Work and Welfare Subcommittee Hearing on Strengthening the Child Support Enforcement Program

House Committee on Ways and Means, Work and Welfare Subcommittee · January 22, 2026

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Call to order and chair's opening

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Chair Darren LaHood called the subcommittee to order, introduced the hearing topic—"strengthening the child support program: status, challenges, and opportunities for modernization"—and framed the session around labor-market changes, aging IT systems, and the need for bipartisan reform. He cited 2024 national collections and caseload figures to set context.

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House Ways and Means Work and Welfare Subcommittee hearing on strengthening the child support program, focusing on modernization of technology and enforcement, pass-through of TANF collections, employer reporting for gig income, and state practices including Texas programs.

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