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Introduced
04/27/2023
04/27/2023
In Committee
04/27/2023
04/27/2023
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
01/03/2025
01/03/2025
Introduced Session
118th Congress
Bill Summary
A bill to increase the quality and supply of child care and lower child care costs for families.
AI Summary
This bill aims to increase the quality and supply of child care and lower child care costs for families. Key provisions include:
- Establishing a new federal child care and early learning entitlement program to provide high-quality child care services for eligible children, with payments to states to cover the costs and support quality improvement efforts.
- Providing grants to eligible child care providers to help offset operating expenses and support increased wages for early childhood educators.
- Establishing universal, high-quality, free, and inclusive preschool services for all 3- and 4-year-old children, with payments to states and localities to fund the programs.
- Expanding the duration of Head Start services to provide full-school-day and full-school-year programming, and providing funding to ensure Head Start teachers and staff receive wages comparable to elementary educators.
Committee Categories
Health and Social Services
Sponsors (43)
Patty Murray (D)*,
Tammy Baldwin (D),
Michael Bennet (D),
Richard Blumenthal (D),
Cory Booker (D),
Sherrod Brown (D),
Laphonza Butler (D),
Maria Cantwell (D),
Ben Cardin (D),
Bob Casey (D),
Chris Coons (D),
Catherine Cortez Masto (D),
Tammy Duckworth (D),
Dick Durbin (D),
Dianne Feinstein (D),
John Fetterman (D),
Kirsten Gillibrand (D),
Maggie Hassan (D),
Martin Heinrich (D),
Mazie Hirono (D),
Tim Kaine (D),
Angus King (I),
Amy Klobuchar (D),
Ben Ray Luján (D),
Ed Markey (D),
Bob Menendez (D),
Jeff Merkley (D),
Chris Murphy (D),
Alex Padilla (D),
Gary Peters (D),
Jack Reed (D),
Jacky Rosen (D),
Bernie Sanders (I),
Brian Schatz (D),
Chuck Schumer (D),
Jeanne Shaheen (D),
Tina Smith (D),
Debbie Stabenow (D),
Chris Van Hollen (D),
Raphael Warnock (D),
Peter Welch (D),
Sheldon Whitehouse (D),
Ron Wyden (D),
Last Action
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (on 04/27/2023)
Official Document
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/1354/all-info |
| BillText | https://www.congress.gov/118/bills/s1354/BILLS-118s1354is.pdf |
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