HOUSE 1245116th CongressReferred to the Subcommittee on Worker and Family Support.
Improving Access to Child Care Act
- Last Action
- 2/14/2019
Actions
- 2019-02-14Referred to the Subcommittee on Worker and Family Support.
- 2019-02-14Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
- 2019-02-14Introduced in House
- 2019-02-14Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2019-02-14 (00)
Improving Access to Child Care Act
This bill eliminates certain funding for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program and increases certain funding for child care assistance. Specifically, the bill (1) eliminates the TANF Contingency Fund, which provides additional funds to states in economic distress; and (2) increases and extends child care assistance provided to states and tribes through the Child Care Entitlement to States.
Cosponsors (3)
- Jackie Walorski (R-IN)
- Adrian Smith (R-NE)
- A. Ferguson (R-GA)
Subjects
- Appropriations
- Child care and development
- Poverty and welfare assistance
- State and local government operations
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