Improving Access to Child Care Act
Summary
Improving Access to Child Care Act This bill eliminates certain funding for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program and increases certain funding for child care assistance. Specifically, the bill (1) eliminates the TANF Contingency Fund, which provides additional funds to states in economic distress; and (2) increases and extends child care assistance provided to states and tribes through the Child Care Entitlement to States.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jul 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Jul 19, 2021
Last action Jul 19, 2021
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3
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Committee
2
Jul 19, 2021
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
lower
Jul 19, 2021
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Worker and Family Support.
lower
Jul 19, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
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