Federal Worker Childcare Protection Act of 2025
Official title: To provide reimbursement to certain Federal employees for childcare expenses during the lapse in appropriations beginning on or about October 1, 2025.
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Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Federal Worker Childcare Protection Act of 2025
This bill authorizes certain federal employees to be reimbursed for childcare expenses paid during the government shutdown that began on October 1, 2025.
Under the bill, any federal employee who was furloughed or worked without receiving a paycheck during the lapse in appropriations (i.e., government shutdown) that began on October 1, 2025, and paid for childcare during the lapse is eligible to be reimbursed for the childcare expenses if (1) appropriations are provided for this purpose, and (2) the employee submits a receipt from a childcare provider to the General Services Administration.
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5720: Federal Worker Childcare Protection Act of 2025. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-5720/
"H.R. 5720: Federal Worker Childcare Protection Act of 2025." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-5720/.
H.R. 5720, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-5720/.
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