HR 581

Child Care Workforce and Facilities Act of 2025

Summary

Child Care Workforce and Facilities Act of 2025 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.

Bill status

Status
In committee
Sponsor
Rep. Josh Harder [D-CA-9]
Cosponsors
3
Policy area
Families
Introduced
2025-01-21
Latest action
2025-01-21: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

Committee referrals

Recent actions

  • 2025-01-21: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
  • 2025-01-21: Introduced in House
  • 2025-01-21: Introduced in House