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Congress·In Committee·H.R. 7800

Rep. Moran Proposes New White House Council to Support Fathers and Sons

White House Council on Fathers and Sons Act of 2026

19 days ago·View on Congress.gov

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Key Points

  • The bill creates a new White House Council on Fathers and Sons inside the Executive Office of the President. Its job is to coordinate a government-wide response to challenges facing men and boys, including lower college completion rates, declining wages, fatherless households, and high rates of suicide and overdose.

    From policy text

    “There is established within the Executive Office of the President the White House Council on Fathers and Sons”
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  • The council would focus heavily on the role of fathers in families. The bill highlights that one in five fathers doesn't live with his children and that boys raised without fathers face significantly higher risks of poverty and incarceration.

    From policy text

    “Sons raised without fathers are 4 times as likely to experience poverty and twice as likely to spend time in prison by age 30, and the number of sons raised without fathers who are neither employed nor in school has tripled in the past 5 years.”
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  • The council would include cabinet secretaries and senior White House staff from nearly every major federal department. It would review federal programs, recommend policy changes, and report to the President on how pending legislation affects fathers and sons.

    From policy text

    “facilitate a coordinated Federal response to problems of special importance to fathers and sons, including by reviewing and recommending changes to Federal programs and policies”
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  • The bill directs federal agencies to develop programs promoting the roles of fathers and sons in families and to promote the biological differences between men and women — a provision that could influence how agencies design gender-related policies.

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    “promote the biological differences between men and women”
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  • No new funding is created. The council would be paid for using existing Health and Human Services money, and each agency on the council covers its own costs for participating.

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    “This section shall be carried out using amounts otherwise authorized to be appropriated for the Department of Health and Human Services.”
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Impact Analysis

Personal Impact

Scores: 1 = low, 5 = highSentiment: -5 to +5 (net benefit)

Milestones

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Mar 4, 2026House

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

Mar 4, 2026

Introduced in House

What Happens Next

Projected impacts based on AI analysis

About 5 months after the bill becomes law

Council must submit its first report to the President

Within 150 days of enactment, the council would deliver a review of existing federal programs affecting fathers and sons and lay out its future plans — the first concrete output showing what changes it wants to push.

Source Information

Document Type

Congressional Bill

Official Title

White House Council on Fathers and Sons Act of 2026

Bill NumberHR 7800
Congress119th Congress
ChamberHouse of Representatives
Latest ActionReferred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

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Cosponsors

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