On May 21, 2009, bipartisan legislation was introduced in both the House and Senate to greatly expand the data available on child well-being that is statistically reliable for every state.

State Child Well-Being Research Act of 2009, H.R.2558 (pdf)

House Dear Colleague letter (pdf)

House Sponsors:
Representative Dave Camp (R-MI)
Representative Anh "Joseph" Cao (R-LA)
Representative Earl Blumenauer (D-OR)
Representative Rosa L. DeLauro (D-CT)
Representative Vernon J. Ehlers (R-MI)
Representative Chaka Fattah (D-PA)
Representative Dale E. Kildee (D-MI)
Representative James McGovern (D-MA)
Representative Michael H. Michaud (D-ME)
Representative Todd Russell Platts (R-PA)
Representative Timothy J. Ryan (D-OH)
Representative Allyson Y. Schwartz (D-PA)
Representative Pete Fortney Stark (D-CA)

State Child Well-Being Research Act of 2009, S.1151 (pdf)

Senate Dear Colleague letter (available shortly)

Senate Sponsors:
Senator Blanche Lincoln (D-AR)
Senator John Rockefeller (D-WV)
Senator Olympia Snowe (R-ME)

History of the legislation (available shortly)

June 2007 briefing (pdf)