A resolution expressing support for the staff of public, school, academic, and special libraries in the United States and the essential services those libraries provide to communities, recognizing the need for funding commensurate with the broad scope of social service and community supports provided by libraries, preserving the right of all citizens of the United States to freely access information and resources in their communities, supporting a strong union voice for library workers, and defending the civil rights of library staff.
- Last Action
- 4/10/2025
Actions
- 2025-01-21Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- 2025-01-21Introduced in Senate
CRS Summary
As of 2025-01-21 (00)
Child Care Workforce and Facilities Act of 2025
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.
Cosponsors (7)
- Dan Sullivan (R-AK)
- Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY)
- Angus King (I-ME)
- Jeff Merkley (D-OR)
- Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH)
- Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI)
- Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)
Subjects
- Child care and development
- Congressional oversight
- Education programs funding
- Higher education
- Indian social and development programs
- Student aid and college costs
- Teaching, teachers, curricula
- Vocational and technical education
Sourced from Congress.gov (public domain).
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