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ACCESS Act

Introduced: March 26, 2021 Introduced by: Hinson, Ashley Republican · Iowa See on congress.gov
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Mar 29, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
Mar 26, 2021
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Mar 26, 2021
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Affordable Child Care for Economic Strategies and Success Act or the ACCESS Act

This bill authorizes the Department of Commerce to provide grants for public works and economic development projects that will directly or indirectly increase the accessibility of child care, including grants for planning, training, research, and technical assistance related to such projects.

Commerce must issue regulations to establish criteria for whether a project directly or indirectly increases the accessibility of child care. Such criteria shall consider (1) the availability, validity, and accessibility of timely data; (2) the extent to which a project contributes to a family's financial security; and (3) the extent to which a project addresses child care needs in areas recognized as experiencing a child care shortage.

Commerce must also issue guidance on how to include the accessibility of child care in a comprehensive economic development strategy.

What's happening now March 29, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.

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