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HR0621 • 2026
CHILDCARE FUNDS-CUTS
This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.
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CHILDCARE FUNDS-CUTS
Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Lilian Jiménez
Referred to Rules Committee
Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee ; 003-002-000
Placed on Calendar Order of Resolutions
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Laura Faver Dias
Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason
Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Joyce Mason
Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Maura Hirschauer
Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Maura Hirschauer
Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Maurice A. West, II
Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Maurice A. West, II
Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Laura Faver Dias
Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Laura Faver Dias
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Amy Briel
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lisa Davis
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Mussman
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kimberly Du Buclet
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel Didech
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Aarón M. Ortíz
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Theresa Mah
Resolution Adopted 070-029-000
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicolle Grasse
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Martha Deuter
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Norma Hernandez
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary Beth Canty
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin John Olickal
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Edgar González, Jr.
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kam Buckner
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Hernandez
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael Crawford
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Will Guzzardi
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sonya M. Harper
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Tracy Katz Muhl
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ann M. Williams
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth "Lisa" Hernandez
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Justin Cochran
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sharon Chung
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anna Moeller
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Margaret A. DeLaRosa
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Margaret Croke
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Eva-Dina Delgado
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dagmara Avelar
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Natalie A. Manley
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Kelly
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Katie Stuart
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Yolonda Morris
Remove Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Laura Faver Dias
Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Laura Faver Dias
Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Abdelnasser Rashid
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Janet Yang Rohr
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Gregg Johnson
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Matt Hanson
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Diane Blair-Sherlock
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lindsey LaPointe
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons
CHILDCARE FUNDS-CUTS
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Full Text of HR0621 Home Legislation Full Text HR0621 - 104th General Assembly Bill Status Full Text Votes Witness Slips Select Menu Bill Status Full Text Votes Witness Slips Printer Friendly Version Introduced Printer Friendly Version Introduced Open PDF HR0621 LRB104 20362 MST 33817 r 1 HOUSE RESOLUTION 2 WHEREAS, On January 6, 2026, President Donald Trump's 3 Department of Health and Human Services announced a unilateral 4 suspension of $10 billion in childcare, citing allegations of 5 wrongdoing in Minnesota to justify a freeze on funds for 6 Illinois and other states; and 7 WHEREAS, President Trump's latest funding freezes follow 8 already familiar patterns, unilaterally halting 9 congressionally mandated funding with no authorization, 10 selectively attacking specific states for political 11 retribution, targeting the most vulnerable people for cuts, 12 and exacerbating the Trump affordability crisis; and 13 WHEREAS, President Trump's suspension of funding to 14 Illinois, California, Colorado, and New York was not made 15 based on specific allegations in those states but rather 16 appear to have been targeting states with Democratic governors 17 critical of Donald Trump himself; and 18 WHEREAS, President Trump's funding freeze threatens access 19 to safe, affordable childcare for 150,000 children in Illinois 20 and 100,000 households, while also jeopardizing the jobs of 21 many childcare providers already living paycheck to paycheck; 22 and HR0621 - 2 - LRB104 20362 MST 33817 r 1 WHEREAS, President Trump is choosing to make working 2 parents' greatest expense even less affordable; childcare is 3 already one of the most daunting costs facing working 4 families, with the average cost of daycare outpacing the 5 average cost of a two-bedroom apartment in parts of Illinois 6 and across the country; and 7 WHEREAS, President Trump's allies and apologists continue 8 to say he should have the power to temporarily pause and review 9 spending, statements that sound even more hollow and desperate 10 now one year into his presidency, as federal spending levels 11 are negotiated and signed into law by Trump himself; and 12 WHEREAS, This is yet another case of President Trump 13 freezing, pausing, or impounding congressionally appropriated 14 funds, substituting his ideology for the democratic process 15 despite repeated court rulings stating such actions exceed the 16 power of the presidency; and 17 WHEREAS, President Trump's repeated attempts to freeze 18 funds for working people and modest-income families are 19 juxtaposed glaringly against his ongoing efforts to cut taxes 20 for billionaires, push a $700 billion taxpayer-funded 21 acquisition of Greenland, and pursue pathetic, 22 self-aggrandizing projects such as building a ball room or HR0621 - 3 - LRB104 20362 MST 33817 r 1 renaming the Kennedy Center; therefore, be it 2 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE 3 HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that 4 we condemn President Donald Trump's effort to freeze funds for 5 affordable childcare; and be it further 6 RESOLVED, That we call for the immediate release of all 7 congressionally appropriated childcare funds. 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