S. 3088 · 117th Congress · Senate

Five Freedoms for America’s Children Act

Active· Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Introduced
Oct 27, 21
Passed Senate
Pending
Passed House
Pending
Sent to President
Pending
Signed into Law
Pending

Executive 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.

Action Timeline

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  1. OCT 27, 2021IntroReferral

    Introduced in Senate

  2. OCT 27, 2021IntroReferral

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Committees

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Finance Committee

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Referred: Oct 27, 2021

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