S. 535 119th Congress Senate

Respect Parents’ Childcare Choices Act

Official title: A bill to reauthorize the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990, to improve access to relative caregivers, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 12, 2025 Introduced by: Jim Banks Republican · Indiana See on congress.gov

Families Child care and developmentCivil actions and liabilityCongressional oversightFamily relationships

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Fraud offenses and financial crimesIncome tax creditsLicensing and registrationsMarriage and family statusReligionSocial work, volunteer service, charitable organizationsState and local government operationsTax treatment of families

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 535: Respect Parents’ Childcare Choices Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-535/

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"S. 535: Respect Parents’ Childcare Choices Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-535/.

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S. 535, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-535/.

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