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Child Care Workforce and Facilities Act of 2019

USA116th CongressS-605| Senate 
| Updated: 2/28/2019
Amy Klobuchar

Amy Klobuchar

Democratic Senator

Minnesota

Cosponsors (8)
Joni Ernst (Republican)Jeanne Shaheen (Democratic)Dan Sullivan (Republican)Angus S. King (Independent)Kyrsten Sinema (Independent)Martin Heinrich (Democratic)Steve Daines (Republican)Shelley Moore Capito (Republican)

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Child Care Workforce and Facilities Act of 2019 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.
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Timeline
Feb 28, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Feb 28, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Mar 4, 2019

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 116-1488
Introduced in House
  • February 28, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • February 28, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.


  • March 4, 2019

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 116-1488
    Introduced in House

Families

Related Bills

  • HR 116-1488: Child Care Workforce and Facilities Act of 2019
Child care and developmentCongressional oversightEducation programs fundingHigher educationIndian social and development programsStudent aid and college costsTeaching, teachers, curriculaVocational and technical education

Child Care Workforce and Facilities Act of 2019

USA116th CongressS-605| Senate 
| Updated: 2/28/2019
Child Care Workforce and Facilities Act of 2019 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.
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Timeline
Feb 28, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Feb 28, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Mar 4, 2019

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 116-1488
Introduced in House
  • February 28, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • February 28, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.


  • March 4, 2019

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 116-1488
    Introduced in House
Amy Klobuchar

Amy Klobuchar

Democratic Senator

Minnesota

Cosponsors (8)
Joni Ernst (Republican)Jeanne Shaheen (Democratic)Dan Sullivan (Republican)Angus S. King (Independent)Kyrsten Sinema (Independent)Martin Heinrich (Democratic)Steve Daines (Republican)Shelley Moore Capito (Republican)

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

Families

Related Bills

  • HR 116-1488: Child Care Workforce and Facilities Act of 2019
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Child care and developmentCongressional oversightEducation programs fundingHigher educationIndian social and development programsStudent aid and college costsTeaching, teachers, curriculaVocational and technical education