S 4959 119th Congress Senate

A bill to amend the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 to require that States pay child care providers on the basis of attendance, to allow States to pay the providers through…

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A bill to amend the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 to require that States pay child care providers on the basis of attendance, to allow States to pay the providers through reimbursement, and to establish requirements relating to error reports, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 14, 2026 Introduced by: Cassidy, Bill Republican · Louisiana See on congress.gov

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Jul 14, 2026

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

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What's happening now July 14, 2026

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

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Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee
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Tuberville, Tommy

Alabama · Jul 14, 2026

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 4959: A bill to amend the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 to require that States pay child care providers on the basis of attendance, to allow States to pay the providers through reimbursement, and to establish requirements relating to error reports, and for other purposes.. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-4959/

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"S. 4959: A bill to amend the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 to require that States pay child care providers on the basis of attendance, to allow States to pay the providers through reimbursement, and to establish requirements relating to error reports, and for other purposes.." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-4959/.

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S. 4959, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-4959/.

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[S. 4959: A bill to amend the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 to require that States pay child care providers on the basis of attendance, to allow States to pay the providers through reimbursement, and to establish requirements relating to error reports, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-4959/)