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S. 268: Child Care Workforce and Facilities Act of 2023

Introduced

  1. Introduced (completed)Feb 2, 2023
  2. Passed Senate (not reached)
  3. Passed House (not reached)
  4. To the President (not reached)
  5. Became law (not reached)

Summary

Introduced in Senate, Feb 2, 2023

Child Care Workforce and Facilities Act of 2023

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.

Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.

Roll calls

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Amendments

0 offered

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Cosponsors

10

Bipartisan support.

Who scored on this bill

6 points earned
  1. 1Amy Klobuchar D-MN SponsorDrew cross-party cosponsors, introduced2 events+6
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History

  1. Feb 2, 2023Introduced in the Senate by Amy Klobuchar.
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  1. Feb 2, 2023Introduced in Senate
  2. Feb 2, 2023Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.