Skip to main content
S 2135 112th Congress Senate

Child Care and Resources Education Act of 2012

Official title: A bill 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 … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill 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: February 28, 2012 Introduced by: Murray, Patty Democratic · Washington See on congress.gov
Families Child care and developmentConsumer affairsGovernment information and archives
Sign in to write a letter Sign in to watch
This bill died when the 112th Congress ended
It never became law before the 112th Congress (2011–2012) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 28, 2012
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Feb 28, 2012
Introduced in Senate
 Ask about this bill AI · grounded in the bill text

Have a question about what this bill does? Ask in plain English; the answer is drawn from the bill's actual text and official record, and it'll tell you when something isn't in the text rather than guess.

AI answers can be imperfect; always confirm against the full bill text.

 Latest action February 28, 2012

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

 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.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 6707 Identical bill Child Care and Resources Education Act of 2012
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
Cite this page click to expand
APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2135: Child Care and Resources Education Act of 2012. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-2135/
MLA
"S. 2135: Child Care and Resources Education Act of 2012." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-2135/.
Bluebook (legal)
S. 2135, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-2135/.
Markdown link
[S. 2135: Child Care and Resources Education Act of 2012](https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-2135/)
Report a problem