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Child Care Workforce and Facilities Act of 2025

Bill Number
H.R. 581
Origin Chamber
House
Congress
119th Congress, Session 1
Policy Area
Families
Status
Introduced
Latest Action
2025-01-21: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Last Updated
2026-01-31T09:05:44Z

Official Summary

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.

Sponsor

Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9]

Cosponsors (3)

Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1], Rep. Elfreth, Sarah [D-MD-3], Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3]

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