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Attorney General and advocates press Council to pass child‑support overhaul to send more money to families
Summary
Attorney General Brian Schwab and a coalition of legal‑aid and anti‑poverty groups urged passage of the Child Support Improvement Amendment Act of 2026, which would expand pass‑through of child support to current and former TANF families, change enforceability windows for arrears and propose phased modernization backed by federal matching funds.
At a March 18 hearing the Council considered the Child Support Improvement Amendment Act of 2026, introduced by Attorney General Brian Schwab with Councilmembers Brooke Pinto and Matt Fruman. The bill would change how the District handles child‑support collections for families receiving or who previously received Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), expand pass‑throughs to allow custodial households to keep more—ultimately all—of the child support collected on their behalf, and revise the period of enforceability for past‑due support.
Attorney General Schwab told the committee the current cost‑recovery model routes much of collected support to government coffers rather than directly to families. "The Child Support…
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