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Child Care Affordability and Accessibility for Military Families Act

Introduced: May 21, 2020 Introduced by: Blumenthal, Richard Democratic · Connecticut See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
May 21, 2020
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Child Care Affordability and Accessibility for Military Families Act

This bill expands access to child care for military families.

For example, the bill (1) lowers child development center fees for certain parents who are active-duty service members, (2) requires each military department to implement a fee assistance program for service members who obtain child care services from a civilian provider, and (3) directs each military medical treatment facility to ensure that service members and their spouses who are attending medical appointments at such facilities may obtain child care services for their children on an hourly basis.

What's happening now May 21, 2020

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

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Kaine, Tim
Virginia · May 21, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3808: Child Care Affordability and Accessibility for Military Families Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-3808/
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"S. 3808: Child Care Affordability and Accessibility for Military Families Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-3808/.
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S. 3808, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-3808/.
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