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Global Child Thrive Reauthorization Act of 2025

To reauthorize the Global Child Thrive Act of 2020, and for other purposes.

Introduced Dec 2, 2025

Latest action (Dec 3, 2025) Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 43 - 6.

Referred to
Foreign Affairs Committee
Policy area
International Affairs
Issues
Foreign Policy
Legislative subjects (13)
Child care and developmentChild healthChild safety and welfareDisability and paralysisEducation of the disadvantagedElementary and secondary educationFamily relationshipsFamily servicesFederal officialsForeign aid and international reliefNutrition and dietWomen's healthWorld health

Summary
  • Reauthorizes the Global Child Thrive Act of 2020.
  • Requires the Secretary of State to appoint a Special Advisor for Assistance to Orphans and Vulnerable Children within 90 days of enactment.
  • Extends the deadline for issuing implementing directives under the program from 1 year to 7 years.
  • Extends the authorization for the Global Child Thrive Act through fiscal year 2030.

AI-generated plain-language summary of the bill text — neutral, and may be imperfect. See the full text below for the exact wording.

Sponsor (1)
7 cosponsors

Money behind the sponsor

Top reported contributors to Joaquin Castro’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.

  • AVANZAR INTERIOR TECHNOLOGIES $6,600
  • HARTMAN FOUNDATION $6,600
  • GEORGE SALINAS INJURY LAWYERS $4,300
  • RX MEDIA $4,300
  • CANTU CONSTRUCTION $3,300

Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Joaquin Castro → · Outside spending →

Actions (4)
  1. Dec 3, 2025 Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 43 - 6. · house
  2. Dec 3, 2025 Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held · house
  3. Dec 2, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. · house
  4. Dec 2, 2025 Introduced in House

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  • HR 9770 — Continuing Appropriations Act, 2027 (shares 10 subjects)
  • S 2882 — Continuing Appropriations and Extensions and Other Matters Act, 2026 (shares 10 subjects)
  • HR 3838 — Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 (shares 10 subjects)
  • HR 5450 — Continuing Appropriations and Extensions and Other Matters Act, 2026 (shares 10 subjects)
  • HR 7148 — Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 (shares 9 subjects)
  • HR 5371 — Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026 (shares 9 subjects)
  • HR 5304 — Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 (shares 9 subjects)
  • HR 1968 — Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025 (shares 9 subjects)

Similar bills (6)

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  • HR 5363 — Expanding Childcare in Rural America Act of 2025 · Introduced Dec 2, 2025 · Cong. 119 59%
  • S 4896 — Child Care Innovation Advancement Act of 2026 · Introduced Jun 24, 2026 · Cong. 119 58%
  • S 2828 — Child Care Modernization Act of 2025 · Introduced Mar 19, 2026 · Cong. 119 58%
  • HR 7236 — In Good Standing Adoption Agencies Act of 2026 · Introduced Jan 23, 2026 · Cong. 119 55%
  • S 3285 — ADOPT Act of 2025 · Introduced Dec 1, 2025 · Cong. 119 55%
  • S 4628 — A bill to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to establish an initiative to address the availability, quality, and cost of childcare in rural areas, and for other purposes. · Introduced May 21, 2026 · Cong. 119 55%

Text versions (1)
  • Introduced in House · Dec 2, 2025

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Committee action

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Full text

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

December 2, 2025

Mr. Castro of Texas (for himself, Mr. McCormick, Mr. Olszewski, and Mr. Fitzpatrick) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs

A BILL

To reauthorize the Global Child Thrive Act of 2020, 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 “Global Child Thrive Reauthorization Act of 2025”.

SEC. 2. APPOINTMENT OF SPECIAL ADVISOR FOR ASSISTANCE TO ORPHANS AND VULNERABLE CHILDREN.

Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall appoint a Special Advisor for Assistance to Orphans and Vulnerable Children, pursuant to section 135(e)(1) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2152f(e)(1)).

SEC. 3. EXTENSION OF REQUIREMENT TO ISSUE IMPLEMENTING DIRECTIVES.

Section 137(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2152k(c)) is amended by inserting “and 6 years” after “1 year”.

SEC. 4. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATION.

Section 1283(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283; referred to as the “Global Child Thrive Act of 2020”) is amended by striking “2025” and inserting “2030”. <all>

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