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsHealth programs administration and fundingPoverty and welfare assistance