ACCESS Act
- Last Action
- 3/29/2021
Actions
- 2021-03-29Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
- 2021-03-26Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- 2021-03-26Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- 2021-03-26Introduced in House
- 2021-03-26Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2021-03-26 (00)
Affordable Child Care for Economic Strategies and Success Act or the ACCESS Act
This bill authorizes the Department of Commerce to provide grants for public works and economic development projects that will directly or indirectly increase the accessibility of child care, including grants for planning, training, research, and technical assistance related to such projects.
Commerce must issue regulations to establish criteria for whether a project directly or indirectly increases the accessibility of child care. Such criteria shall consider (1) the availability, validity, and accessibility of timely data; (2) the extent to which a project contributes to a family's financial security; and (3) the extent to which a project addresses child care needs in areas recognized as experiencing a child care shortage.
Commerce must also issue guidance on how to include the accessibility of child care in a comprehensive economic development strategy.
Cosponsors (1)
- David Trone (D-MD)
Subjects
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Child care and development
- Department of Commerce
- Economic development
- Employment and training programs
- Government lending and loan guarantees
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