This is a congressional request for documents related to a freeze on child care funding that was implemented in late December 2025. The House of Representatives is asking the President and the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide all documents, communications, emails, recordings, and records related to what's called the 'Defend the Spend' freeze on child care payments. Specifically, they want information about a December 30, 2025 announcement that froze payments to states, tribes, and territories for child care programs. The House is investigating what happened with these payments, including any delays in the payment system, complaints from child care providers, any warnings or disciplinary actions taken against organizations receiving these funds, and communications about fraud allegations. They're also requesting information about contractors hired to implement this freeze, legal opinions about keeping information secret from Congress, and details about how the payment system was managed. Essentially, Congress wants to understand the full scope of the freeze, how it was implemented, what impact it had on child care providers and states, and what communications and decisions led to this action.

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 "Defend the Spend" freeze on child care payments to all States, Tribes, and Territories.