CHILDREN’S WEEK 2026
June 14 – June 20
Every issue is a kids issue. Join us during Children’s Week 2026 in elevating the needs of children.
About us
First Focus Campaign for Children is a bipartisan advocacy organization working to make children the priority in federal policy and budget decisions. With a dozen policy experts in the many areas that affect our nation’s 73 million children, First Focus Campaign for Children and our sister organization First Focus on Children offer thorough, bipartisan, achievable solutions to ensure the well-being of children in the U.S. and around the world.
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Our child policy experts rate the current bills and votes in Congress. Do they help kids or HARM kids?
Be a voice for kids
Ambassadors for Children are our most active child advocates who bring critical issues to decision-makers in the U.S. Congress related to vulnerable children — both in the United States and worldwide.
First Focus Campaign for Children’s Legislative Scorecard
Children can’t vote and don’t have Political Action Committees or Super PACs. They are counting on all of us to make their voices heard. These members of Congress have made an impact to protect and improve the future of America’s next generation.
WHAT’S New
July 23, 2026
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Federal Budget & Tax
The Kid Angle: New Rule Could Close Children’s Programs Overnight
One helpful attribute of the Trump Administration: it often says the quiet part out loud….
July 20, 2026
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Child Rights
COMMENTS: Revise Texas parental notification and consent requirements for children’s health and health-related services
First Focus on Children has urged the Texas Education Agency to revise implementation of state…
July 16, 2026
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K-12 & Public Education
The Kid Angle: Ten Bills, Zero Questions About Kids
Members of the House this week began carving up the Department of Education and doling…
July 14, 2026
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Children of Immigrants
LETTER: Oppose Bills Seeking to Undermine Birthright Citizenship
In a letter sent today to all members of Congress, First Focus Campaign for Children…
July 13, 2026
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Federal Budget & Tax
LETTER: OMB Must Withdraw Proposal to Overhaul Federal Grantmaking to Nonprofits
First Focus on Children joined nearly 2,000 organizations in a letter opposing a proposed rule…
July 13, 2026
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Federal Budget & Tax
COMMENT: Withdraw Proposed OMB Rule That Would Make It Easier to Defund Children’s Programs
Re: Docket No. OMB-2026-0034 — Proposed Rule, “Regulation for Federal Financial Assistance” (91 Fed. Reg….
July 9, 2026
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Children’s Health
The Kid Angle: H.R. 1’s Big Ugly Impact on Children’s Health Care
When President Trump signed H.R. 1 into law last Fourth of July, analysts and experts…
July 9, 2026
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Children’s Health
The Big Ugly Impacts of the Big Beautiful Bill: How H.R. 1 is Hurting Children’s Health One Year In
One year ago this month, President Trump signed into law the biggest cuts to Medicaid…
July 5, 2026
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Children’s Health
Protect Medicaid to Protect Children’s Health
Medicaid is the largest source of health coverage for children in the United States. Cuts…
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