Child Safety and Well-Being Act of 2026

This bill would create a federal Children's Commission of 15 members appointed by the Comptroller General, who heads the Government Accountability Office. The Commission would hire a Children's Commissioner to serve as its executive director for a 5-year term, limited to 2 terms. The Commission would receive complaints about how agencies serve children, review federal regulations and agency reports affecting children, advise Congress and agencies, and publish its reports online. It could hold hearings, request information from federal agencies, and its Commissioner could file views in federal court cases reviewing agency rules. The bill would authorize $7.5 million per year for fiscal years 2027 through 2034.

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Sponsors

• Morgan McGarvey Democrat sponsor
• 13 cosponsors