Focus on Children Act
Latest action · Jun 11, 2019 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Budget.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJun 11, 2019
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Focus on Children Act
This bill requires 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.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jun 11, 2019.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NJ | Robert Menendez | Original | Jun 11, 2019 |
| D-PA | Robert P. Casey Jr. | Original | Jun 11, 2019 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 11, 2019Introduced in Senate
- Jun 11, 2019Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Budget.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Economics and Public Finance.
- Budget deficits and national debt
- Budget process
- Child health
- Child safety and welfare
- Congressional oversight
- Economics and Public Finance
- Education programs funding
- Elementary and secondary education
- Government information and archives
- Government studies and investigations
- Health programs administration and funding
- Poverty and welfare assistance
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 11, 2019Introduced in Senate
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