After Hours Child Care Act
Latest action · May 24, 2023 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
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.
- IntroducedMay 24, 2023
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
After Hours Child Care Act
This bill establishes a pilot program for the Administration for Children & Families to award grants to increase the capacity of child care providers to deliver services to families in which a parent is working nontraditional work hours (e.g., before 9:00 a.m., after 5:00 p.m., or on a Saturday or Sunday).
Cosponsors 41
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 24, 2023 to Oct 29, 2024; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-NY | Elise M. Stefanik | Original | May 24, 2023 |
| D-WI | Mark Pocan | Original | May 24, 2023 |
| D-OR | Suzanne Bonamici | Original | May 24, 2023 |
| D-CA | Kevin Mullin | Jun 5, 2023 | |
| D-OH | Greg Landsman | Jun 7, 2023 | |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Jun 12, 2023 | |
| R-SC | Nancy Mace | Jun 13, 2023 | |
| R-KS | Tracey Mann | Jun 16, 2023 | |
| D-NJ | Josh Gottheimer | Jun 27, 2023 | |
| D-IL | Nikki Budzinski | Jun 27, 2023 | |
| D-RI | Seth Magaziner | Jul 11, 2023 | |
| D-TX | Colin Z. Allred | Jul 13, 2023 | |
| D-NH | Ann M. Kuster | Jul 18, 2023 | |
| R-NJ | Christopher H. Smith | Jul 18, 2023 | |
| D-VA | Jennifer L. McClellan | Jul 18, 2023 | |
| D-MA | William R. Keating | Jul 25, 2023 | |
| D-TX | Joaquin Castro | Sep 13, 2023 | |
| D-WA | Marie Gluesenkamp Perez | Sep 13, 2023 | |
| D-MN | Dean Phillips | Sep 14, 2023 | |
| D-PA | Christopher R. Deluzio | Sep 18, 2023 | |
| D-CO | Brittany Pettersen | Sep 19, 2023 | |
| R-NY | Anthony D'Esposito | Sep 28, 2023 | |
| D-VA | Abigail Davis Spanberger | Oct 26, 2023 | |
| R-PR | Jenniffer González-Colón | Nov 3, 2023 | |
| D-HI | Jill N. Tokuda | Nov 13, 2023 | |
| D-CO | Yadira Caraveo | Nov 28, 2023 | |
| R-AZ | Juan Ciscomani | Dec 1, 2023 | |
| D-NJ | Mikie Sherrill | Dec 5, 2023 | |
| D-NC | Jeff Jackson | Dec 19, 2023 | |
| D-MI | Elissa Slotkin | Dec 22, 2023 | |
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | Jan 11, 2024 | |
| R-GA | Earl L. "Buddy" Carter | Jan 11, 2024 | |
| D-CA | Scott H. Peters | Jan 12, 2024 | |
| D-MD | David J. Trone | Apr 2, 2024 | |
| D-IL | Eric Sorensen | May 21, 2024 | |
| D-NJ | Andy Kim | Aug 2, 2024 | |
| D-NY | Joseph D. Morelle | Sep 18, 2024 | |
| R-NY | Michael Lawler | Sep 18, 2024 | |
| R-AR | J. French Hill | Sep 24, 2024 | |
| R-VA | Robert J. Wittman | Sep 24, 2024 | |
| D-WA | Suzan K. DelBene | Oct 29, 2024 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Education and Workforce Committee | Referred May 24, 2023 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 24, 2023Introduced in House
- May 24, 2023Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 169, no. 88, May 24, 2023, page H2597.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 976 | After Hours Child Care Act | Related bill | Mar 27, 2023 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To establish and expand child care programs for parents who work nontraditional hours, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- After Hours Child Care Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Families.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 24, 2023Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
