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.

Key Points

• Rep. Davis and other House members want to know why the government stopped sending money to California, Colorado, Illinois, Minnesota, and New York. This money usually pays for programs that help low-income families with basic needs and child care costs.
• The resolution asks for all emails, phone logs, and legal papers related to a decision made in late 2025 to freeze these payments. Lawmakers are specifically looking for information about a social media post from a top health official that announced the freeze.
• The investigation aims to find out if the government had a legal reason to stop the payments or if the states were being treated unfairly. It also asks for details on any reports of misused funds that might have led to this decision.
• If passed, the White House and the Department of Health and Human Services would have 14 days to hand over the requested files. This could reveal how the government decides which states get their federal funding and which do not.

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