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HR 540 United States House · 117th Congress

Child Care Workforce and Facilities Act of 2021

Summary
Child Care Workforce and Facilities Act of 2021 This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to provide states and tribal entities with grants to increase access to licensed child care services. The grants may be used to develop and expand the child care workforce or child care facilities in locations with insufficient available child care. Specifically, grants cover 50% of the cost of programs to support the education and training of caregivers or projects to build, expand, or renovate child care facilities in these areas.
Issues: ✓ EducationSupports EducationFunds child care workforce training and facilities to expand access, supporting early childhood educational access and caregiver education programs.85% confidence ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentFunds education/training for child care workforce, directly supporting labor development and access to employment in this sector.90% confidence
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
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President
Introduced Jan 28, 2021 Last action Jan 28, 2021
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Jan 28, 2021
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
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Jan 28, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in House
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1 primary · 2 co-sponsors

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Party
State
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P
Photo of Josh Harder
Josh Harder
DDemocratic
CA
9
Co
Photo of Jaime Herrera Beutler
Jaime Herrera Beutler
RRepublican
WA
3
Co
Photo of Nikema Williams
Nikema Williams
DDemocratic
GA
5