The Child Poverty Reduction Act of 2023 aims to improve the measurement and understanding of child poverty in the United States. It requires the Department of Health and Human Services and the Census Bureau to collaborate on reporting an annual anchored supplemental poverty measure for individuals under 18 and to release more detailed economic and survey data related to income, poverty, and health insurance coverage.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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The Child Poverty Reduction Act of 2023 aims to improve the measurement and understanding of child poverty in the United States. It requires the Department of Health and Human Services and the Census Bureau to collaborate on reporting an annual anchored supplemental poverty measure for individuals under 18 and to release more detailed economic and survey data related to income, poverty, and health insurance coverage.
Last updated: 12/29/2025
Official Summary
Congressional Research Service summary
<p><b>Child Poverty Reduction Act of </b><b>2023</b></p> <p>This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Census Bureau to take certain actions with respect to poverty measures and data related to child poverty. It also requires the National Academy of Sciences to report annually on child poverty and study other issues, such as policies to reduce intergenerational poverty.</p> <p>Specifically, HHS must enter into an agreement with the Census Bureau to annually report an anchored supplemental poverty measure for individuals under the age of 18 and must otherwise collaborate with the bureau to, for example, correct income data to account for underreporting.</p> <p>Currently, the Census Bureau uses the official poverty measure (based on cash resources) and the supplemental poverty measure (based on both cash and certain noncash resources, such as nutrition assistance program benefits) to measure poverty. Anchoring the supplemental poverty measure fixes the poverty threshold at a given point in time and then adjusts it for inflation.</p> <p>HHS must publish resources on its website related to child poverty, and the Census Bureau must release certain economic and survey data at the same time it releases a specific report related to income, poverty, and health insurance coverage in the United States.</p>
Key Points
Main provisions of the bill
Requires the Department of Health and Human Services and Census Bureau to report an annual anchored supplemental poverty measure for children under 18
Directs the Census Bureau to release more detailed economic and survey data on income, poverty, and health insurance
Aims to improve the measurement and public understanding of child poverty in the U.S.
How This Impacts Americans
Potential effects on citizens and communities
If enacted, this bill would provide policymakers, researchers, and the public with more accurate and comprehensive data on the extent and nature of child poverty in the United States. This information could inform the development of more effective policies and programs to reduce child poverty and improve the wellbeing of low-income families and children.
Policy Areas
Primary Policy Area
Social Welfare
Scope & Jurisdiction
Jurisdiction Level
federal
Congressional Session
119th Congress
Citation Reference
2906, 119th Congress (2025). "Expanding American Entrepreneurship Act". Source: Voter's Right Platform. https://votersright.org/bills/118-s-2906