S 3845 119th Congress Senate Families

After Hours Child Care Act

Introduced: February 11, 2026 Introduced by: Young, Todd Republican · Indiana See on congress.gov

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

Feb 11, 2026

Introduced in Senate

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

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Cosponsors 4

Hassan, Margaret Wood

New Hampshire · Feb 11, 2026

Hickenlooper, John W.

Colorado · Feb 11, 2026

Kaine, Tim

Virginia · Feb 11, 2026

Tillis, Thomas

North Carolina · Feb 11, 2026

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3845: After Hours Child Care Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-3845/

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"S. 3845: After Hours Child Care Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-3845/.

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S. 3845, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-3845/.

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