The record

LegislationLegislation· Jan 2025
HR 9076 Signed into law

Sponsored by Darin LaHood (R)

Supporting America’s Children and Families Act

Renews federal child welfare and foster care programs through 2029 and expands child support help for tribes.

Tradeoff

Renews foster care and family services programs through 2029, mostly starting October 1, 2025. Lets tribal agencies collect child support from federal tax refunds of parents who owe it.

What's in it

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Adds $610 million to the deficit over 2025-2034 through increased direct spending, plus about $2.18 billion in outlays from new spending subject to over the same decade.

This funds reauthorized federal child welfare services for children and families, and the $610 million is the added direct spending plus roughly $2.2 billion in outlays over ten years.

H.R. 9076, Protecting America’s Children by Strengthening Families Act · Oct 2024

The House passed this bill 405-10 on September 18, 2024. The Senate passed it by on December 21, 2024, and it became law.

  1. House

    Introduced

    (Jul 22, 2024)

  2. House

    Committee on Ways and Means(Jul 22, 2024)

  3. House

    The Committee on Ways and Means voted to send it to the floor

    Reported 38 - 0(Jul 24, 2024)

    Committee report H. Rept. 118-679.

  4. House

    On Motion to and Pass, as Amended

    Passed(Roll #423 · Sep 18, 2024)

    405 yeanay 10

  5. Senate

    Received from the House

    on Finance(Sep 19, 2024)

  6. Senate

    Passage of the bill

    Passed by (Dec 21, 2024)

    No individual votes were recorded.

  7. Senate

    Taken away from the Committee on Finance

    Discharged(Dec 21, 2024)

  8. House

    Sent to the President

    (Dec 27, 2024)

  9. White House · Signature

    Signed

    Joe Biden (D)

  10. Enacted

    Became law(Jan 4, 2025)

Final passage· Sep 18, 2024· 118th Congress · 2023–2025