H.R. 540 · 117th Congress · House

Child Care Workforce and Facilities Act of 2021

Active· Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Introduced
Jan 28, 21
Passed House
Pending
Passed Senate
Pending
Sent to President
Pending
Signed into Law
Pending

Executive Summary

Child Care Workforce and Facilities Act of 2021

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.

Action Timeline

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  1. JAN 28, 2021IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  2. JAN 28, 2021IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  3. JAN 28, 2021IntroReferral

    Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

Committees

1

Education and Workforce Committee

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Referred: Jan 28, 2021

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