US HB1488 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 22-1)
Status: Introduced on March 4 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-03-04 - Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Pending: House Education and Labor Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on March 4 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-03-04 - Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Pending: House Education and Labor Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
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.
Title
Child Care Workforce and Facilities Act of 2019
Sponsors
| Rep. Collin Peterson [D-MN] | Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler [R-WA] | Rep. Michael Doyle [D-PA] | Rep. Ann Kuster [D-NH] |
| Rep. Sean Maloney [D-NY] | Rep. Christopher Pappas [D-NH] | Rep. James Himes [D-CT] | Rep. Josh Harder [D-CA] |
| Rep. Antonio Delgado [D-NY] | Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D-CA] | Rep. Sharice Davids [D-KS] | Rep. Anna Eshoo [D-CA] |
| Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi [D-IL] | Rep. Suzan DelBene [D-WA] | Rep. Jim Cooper [D-TN] | Rep. Cindy Axne [D-IA] |
| Rep. Adam Smith [D-WA] | Rep. Abby Finkenauer [D-IA] | Rep. Rick Larsen [D-WA] | Rep. Derek Kilmer [D-WA] |
| Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC] | Rep. Xochitl Torres Small [D-NM] | Rep. Danny Davis [D-IL] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-03-04 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. |
| 2019-03-04 | House | Introduced in House |
Same As/Similar To
SB605 (Same As) 2019-02-28 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Subjects
Child care and development
Congressional oversight
Education programs funding
Families
Higher education
Indian social and development programs
Student aid and college costs
Teaching, teachers, curricula
Vocational and technical education
Congressional oversight
Education programs funding
Families
Higher education
Indian social and development programs
Student aid and college costs
Teaching, teachers, curricula
Vocational and technical education
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/1488/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr1488/BILLS-116hr1488ih.pdf |
