HR 1602
112th Congress
House
Economics and Public Finance
Appropriations
Budget process
Child care and development
Child health
Child safety and welfare
Congressional oversight
Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Health programs administration and funding
Poverty and welfare assistance
Children's Budget Act
Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 15, 2011
Introduced in House
Apr 15, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on the Budget.
Apr 15, 2011
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E757-758)
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Plain-English summary
Children's Budget Act - Requires the President's annual budget to Congress to include a detailed, separate analysis for the prior fiscal year, the current fiscal year, the fiscal year for which the budget is submitted, and the ensuing fiscal year identifying the amounts of gross and net appropriations or obligational authority and outlays directed to children and children's programs within the United States and territories.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on the Budget.
Related & companion bills
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Bill text
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1602: Children's Budget Act. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-1602/
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