[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 49 (Wednesday, March 18, 2026)]
[Senate]
[Pages S1234-S1235]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 4514. Mr. SCHIFF submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 1383, to establish the Veterans Advisory Committee 
on Equal Access, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. __. AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS WITHHELD FOR CHILD CARE, 
                   TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEED FAMILIES, AND 
                   SOCIAL SERVICES.

       (a) In General.--The order of the Department of Health and 
     Human Services, issued on January 6, 2026, withholding access 
     to

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     funds for covered programs for California, Minnesota, 
     Illinois, New York, and Colorado, shall have no force and 
     effect. The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall make 
     available to each such State the funds withheld from the 
     State under that order.
       (b) Definition.--In this section, the term ``covered 
     program'' means--
       (1) the program of block grants to States for temporary 
     assistance for needy families established under part A of 
     title IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq);
       (2) the program carried out through the Social Services 
     Block Grant authorized under subtitle A of title XX of the 
     SSA (42 U.S.C. 1397 et seq.); and
       (3) the program carried out under the Child Care and 
     Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9857 et seq.).
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