Bill Summary
The "Child Care Quality and Access Act of 2019" is a bill proposed to increase the amount of funding available for child care entitlement programs. The bill states that the current funding for these programs will be increased from $2,917,000,000 to $3,917,000,000 for the fiscal years 2020 and 2021. This increase in funding is meant to match the investments made by individual states for child care. The bill has been introduced in both the Senate and the House of Representatives and is also known as H.R. 3298. The purpose of this bill is to improve the quality and accessibility of child care services for families in the United States.
Possible Impacts
1. Families may have increased access to quality child care, allowing parents to work or attend school without worrying about their children's care.
2. Child care providers may receive more funding, which could allow them to provide higher quality care and support for children in their care.
3. The increased funding may lead to improved early childhood education and development outcomes for children, potentially benefiting their future academic and social success.
[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3298 Reported in House (RH)]
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Union Calendar No. 119
116th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 3298
[Report No. 116-160]
To increase entitlement funding for child care.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
June 18, 2019
Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois introduced the following bill; which was
referred to the Committee on Ways and Means
July 18, 2019
Additional sponsors: Mr. Kind, Ms. Bass, and Ms. Norton
July 18, 2019
Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House
on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed
in italic]
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on June
18, 2019]
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A BILL
To increase entitlement funding for child care.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Child Care Quality and Access Act of
2019''.
SEC. 2. INCREASE IN ENTITLEMENT FUNDING TO MATCH STATE CHILD CARE
INVESTMENTS.
Section 418(a)(3) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 618(a)(3))
is amended by striking ``$2,917,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2017
and 2018'' and inserting ``$3,917,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2020
and 2021''.
Amend the title so as to read: ``A bill to increase
entitlement funding to match State child care investments.''.
Union Calendar No. 119
116th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 3298
[Report No. 116-160]
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To increase entitlement funding for child care.
_______________________________________________________________________
July 18, 2019
Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House
on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed