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Child Care is Infrastructure Act

USA117th CongressHR-1911| House 
| Updated: 3/17/2021
Katherine M. Clark

Katherine M. Clark

Democratic Representative

Massachusetts

Cosponsors (40)
Barbara Lee (Democratic)Raúl M. Grijalva (Democratic)Joyce Beatty (Democratic)David N. Cicilline (Democratic)Sanford D. Bishop (Democratic)Ilhan Omar (Democratic)Dina Titus (Democratic)Kathy E. Manning (Democratic)Melanie A. Stansbury (Democratic)Tony Cárdenas (Democratic)Paul Tonko (Democratic)Lucille Roybal-Allard (Democratic)Jake Auchincloss (Democratic)Ted Lieu (Democratic)Ann M. Kuster (Democratic)Stephen F. Lynch (Democratic)Mark DeSaulnier (Democratic)Joseph D. Morelle (Democratic)Sara Jacobs (Democratic)Marilyn Strickland (Democratic)Jahana Hayes (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Mary Gay Scanlon (Democratic)Salud O. Carbajal (Democratic)Lois Frankel (Democratic)Sean Casten (Democratic)William R. Keating (Democratic)Marie Newman (Democratic)Yvette D. Clarke (Democratic)Albio Sires (Democratic)Earl Blumenauer (Democratic)Suzanne Bonamici (Democratic)Jesús G. "Chuy" García (Democratic)Teresa Leger Fernandez (Democratic)Grace Meng (Democratic)Cheri Bustos (Democratic)Kweisi Mfume (Democratic)Jamaal Bowman (Democratic)Chellie Pingree (Democratic)Katie Porter (Democratic)
Committees (6)
• Ways and Means Committee• Work and Welfare Subcommittee• Financial Services Committee• Health Subcommittee• Energy and Commerce Committee• Education and Workforce Committee
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Child Care is Infrastructure Act This bill establishes grants for child care facilities and higher education loan repayment and scholarship programs for child care educators, among other provisions. The Administration for Children and Families must conduct long- and short-term assessments of child care infrastructure, including the effect of the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic on such facilities. The bill provides grants to (1) states to acquire, construct, or improve child care facilities; and (2) intermediary organizations with demonstrated experience in child care facilities financing to develop or finance child care facilities. The bill further provides for education loan repayments of up to $6,000 per year for up to five years for early childhood educators who agree to work for certain child care providers. Additionally, the bill establishes a program for institutions of higher education to award grants of up to $3,000 per academic year to individuals who are enrolled in early childhood educator programs and agree to serve in a state-licensed early learning program. Finally, the bill modifies and reauthorizes through FY2027 supports for campus-based child care for low-income parents enrolled in institutions of higher education and requires the Department of Housing and Urban Development to consider early learning facilities in planning and implementation grants under the Choice Neighborhoods Initiative.
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Bill from Previous Congress

HR 116-7201
Child Care is Infrastructure Act
Mar 16, 2021
Introduced in House
Mar 16, 2021
Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means, and Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Mar 16, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Worker and Family Support.
Mar 17, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 116-7201
    Child Care is Infrastructure Act


  • March 16, 2021
    Introduced in House


  • March 16, 2021
    Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means, and Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.


  • March 16, 2021
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Worker and Family Support.


  • March 17, 2021
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Families

Related Bills

  • HR 117-8862: PRO–LIFE Act of 2022
Building constructionCardiovascular and respiratory healthChild care and developmentChild healthChild safety and welfareCommunity life and organizationCongressional oversightEducational facilities and institutionsEducation of the disadvantagedEducation programs fundingEmergency medical services and trauma careGovernment information and archivesGovernment lending and loan guaranteesHigher educationHousing and community development fundingInfectious and parasitic diseasesInterest, dividends, interest ratesLabor standardsPerformance measurementPreschool educationPublic contracts and procurementStudent aid and college costsTeaching, teachers, curriculaWages and earnings

