To establish the White House Council on Fathers and Sons, and for other purposes.

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 7800 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7800 To establish the White House Council on Fathers and Sons, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 4, 2026 Mr. Moran (for himself and Mr. Van Orden) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To establish the White House Council on Fathers and Sons, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``White House Council on Fathers and Sons Act of 2026''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Congress finds the following: (1) Since the 1970s, men have received fewer college degrees than women. (2) The wages of most men are lower today than they were in 1979, while women's wages have risen. (3) One out of 5 fathers does not live with his children. (4) Men have a 3 to 4 times greater risk of dying from suicide or an overdose compared to women. (5) Gendered policies have resulted in the minimization of the importance of the role of fathers in the institution of the family. (6) Sons raised without fathers are 4 times as likely to experience poverty and twice as likely to spend time in prison by age 30, and the number of sons raised without fathers who are neither employed nor in school has tripled in the past 5 years. (7) The Executive Office of the President is in a unique position to-- (A) endorse efforts to address problems facing fathers and sons; (B) spread awareness of such problems; and (C) ensure that Federal agencies address such problems through a ``whole of government'' response. SEC. 3. STATEMENT OF POLICY. It is the policy of Congress that the head of each Federal