Of inquiry requesting the President and directing the Secretary of Health and Human Services to transmit, respectively, certain documents to the House of Representatives relating to the "Defend the Spend" freeze on child care payments to all States, Tribes, and Territories.
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Latest Action · February 25, 2026
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
H.Res. 1078 is a congressional inquiry requesting that the President and the Secretary of Health and Human Services provide documents related to a freeze on child care payments that took effect in late December 2025. The resolution seeks materials concerning the "Defend the Spend" freeze on Child Care Entitlement to States (CCES) payments and related child care funding programs to states, tribes, and territories, including communications, audit trails, legal analyses, and contracts. Specifically, Congress is asking for documents about the payment freeze announcement, payment processing delays, allegations of fraud made against child care providers, enforcement actions taken against grantees, and legal decisions to withhold information from Congress. The administration has 14 days from the resolution's adoption to submit all requested documents. The resolution was referred to the House Ways and Means Committee and was submitted by a bipartisan group led by Representative Chu.
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