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H.R. 9848 119th Congress House

Military Spouse Employment and Child Care Readiness Act

Official title: To direct the Secretary of Defense to report to Congress on the workforce, readiness, and policy challenges associated with military child care and military ch… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To direct the Secretary of Defense to report to Congress on the workforce, readiness, and policy challenges associated with military child care and military child development centers, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 22, 2026 Introduced by: Veronica Escobar Democratic · Texas See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security
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Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Jul 22, 2026
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Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 9848: Military Spouse Employment and Child Care Readiness Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-9848/
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"H.R. 9848: Military Spouse Employment and Child Care Readiness Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-9848/.
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H.R. 9848, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-9848/.
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