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S. 846 119th Congress Senate

Child Care Workforce Act

Official title: A bill to implement or strengthen programs that increase the supply of quality child care services by enhancing the wages of child care workers, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 4, 2025 Introduced by: Katie Boyd Britt Republican · Alabama See on congress.gov
Families Child care and developmentCongressional oversightHealth programs administration and fundingPerformance measurementWages and earnings
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 19, 2026
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Hearings held.
Mar 4, 2025
Introduced in Senate
Mar 4, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S1499-1500)
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What's happening now March 19, 2026

Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Hearings held.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 846: Child Care Workforce Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-846/
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"S. 846: Child Care Workforce Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-846/.
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S. 846, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-846/.
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