Proposal:Child Care Workforce and Facilities Act of 2019

This proposal is archived and closed to further debate. It was introduced in the 116th Congress, which has concluded, and the bill was not enacted into law.

Bill	S 605
Type of Legislation	Senate Bill
Congress	116
Source	View original on Congress.gov

Geographic Scope

National

Description

Child Care Workforce and Facilities Act of 2019

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.

Bill Title

Child Care Workforce and Facilities Act of 2019

Linked Goals

• Goal:Promote General Welfare

Steps

• 2019-02-28: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
• 2019-02-28: Introduced in Senate

Projected Outcome

A more informed proposal or public response aligned with the Promote General Welfare goal.