Five Freedoms for America’s Children Act
Latest action · Oct 27, 2021 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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.
- IntroducedOct 27, 2021
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Five Freedoms for America's Children Act
This bill establishes and modifies programs concerning children's health, financial security, education, nutrition, and welfare. Among other changes, the bill (1) provides for the automatic enrollment of all children under the age of 19 in Medicaid; (2) establishes savings accounts, and provides for annual deposits of federal funds into these accounts, for children of income-eligible parents; (3) provides mandatory funding for the Head Start Program; (4) facilitates the participation of income-eligible children in school-based nutrition programs through certain automatic certifications; and (5) establishes grant programs to address institutional and systemic child abuse.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Finance Committee | Referred Oct 27, 2021 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 27, 2021Introduced in Senate
- Oct 27, 2021Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Related bills 6
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 271 | Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit Enhancement Act of 2021 | Related bill | Feb 8, 2021 |
| HR 927 | Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit Enhancement Act of 2021 | Related bill | Feb 8, 2021 |
| S 2206 | Young American Savers Act of 2021 | Related bill | Jun 24, 2021 |
| S 2638 | Family Strengthening Infrastructure Act of 2021 | Related bill | Aug 5, 2021 |
| S 2664 | School Hunger Elimination Act of 2021 | Related bill | Aug 5, 2021 |
| HR 7027 | School Hunger Elimination Act of 2022 | Related bill | Mar 9, 2022 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to ensure America's children have the freedom to be healthy, to be economically secure, to learn, to not be hungry, and to be safe from harm.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Five Freedoms for America’s Children Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Social Welfare.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Oct 27, 2021Introduced in Senate
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