HR4418Referred to Committee
Child Care for Working Families Act
Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber4
Passed Both5
Signed into Law119th
Congress
2025-07-15
Introduced
103
Cosponsors
HR
ⓘType
Sponsor
Robert C. "Bobby" Scott
Democrat · VA · Representative
Votes with party: 99.1% (552 recorded votes)
Full profile: /officials/S000185
Source: Congress.gov · FEC
Cosponsors (103)
Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.
- Adam Smith (D-WA-9)Original· 2025-07-15
- Andrea Salinas (D-OR-6)Original· 2025-07-15
- André Carson (D-IN-7)Original· 2025-07-15
- April McClain Delaney (D-MD-6)Original· 2025-07-15
- Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS-2)Original· 2025-07-15
- Betty McCollum (D-MN-4)Original· 2025-07-15
- Brittany Pettersen (D-CO-7)Original· 2025-07-15
- Chellie Pingree (D-ME-1)Original· 2025-07-15
- Cleo Fields (D-LA-6)Original· 2025-07-15
- Danny K. Davis (D-IL-7)Original· 2025-07-15
- Debbie Dingell (D-MI-6)Original· 2025-07-15
- Deborah K. Ross (D-NC-2)Original· 2025-07-15
- Delia C. Ramirez (D-IL-3)Original· 2025-07-15
- Dina Titus (D-NV-1)Original· 2025-07-15
- Donald Norcross (D-NJ-1)Original· 2025-07-15
- Donald S. Beyer, Jr. (D-VA-8)Original· 2025-07-15
- Dwight Evans (D-PA-3)Original· 2025-07-15
- Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC)Original· 2025-07-15
- Eric Swalwell (D-CA-14)Original· 2025-07-15
- Frederica S. Wilson (D-FL-24)Original· 2025-07-15
- Gabe Amo (D-RI-1)Original· 2025-07-15
- George Latimer (D-NY-16)Original· 2025-07-15
- Greg Landsman (D-OH-1)Original· 2025-07-15
- Gwen Moore (D-WI-4)Original· 2025-07-15
- Haley M. Stevens (D-MI-11)Original· 2025-07-15
- Hillary J. Scholten (D-MI-3)Original· 2025-07-15
- Jamie Raskin (D-MD-8)Original· 2025-07-15
- Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL-9)Original· 2025-07-15
- Jasmine Crockett (D-TX-30)Original· 2025-07-15
- Jennifer L. McClellan (D-VA-4)Original· 2025-07-15
- Jerrold Nadler (D-NY-12)Original· 2025-07-15
- Jill N. Tokuda (D-HI-2)Original· 2025-07-15
- Joaquin Castro (D-TX-20)Original· 2025-07-15
- John Garamendi (D-CA-8)Original· 2025-07-15
- Jonathan L. Jackson (D-IL-1)Original· 2025-07-15
- Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ-5)Original· 2025-07-15
- Joyce Beatty (D-OH-3)Original· 2025-07-15
- Juan Vargas (D-CA-52)Original· 2025-07-15
- Judy Chu (D-CA-28)Original· 2025-07-15
- Julia Brownley (D-CA-26)Original· 2025-07-15
- Katherine M. Clark (D-MA-5)Original· 2025-07-15
- Kathy Castor (D-FL-14)Original· 2025-07-15
- Kristen McDonald Rivet (D-MI-8)Original· 2025-07-15
- LaMonica McIver (D-NJ-10)Original· 2025-07-15
- Lateefah Simon (D-CA-12)Original· 2025-07-15
- Lauren Underwood (D-IL-14)Original· 2025-07-15
- Linda T. Sánchez (D-CA-38)Original· 2025-07-15
- Lois Frankel (D-FL-22)Original· 2025-07-15
- Lucy McBath (D-GA-6)Original· 2025-07-15
- Madeleine Dean (D-PA-4)Original· 2025-07-15
- Maggie Goodlander (D-NH-2)Original· 2025-07-15
- Mark Pocan (D-WI-2)Original· 2025-07-15
- Maxwell Frost (D-FL-10)Original· 2025-07-15
- Melanie A. Stansbury (D-NM-1)Original· 2025-07-15
- Morgan McGarvey (D-KY-3)Original· 2025-07-15
