July 15, 2026
Mr. Davis of Illinois (for himself, Ms. Chu, Mr. Gomez, Mr. Panetta, Ms. Sánchez, Mr. Schneider, Mr. Thompson of California, Ms. Barragán, Ms. Clarke of New York, Ms. Omar, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Ms. Budzinski, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Carbajal, Mr. Min, Mr. Foster, Mr. Huffman, Ms. DeGette, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, Mr. Quigley, Mr. Casten, Ms. Brownley, Mr. Sorensen, and Mr. Cisneros) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means
RESOLUTION
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 freeze on State-based Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, Child Care and Development Fund, and Social Services Block Grant payments for California, Colorado, Illinois, Minnesota, and New York.
- (1) Communication between the Executive Office of the President and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) about selecting particular States and programs for a payment freeze.
- (2) The tweet by HHS Deputy Secretary Jim O’Neill on December 30, 2025, freezing all Administration for Children and Families (ACF) payments.
- (3) Drawdown of Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF), Social Services Block Grant (SSBG) and Child Care Entitlement to States (CCES) funding any time after December 30, 2025, by California, Colorado, Illinois, Minnesota, or New York, or any tribal grantee located in one of those five States.
- (4) Warning letters, referrals to the Office of the Inspector General, or other disciplinary actions regarding alleged funding misuse by any of the five States between January 20, 2025, and December 1, 2025.
- (5) Communication with grantees regarding submitting additional data and HHS plans for storage, use, and sharing of that data within and outside of HHS after January 20, 2025.
- (6) Contracts, staffing assignments, and instructions to contractors and any HHS staff (whether based in the District of Columbia or regionally) regarding the payment freeze.
- (7) Contracts with States, Tribes, and Territories governing the HHS Payment Management System effective in 2025 or 2026.
- (8) Meetings, discussions, or other actions involving the HHS Office of the General Counsel or outside legal advisors regarding use of the Payment Management system by grantees in the five States after January 20, 2025.