Today, Representatives Morgan McGarvey ... introduced the Child Safety and Well-Being Act to advocate for and protect children in federal policymaking. The legislation would establish an independent commission to promote the interests of children and marginalized youth and ensure that their interests are protected and advanced in federal policy.
Create an independent Children’s Commission to evaluate how federal policy affects children’s well-being and advocate for children’s interests in federal policymaking.
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introduced the Child Safety and Well-Being Act to advocate for and protect children in federal policymaking. The legislation would establish an independent commission to promote the interests of children and marginalized youth and ensure that their interests are protected and advanced in federal policy.
Today, Congressman Morgan McGarvey (KY-03) introduced the Child Safety and Well-Being Act, which would establish a long-overdue and much-needed independent children’s commission to advise Congress, agencies, and states on how best to support children.
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Morgan McGarvey is proud to represent the people of Kentucky’s Third Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives. He was elected to Congress in 2022 and currently serves on the Veterans Affairs, Small Business and Budget Committees.
Representatives Morgan McGarvey, Rosa DeLauro, Jimmy Gomez, Sara Jacobs, and Rashida Tlaib introduced the Child Safety and Well-Being Act to advocate for and protect children in federal policymaking. The legislation would establish an independent commission to promote the interests of children and marginalized youth and ensure that their interests are protected and advanced in federal policy.
Congress.gov states that enacted bills and joint resolutions appear on the public laws list after NARA assigns public law numbers. The 119th Congress list shown includes public laws by bill number and title; the Child Safety and Well-Being Act or a children’s commission law is not listed.
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McGarvey materially advanced the promised policy by introducing the Child Safety and Well-Being Act in June 2026, during a later House term, and the bill matches the pledge to establish an independent federal children’s commission. However, the evidence indicates the proposal had not been enacted and no public law creating the commission was listed, so the promised outcome was not delivered. Because this was a serious legislative attempt, effort credit is warranted.