- Nancy Pelosi (D-CA-11)Original· 2025-07-15
- Nikema Williams (D-GA-5)Original· 2025-07-15
- Nikki Budzinski (D-IL-13)Original· 2025-07-15
- Paul Tonko (D-NY-20)Original· 2025-07-15
- Rashida Tlaib (D-MI-12)Original· 2025-07-15
- Robert Garcia (D-CA-42)Original· 2025-07-15
- Robert Menendez (D-NJ-8)Original· 2025-07-15
- Robin L. Kelly (D-IL-2)Original· 2025-07-15
- Rosa L. DeLauro (D-CT-3)Original· 2025-07-15
- Sarah Elfreth (D-MD-3)Original· 2025-07-15
- Sarah McBride (D-DE)Original· 2025-07-15
- Sean Casten (D-IL-6)Original· 2025-07-15
- Seth Magaziner (D-RI-2)Original· 2025-07-15
- Seth Moulton (D-MA-6)Original· 2025-07-15
- Sharice Davids (D-KS-3)Original· 2025-07-15
- Shontel M. Brown (D-OH-11)Original· 2025-07-15
- Shri Thanedar (D-MI-13)Original· 2025-07-15
- Suhas Subramanyam (D-VA-10)Original· 2025-07-15
- Summer L. Lee (D-PA-12)Original· 2025-07-15
- Suzan K. DelBene (D-WA-1)Original· 2025-07-15
- Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR-1)Original· 2025-07-15
- Ted Lieu (D-CA-36)Original· 2025-07-15
- Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-NM-3)Original· 2025-07-15
- Terri A. Sewell (D-AL-7)Original· 2025-07-15
- Troy A. Carter (D-LA-2)Original· 2025-07-15
- William R. Keating (D-MA-9)Original· 2025-07-15
- Yassamin Ansari (D-AZ-3)Original· 2025-07-15
- Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY-9)Original· 2025-07-15
- Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA-10)· 2025-07-16
- Maxine Waters (D-CA-43)· 2025-07-17
- Joe Courtney (D-CT-2)· 2025-08-05
- Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL-25)· 2025-08-29
- Josh Riley (D-NY-19)· 2025-08-29
- Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA-8)· 2025-09-16
- Angie Craig (D-MN-2)· 2025-10-08
- Rick Larsen (D-WA-2)· 2025-11-20
- Daniel S. Goldman (D-NY-10)· 2025-12-10
- Valerie P. Foushee (D-NC-4)· 2025-12-18
- Salud O. Carbajal (D-CA-24)· 2026-02-02
- Alma S. Adams (D-NC-12)· 2026-02-24
- James R. Walkinshaw (D-VA-11)· 2026-03-03
- Eugene Simon Vindman (D-VA-7)· 2026-03-24
- Doris O. Matsui (D-CA-7)· 2026-03-27
- Luz M. Rivas (D-CA-29)· 2026-04-22
- Pete Aguilar (D-CA-33)· 2026-04-28
- Chris Pappas (D-NH-1)· 2026-05-04
- Greg Stanton (D-AZ-4)· 2026-05-04
- Bill Foster (D-IL-11)· 2026-05-07
Latest Action
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Committee Activity
Currently in
- House Committee on Education and WorkforceReferred To · 2025-07-15
Previously
- Education and Workforce CommitteeReferred To · 2025-07-15
Plain-English Summary
This bill would help working families afford child care by providing financial assistance or tax benefits to lower and middle-income parents who need to pay for childcare while they work. The legislation aims to make child care more accessible and affordable so parents—particularly mothers—can stay in the workforce without spending a huge portion of their income on care costs. Families with young children and working parents would be the primary beneficiaries of this support.
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Subjects
Families
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