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FOCUS Act

Introduced: April 28, 2005 See on congress.gov
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May 23, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
May 20, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.
May 20, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness.
Apr 28, 2005
Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.
Apr 28, 2005
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Focus On Committed and Underpaid Staff for Children's Sake Act - FOCUS Act - Establishes: (1) the Child Care Provider Development and Retention Grant Program; and (2) the Child Care Provider Scholarship Program.

Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to allot funds to eligible states (and Indian tribes and tribal organizations) for distribution directly, or at state option through local governments, to pay the federal share of the cost of making grants to eligible child care providers under both such programs.

Healthy Early Education Workforce Grant Program Act - Authorizes the Secretary to allot funds to eligible states (and Indian tribes and tribal organizations) to pay for the federal share of the cost of providing access to affordable health benefits coverage for: (1) eligible child care providers; and (2) at state option, the spouses, domestic partners, and dependents of such providers. Directs the Secretary to conduct an evaluation of several such funded state programs representing various approaches to increasing the rate of coverage for child care providers.

What's happening now May 23, 2005

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.

 Committees of jurisdiction 5
 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Democratic 9 Independent 1