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H.R. 3773 115th Congress House

Child Care for Working Families Act

Official title: To amend the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 and the Head Start Act to promote child care and early learning, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 14, 2017 Introduced by: Robert C. "Bobby" Scott Democratic · Virginia See on congress.gov
Education Academic performance and assessmentsAdoption and foster careAppropriationsChild care and development
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Child healthCrime preventionDisability and paralysisDomestic violence and child abuseEducation of the disadvantagedEducation programs fundingFamily servicesHealth programs administration and fundingHigher educationHomelessness and emergency shelterPreschool educationStudent aid and college costsTeaching, teachers, curriculaWomen's health
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Sep 14, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Sep 14, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Latest action September 14, 2017

Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Child Care for Working Families Act

This bill provides additional grant funding for child care and preschool programs. It also modifies various requirements for the programs, including policies regarding compensation and training for employees.

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 Cosponsors 87
All 87 Democratic 77
D
Meng, Grace
New York · Dec 19, 2018
GREEN, GENE
· Oct 23, 2018
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Carbajal, Salud O.
California · Oct 12, 2018
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Oct 5, 2018
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Oct 5, 2018
 D
Jeffries, Hakeem S.
New York · Oct 5, 2018
 D
Larsen, Rick
Washington · Sep 25, 2018
 D
Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Sep 20, 2018
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · Jul 12, 2018
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · Jun 13, 2018
 D
Quigley, Mike
Illinois · Jun 5, 2018
 D
Thompson, Mike
California · May 15, 2018
 D
Aguilar, Pete
California · Apr 24, 2018
O'Rourke, Beto
· Apr 16, 2018
 D
Suozzi, Thomas R.
New York · Feb 8, 2018
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · Feb 8, 2018
 D
Gallego, Ruben
Arizona · Jan 30, 2018
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Jan 11, 2018
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Dec 18, 2017
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Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Dec 18, 2017
Esty, Elizabeth
· Dec 4, 2017
 D
Huffman, Jared
California · Dec 4, 2017
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Nov 16, 2017
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Beyer, Donald S.
Virginia · Nov 9, 2017
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Nov 8, 2017
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Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Nov 3, 2017
BRADY, ROBERT
· Oct 26, 2017
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Brownley, Julia
California · Oct 26, 2017
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Evans, Dwight
Pennsylvania · Oct 26, 2017
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Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Oct 12, 2017
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Torres, Norma J.
California · Oct 12, 2017
 D
Himes, James A.
Connecticut · Oct 5, 2017
 D
Moulton, Seth
Massachusetts · Oct 5, 2017
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Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Oct 5, 2017
 D
Castor, Kathy
Florida · Sep 28, 2017
 D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Sep 28, 2017
 D
Lieu, Ted
California · Sep 28, 2017
 D
Sewell, Terri A.
Alabama · Sep 28, 2017
 D
Barragán, Nanette Diaz
California · Sep 21, 2017
 D
Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · Sep 21, 2017
 D
Chu, Judy
California · Sep 21, 2017
 D
Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Sep 21, 2017
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Sep 21, 2017
 D
Gomez, Jimmy
California · Sep 21, 2017
GUTIERREZ, LUIS
· Sep 21, 2017
 D
Kelly, Robin L.
Illinois · Sep 21, 2017
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Sep 21, 2017
Lujan Grisham, Michelle
· Sep 21, 2017
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Sep 21, 2017
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Sep 21, 2017
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