Washington (CNN) House Democrats are seeking to block the Trump administration from following through on a plan to make it more difficult for undocumented immigrants to receive government housing aid.

They've included in their annual spending bill language that would bar the Department of Housing and Urban Development from carrying out the proposal. HUD's proposal barring aid would also apply to "mixed status" families comprised of individuals of different legal statuses.

HUD Secretary Ben Carson defended the proposal before Congress last month in a contentious exchange with California Democratic Rep. Sylvia Garcia.

"Alright, so you're going to shift 55,000 children from being with their families to then to a homeless status," Garcia said. "What's going to happen with these children? Have you thought this program through?"

Carson replied, "Well, maybe what will happen with them is that you and Congress will do your job and solve the problem."

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