Working Families Child Care Act of 2014
Latest action · Nov 17, 2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJun 26, 2014
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Working Families Child Care Act of 2014 - Amends part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) of title IV of the Social Security Act to create a supplemental state entitlement for child care assistance for families with infants or toddlers under age three.
Amends the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to make grants to enable eligible states (including Guam, American Samoa, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands) to improve the quality of care for infants and toddlers, especially those from low-income families.
Authorizes the use of grant funds to: (1) make grants to organizations with expertise in providing child care and related technical assistance, to establish new staffed family child care networks or to operate existing staffed family child care networks or systems that offer, to eligible infant and toddler care providers, technical assistance, training, administrative support, or direct services including monitoring visits to providers; (2) support a statewide network of infant and toddler care specialists; and (3) support initiatives to improve the quality of the provider workforce.
Allows the use of such funds also to: (1) develop infant and toddler components for the state's Quality Rating and Improvement System or a similar rating system, child care licensing regulations, or voluntary early learning guidelines; (2) improve the ability of parents to obtain information about high-quality infant and toddler care; or (3) assist eligible infant and toddler care providers seeking to increase their ranking on the state's Quality Rating and Improvement System or similar rating system, meet performance standards applicable to an Early Head Start agency, or become accredited by a national accrediting body.
Cosponsors 72
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 26, 2014 to Sep 15, 2014, with 64 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-FL | Alan Grayson | Original | Jun 26, 2014 |
| D-CA | Alan S. Lowenthal | Original | Jun 26, 2014 |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Original | Jun 26, 2014 |
| D-IN | André Carson | Original | Jun 26, 2014 |
| D-AZ | Ann Kirkpatrick | Original | Jun 26, 2014 |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Original | Jun 26, 2014 |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Original | Jun 26, 2014 |
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | Original | Jun 26, 2014 |
| D-NH | Carol Shea-Porter | Original | Jun 26, 2014 |
| D-NY | Charles B. Rangel | Original | Jun 26, 2014 |
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | Original | Jun 26, 2014 |
| D-IL | Cheri Bustos | Original | Jun 26, 2014 |
| D-HI | Colleen Hanabusa | Original | Jun 26, 2014 |
| D-FL | Corrine Brown | Original | Jun 26, 2014 |
| D-IA | David Loebsack | Original | Jun 26, 2014 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 17, 2014Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
- Jun 26, 2014Introduced in House
- Jun 26, 2014Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1065 | Infant and Toddler Care Improvement Act | Related bill | May 23, 2013 |
| HR 4680 | Infant and Toddler Care Improvement Act | Related bill | Nov 17, 2014 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Families.
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Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 26, 2014Introduced in House
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