HR8590Referred to Committee

CARE for Parenting Students Act

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Passed One Chamber
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Passed Both
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Signed into Law
119th
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2026-04-29
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Marilyn Strickland
Marilyn Strickland
Democrat · WA · Representative
Votes with party: 97.8% (593 recorded votes)

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Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

2026-04-29

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Plain-English Summary

The legislation would expand which students can receive child care assistance through federal grants, clarifying rules about which groups of students qualify for help paying for child care. This would affect students who are trying to attend school or job training programs but struggle to afford child care costs. The change aims to remove confusion about eligibility so more students can access this financial support.

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Families

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 8590 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8590 To clarify the eligibility of certain student populations for child care assistance under the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 29, 2026 Ms. Strickland introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To clarify the eligibility of certain student populations for child care assistance under the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990. 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 ``Childcare Access for all Recognized Education for Parenting Students Act'' or ``CARE for Parenting Students Act''. SEC. 2. PARENTAL ACTIVITY. Section 658P(4)(C)(i) of the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858n(4)(C)(i)) is amended by inserting after ``program'' the following: ``(including a program accredited by an institution of higher education, a program of an institution that is accredited by an agency recognized by the Department of Education, a program that is registered with the Department of Labor or a State department of labor or an equivalent agency, or a program approved by a State, State board of nursing, or State department of health as required to license or certify nursing assistants)''. SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATIONS. In addition to amounts otherwise authorized to be appropriated under section 658B of the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858), there is authorized to be appropriated to carry out such Act $850,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2027 through 2031. <all>
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