H.R. 7017 119th Congress House

Kids Before Cuts Act

Official title: To prohibit the withholding of Federal funds under Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, Child Care Development Fund, and the Social Services Block Grant pr… Show full official titleShow less

Introduced: January 12, 2026 Introduced by: Raja Krishnamoorthi Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov

Social Welfare

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Jan 12, 2026

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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Education and Workforce Committee
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Ways and Means Committee
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7017: Kids Before Cuts Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-7017/

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"H.R. 7017: Kids Before Cuts Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-7017/.

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H.R. 7017, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-7017/.

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