S4959Referred to Committee

A bill to amend the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 to require that States pay child care providers on the basis of attendance, to allow States to pay the providers through reimbursement, and to establish requirements relating to error reports, and for other purposes.

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Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2026-07-14
Introduced
1
Cosponsors
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Sponsor

Bill Cassidy
Bill Cassidy
Republican · LA · Senator
Votes with party: 74.3% (808 recorded votes)
Top industries funding sponsor:
  • Climate & Environment$8,471k

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Cosponsors (1)

Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.

Latest Action

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

2026-07-14

Source: Congress.gov

Committee Activity

Plain-English Summary

States would be required to pay child care providers based on how many children actually attend each day rather than using other payment methods, and could choose to reimburse providers for their costs instead of using other payment approaches. The bill also sets up new rules for how states must report and handle payment errors in the child care subsidy system. This would affect child care providers and families who receive government help paying for child care.

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