119th Congress
H.R. 581
Child Care Workforce and Facilities Act of 2025
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To President
- Became law
- Sponsor
- Josh Harder(D-CA)
- Introduced
- Jan 21, 2025
- Policy area
- Families
- Committees
- House Committee on Education and Workforce
- Official text
- Introduced in House · Congress.gov page
Cosponsors (3)
Original cosponsors (1)
- Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA)
Added later (2)
- Sarah Elfreth (D-MD) · Feb 25, 2025
- Thomas R. Suozzi (D-NY) · Jan 30, 2026
Summary
Summary by the Congressional Research Service· describes the “Introduced in House” version
Child Care Workforce and Facilities Act of 2025
This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to provide states and tribal entities with grants to increase access to licensed child care services.
The grants may be used to develop and expand the child care workforce or child care facilities in locations with insufficient available child care. Specifically, grants cover 50% of the cost of programs to support the education and training of caregivers or projects to build, expand, or renovate child care facilities in these areas.
Roll-call votes
No recorded votes on this bill.
Actions
- Jan 21, 2025 · House
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce. - Jan 21, 2025
Introduced in House