Children's Budget Act

12/31/2022, 5:26 AM

Children's Budget Act

This bill requires the President's annual budget submission to include a detailed and separate analysis of existing and requested levels of (1) spending for children and children's programs, and (2) tax expenditures relating to children.

Congress
117

Number
S - 2127

Introduced on
2021-06-17

# Amendments
0

Sponsors
+5

Cosponsors
+5

Variations and Revisions

6/17/2021

Status of Legislation

Bill Introduced
Introduced to House
House to Vote
Introduced to Senate
Senate to Vote

Purpose and Summary

Children's Budget Act

This bill requires the President's annual budget submission to include a detailed and separate analysis of existing and requested levels of (1) spending for children and children's programs, and (2) tax expenditures relating to children.

Alternative Names
Official Title as IntroducedA bill to amend title 31, United States Code, to require that Federal children's programs be separately displayed and analyzed in the President's budget, and for other purposes.

Policy Areas
Economics and Public Finance

Potential Impact
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
Tax treatment of families

Comments

Recent Activity

Latest Summary7/9/2021

Children's Budget Act

This bill requires the President's annual budget submission to include a detailed and separate analysis of existing and requested levels of (1) spending for children and children's programs, and (2) tax expend...


Latest Action6/17/2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Budget.