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H.R. 2282 119th Congress House

Respect Parents’ Childcare Choices Act

Official title: To reauthorize the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990, to improve access to relative caregivers, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 24, 2025 Introduced by: Riley M. Moore Republican · West Virginia See on congress.gov
Families Child care and developmentCivil actions and liabilityCongressional oversightFamily relationships
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Referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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 24, 2025
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Referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.

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 Lobbying activity 5

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 Cosponsors 7
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Miller, Mary E.
Illinois · May 7, 2025
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Messmer, Mark B.
Indiana · Mar 27, 2025
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Miller, Carol D.
West Virginia · Mar 26, 2025
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Webster, Daniel
Florida · Mar 25, 2025
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Gill, Brandon
Texas · Mar 24, 2025
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Higgins, Clay
Louisiana · Mar 24, 2025
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Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Mar 24, 2025
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2282: Respect Parents’ Childcare Choices Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-2282/
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"H.R. 2282: Respect Parents’ Childcare Choices Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-2282/.
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H.R. 2282, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-2282/.
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