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S. 3899 117th Congress Senate

Child Care and Development Block Grant Reauthorization Act of 2022

Official title: A bill to amend the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 to reauthorize and update the Act, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 22, 2022 Introduced by: Tim Scott Republican · South Carolina See on congress.gov
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 Latest action March 22, 2022

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Child Care and Development Block Grant Reauthorization Act of 2022

This bill reauthorizes through FY2026 and expands programs and services under the Child Care and Development Fund.

The bill expands eligibility to include families earning not more than 150% of the state medium income if the state provides an appropriate opportunity for families earning not more than 85% of the state median income to receive services.

Additionally, the bill provides grants for states to expand the supply and capacity of child care providers.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3899: Child Care and Development Block Grant Reauthorization Act of 2022. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-3899/
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"S. 3899: Child Care and Development Block Grant Reauthorization Act of 2022." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-3899/.
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