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HR 6707 112th Congress House

Child Care and Resources Education Act of 2012

Official title: To amend the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 to authorize a national toll-free hotline and website, to develop and disseminate child care co… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 to authorize a national toll-free hotline and website, to develop and disseminate child care consumer education information for parents and to help parents access child care in their community, and for other purposes.

Introduced: December 27, 2012 See on congress.gov
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Dec 27, 2012
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Dec 27, 2012
Introduced in House
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 Latest action December 27, 2012

Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Child Care and Resources Education Act of 2012 - Amends the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to reserve at least $1 million of annual child care and development block grant appropriations for operation of a national toll-free hotline and website to develop and disseminate child care consumer education information for parents and help them access safe, affordable, and quality child care in their community.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6707: Child Care and Resources Education Act of 2012. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-6707/
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"H.R. 6707: Child Care and Resources Education Act of 2012." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-6707/.
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H.R. 6707, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-6707/.
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