“Children Learning, Parents Earning, Communities Growing"The content on this page is to serve as a resource of pending federal legislation, information from national partners and relevant updates to the Child Care Development & Block Grant (CCDBG) law and to the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF). Click here to watch live US Senate Floor proceedings. Click here to watch US House of Representatives hearings. Federal Update: September 10, 2021House Education and Labor Committee Passes Build Back Better Act Provisions with Historic, Long-Overdue Child Care & Preschool InvestmentsThursday, the House Committee on Education and Labor voted to advance a package of legislative proposals – its portion of the Build Back Better Act – which includes significant investments and reforms to strengthen America’s early learning system and make child care and preschool affordable for all families who need it. After a full committee markup, which included discussion from Democratic and Republican lawmakers about the crucial role of child care and early learning, the committee approved the proposal, which now heads to the House Budget Committee to be combined with other committees’ Build Back Better Act provisions. Specifically, the committee package includes the following provisions for child care and Pre-K:
Additionally, the House Committee on Ways and Means is marking up its own portion of the Build Back Better Act, including $15 billion for child care facilities, funding to establish a Child Care Information Network that offers parents up-to-date information on available child care options, and the establishment of a Child Care Wage Grant program to increase wages for child care providers.
Federal Update: July 15, 2021Millions of Working Families Receive Child Tax Credit in Advance Monthly Payments
IRS: 2021 Child Tax Credit General Information 2021 Child Tax Credit and Advance Child Tax Credit Payments FAQ IRS: Child Tax Credit: Manage Payment, Check Eligibility, Application for Non-filers
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__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Federal Spotlights:PBS Newshour's Week-Long Special: "Raising the Future: America's Child Care Dilemma" __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Federal Organizations Tracking Child Care and Early Education:
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1. | H.R.5376 [117th Congress] |
Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 |
2. | H.R.6833 [117th Congress] |
Continuing Appropriations and Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2023 |
3. | H.R.82 [117th Congress] |
Social Security Fairness Act of 2021 |
4. | S.623 [117th Congress] |
Sunshine Protection Act of 2021 |
5. | H.R.7780 [117th Congress] |
Mental Health Matters Act |
6. | H.R.1808 [117th Congress] |
Assault Weapons Ban of 2022 |
7. | H.R.7900 [117th Congress] |
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 |
8. | H.R.8888 [117th Congress] |
Food Security for All Veterans Act |
9. | H.R.3684 [117th Congress] |
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act |
10. | H.R.3617 [117th Congress] |
Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act |
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