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S. 4628 119th Congress Senate

A bill to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to establish an initiative to address the availability, quality, and cost of childcare in rural areas, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 21, 2026 Introduced by: Roger Marshall Republican · Kansas See on congress.gov
Agriculture and Food
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill requires the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to establish the Expanding Childcare in Rural America Initiative to prioritize certain loans and grants that address childcare in rural areas. Under the bill, childcare includes eligible programs that provide quality care and early education for children who have not yet entered first grade.

Under the initiative, USDA must give priority to applicants that propose to use certain loans or grants to address the availability, quality, or costs of childcare in rural areas. In addition, USDA must ensure a balanced geographical distribution of the benefits.

USDA must conduct a comprehensive quantitative and qualitative evaluation of the projects carried out under the initiative and submit a report to Congress.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 7567 Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026
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 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2 Republican 1
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Ernst, Joni
Iowa · May 21, 2026
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Hassan, Margaret Wood
New Hampshire · May 21, 2026
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Smith, Tina
Minnesota · May 21, 2026
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 4628: A bill to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to establish an initiative to address the availability, quality, and cost of childcare in rural areas, and for other purposes.. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-4628/
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"S. 4628: A bill to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to establish an initiative to address the availability, quality, and cost of childcare in rural areas, and for other purposes.." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-4628/.
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S. 4628, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-4628/.
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