Kids Before Cuts Act

United States119th CongressHR-7017House of Representatives
Updated: Jan 12, 2026

Summary

The "Kids Before Cuts Act" seeks to prevent the executive branch from unilaterally withholding federal funds allocated to critical social welfare programs. It specifically prohibits the withholding of funds for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) , Child Care Development Fund , and Social Services Block Grant programs. This legislation mandates that any decision to withhold funds from these programs must be explicitly authorized by a new law enacted by Congress. The bill's findings emphasize Congress's constitutional "power of the purse" and aim to safeguard funding for essential services that support vulnerable families and children across the nation.

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Timeline

  1. Introduced in House

  2. Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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