Child Care is Infrastructure Act

USA117th CongressHR-1911| House 
| Updated: 3/17/2021
Child Care is Infrastructure Act This bill establishes grants for child care facilities and higher education loan repayment and scholarship programs for child care educators, among other provisions. The Administration for Children and Families must conduct long- and short-term assessments of child care infrastructure, including the effect of the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic on such facilities. The bill provides grants to (1) states to acquire, construct, or improve child care facilities; and (2) intermediary organizations with demonstrated experience in child care facilities financing to develop or finance child care facilities. The bill further provides for education loan repayments of up to $6,000 per year for up to five years for early childhood educators who agree to work for certain child care providers. Additionally, the bill establishes a program for institutions of higher education to award grants of up to $3,000 per academic year to individuals who are enrolled in early childhood educator programs and agree to serve in a state-licensed early learning program. Finally, the bill modifies and reauthorizes through FY2027 supports for campus-based child care for low-income parents enrolled in institutions of higher education and requires the Department of Housing and Urban Development to consider early learning facilities in planning and implementation grants under the Choice Neighborhoods Initiative.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 116-7201
Child Care is Infrastructure Act
Mar 16, 2021
Introduced in House
Mar 16, 2021
Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means, and Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Mar 16, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Worker and Family Support.
Mar 17, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 116-7201
    Child Care is Infrastructure Act


  • March 16, 2021
    Introduced in House


  • March 16, 2021
    Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means, and Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.


  • March 16, 2021
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Worker and Family Support.


  • March 17, 2021
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Katherine M. Clark

Katherine M. Clark

Democratic Representative

Massachusetts

Cosponsors (40)
Barbara Lee (Democratic)Raúl M. Grijalva (Democratic)Joyce Beatty (Democratic)David N. Cicilline (Democratic)Sanford D. Bishop (Democratic)Ilhan Omar (Democratic)Dina Titus (Democratic)Kathy E. Manning (Democratic)Melanie A. Stansbury (Democratic)Tony Cárdenas (Democratic)Paul Tonko (Democratic)Lucille Roybal-Allard (Democratic)Jake Auchincloss (Democratic)Ted Lieu (Democratic)Ann M. Kuster (Democratic)Stephen F. Lynch (Democratic)Mark DeSaulnier (Democratic)Joseph D. Morelle (Democratic)Sara Jacobs (Democratic)Marilyn Strickland (Democratic)Jahana Hayes (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Mary Gay Scanlon (Democratic)Salud O. Carbajal (Democratic)Lois Frankel (Democratic)Sean Casten (Democratic)William R. Keating (Democratic)Marie Newman (Democratic)Yvette D. Clarke (Democratic)Albio Sires (Democratic)Earl Blumenauer (Democratic)Suzanne Bonamici (Democratic)Jesús G. "Chuy" García (Democratic)Teresa Leger Fernandez (Democratic)Grace Meng (Democratic)Cheri Bustos (Democratic)Kweisi Mfume (Democratic)Jamaal Bowman (Democratic)Chellie Pingree (Democratic)Katie Porter (Democratic)
Committees (6)
• Ways and Means Committee• Work and Welfare Subcommittee• Financial Services Committee• Health Subcommittee• Energy and Commerce Committee• Education and Workforce Committee

Families

Related Bills

  • HR 117-8862: PRO–LIFE Act of 2022
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Building constructionCardiovascular and respiratory healthChild care and developmentChild healthChild safety and welfareCommunity life and organizationCongressional oversightEducational facilities and institutionsEducation of the disadvantagedEducation programs fundingEmergency medical services and trauma careGovernment information and archivesGovernment lending and loan guaranteesHigher educationHousing and community development fundingInfectious and parasitic diseasesInterest, dividends, interest ratesLabor standardsPerformance measurementPreschool educationPublic contracts and procurementStudent aid and college costsTeaching, teachers, curriculaWages and earnings