Expanding Childcare in Rural America Act of 2023
Latest action · Jul 28, 2023 Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development.
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 7, 2023
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Expanding Childcare in Rural America Act of 2023
This bill requires the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to establish the Expanding Childcare in Rural America Initiative to prioritize certain loans and grants that address childcare in agricultural and rural communities. Under the bill, childcare includes eligible programs that provide quality care and early education for young children who are in kindergarten or have not yet entered kindergarten.
Under the initiative, USDA must give priority to applicants that propose to use certain loans or grants to address the availability, quality, or costs of childcare in an agricultural or rural community. In addition, USDA must prioritize communities in farming-dependent counties and ensure a balanced geographical distribution of the benefits.
USDA must conduct a comprehensive quantitative and qualitative evaluation of the projects carried out under the initiative and submit a report to Congress.
Cosponsors 16
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 7, 2023 to Jun 28, 2024; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-OR | Lori Chavez-DeRemer | Original | Jun 7, 2023 |
| R-KS | Tracey Mann | Original | Jun 7, 2023 |
| D-CO | Yadira Caraveo | Original | Jun 7, 2023 |
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | Jun 21, 2023 | |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Jul 13, 2023 | |
| D-ME | Jared F. Golden | Jul 14, 2023 | |
| D-WA | Kim Schrier | Jul 18, 2023 | |
| R-GU | James C. Moylan | Jul 26, 2023 | |
| R-IA | Zachary Nunn | Jul 26, 2023 | |
| R-NY | Marcus J. Molinaro | Aug 25, 2023 | |
| D-NC | Donald G. Davis | Sep 13, 2023 | |
| D-NH | Ann M. Kuster | Sep 28, 2023 | |
| D-PA | Christopher R. Deluzio | Oct 25, 2023 | |
| R-IN | James R. Baird | Nov 13, 2023 | |
| D-OH | Greg Landsman | Mar 29, 2024 | |
| D-IL | Eric Sorensen | Jun 28, 2024 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Agriculture Committee | Referred Jun 7, 2023 |
| Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development Subcommittee | Referred Jul 28, 2023 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 28, 2023Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development.
- Jun 7, 2023Introduced in House
- Jun 7, 2023Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H3862 | Yadira Caraveo D-CO | Jul 20, 2023 |
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. 99, June 7, 2023, page H2781.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 118-15 | STAKEHOLDER PERSPECTIVES ON USDA'S RURAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS79 pages | Agriculture Committee | Jun 13, 2023 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1867 | Expanding Childcare in Rural America Act of 2023 | Identical bill | Apr 10, 2024 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out an initiative to develop, expand, and improve rural childcare, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Expanding Childcare in Rural America Act of 2023
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Agriculture and Food.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 7, 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.
