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HR 3870 110th Congress House

Quality Child Care for America Act

Official title: To amend the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 to provide for child care workforce development initiatives, and for other purposes.

Introduced: April 22, 2008 Introduced by: DeLauro, Rosa L. Democratic · Connecticut See on congress.gov
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Day careEconomics and Public FinanceFederal aid to IndiansGovernment Operations and PoliticsIndian childrenMinorities
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Oct 17, 2007
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 Latest action October 17, 2007

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Quality Child Care for America Act - Amends the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 to authorize appropriations for child care workforce development initiatives.

Provides for funds to state and local governments and Indian tribes to carry out one or more specified child care workforce development initiatives.

Requires a state plan to specify the activities that it will provide through any particular workforce development initiative.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Apr 22, 2008
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Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Apr 16, 2008
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3870: Quality Child Care for America Act. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-3870/
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