HR 1245
116th Congress
House
Social Welfare
Appropriations
Child care and development
Poverty and welfare assistance
State and local government operations
Improving Access to Child Care Act
Introduced: February 14, 2019
Introduced by:
LaHood, Darin
Republican
· Illinois
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 14, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Worker and Family Support.
Feb 14, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Feb 14, 2019
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Improving Access to Child Care Act
This bill eliminates certain funding for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program and increases certain funding for child care assistance. Specifically, the bill (1) eliminates the TANF Contingency Fund, which provides additional funds to states in economic distress; and (2) increases and extends child care assistance provided to states and tribes through the Child Care Entitlement to States.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Worker and Family Support.
Committees of jurisdiction
2
Cosponsors
1