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HR 5401 115th Congress House Families Child care and development Employee benefits and pensions Public contracts and procurement Small business

Child CARE Act

Introduced: March 22, 2018 Introduced by: Krishnamoorthi, Raja Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
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Mar 22, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Mar 22, 2018
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Child Care at Responsible Employers Act or the Child CARE Act

This bill requires executive agencies to give priority to entities with on-site child care for employees in awarding a contract for an amount exceeding $4 million dollars.

What's happening now March 22, 2018

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 7
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DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Mar 22, 2018
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Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Mar 22, 2018
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Lofgren, Zoe
California · Mar 22, 2018
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Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Mar 22, 2018
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Mar 22, 2018
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Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Mar 22, 2018
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Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Mar 22, 2018
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5401: Child CARE Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5401/
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"H.R. 5401: Child CARE Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5401/.
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H.R. 5401, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5401/.
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[H.R. 5401: Child CARE Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5401/)
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