HR 5658 · 119th Congress 2025–2027

Child Care for Every Community Act

Latest action · Feb 4, 2026 ASSUMING FIRST SPONSORSHIP - Ms. Ocasio-Cortez asked unanimous consent that she may hereafter be considered as the first sponsor of H.R. 5658, a bill originally introduced by Representative Sherrill, for the purpose of adding cosponsors and requesting reprintings pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII. Agreed to without objection.

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.

  1. IntroducedSep 30, 2025
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Cosponsors 75

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 30, 2025 to Nov 11, 2026; 42 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-WAAdam SmithOriginalSep 30, 2025
D-VTBecca BalintOriginalSep 30, 2025
D-MSBennie G. ThompsonOriginalSep 30, 2025
D-PAChristopher R. DeluzioOriginalSep 30, 2025
D-ILDanny K. DavisOriginalSep 30, 2025
D-MIDebbie DingellOriginalSep 30, 2025
D-ILDelia C. RamirezOriginalSep 30, 2025
D-CODiana DeGetteOriginalSep 30, 2025
D-NJDonald NorcrossOriginalSep 30, 2025
D-VADonald S. Beyer, Jr.OriginalSep 30, 2025
D-PADwight EvansOriginalSep 30, 2025
D-NYGrace MengOriginalSep 30, 2025
D-NYJerrold NadlerOriginalSep 30, 2025
D-HIJill N. TokudaOriginalSep 30, 2025
D-CAJohn GaramendiOriginalSep 30, 2025
D-ILJonathan L. JacksonOriginalSep 30, 2025
D-NYJoseph D. MorelleOriginalSep 30, 2025
D-CAJuan VargasOriginalSep 30, 2025
D-CAJudy ChuOriginalSep 30, 2025
D-CALinda T. SánchezOriginalSep 30, 2025
D-MALori TrahanOriginalSep 30, 2025
D-PAMadeleine DeanOriginalSep 30, 2025
D-CAMark DeSaulnierOriginalSep 30, 2025
D-PAMary Gay ScanlonOriginalSep 30, 2025
D-NMMelanie A. StansburyOriginalSep 30, 2025
D-CAMike LevinOriginalSep 30, 2025
D-KYMorgan McGarveyOriginalSep 30, 2025
D-CANanette Diaz BarragánOriginalSep 30, 2025
D-NYNydia M. VelázquezOriginalSep 30, 2025
D-NYPaul TonkoOriginalSep 30, 2025
D-WAPramila JayapalOriginalSep 30, 2025
D-MIRashida TlaibOriginalSep 30, 2025
D-CARobert GarciaOriginalSep 30, 2025
D-CASara JacobsOriginalSep 30, 2025
D-OHShontel M. BrownOriginalSep 30, 2025
D-MAStephen F. LynchOriginalSep 30, 2025
D-NVSteven HorsfordOriginalSep 30, 2025
D-PASummer L. LeeOriginalSep 30, 2025
D-ORSuzanne BonamiciOriginalSep 30, 2025
D-CATed LieuOriginalSep 30, 2025
D-TXVeronica EscobarOriginalSep 30, 2025
D-NYYvette D. ClarkeOriginalSep 30, 2025
D-MAAyanna PressleyOct 3, 2025
D-MAKatherine M. ClarkOct 3, 2025
D-MIShri ThanedarOct 3, 2025
D-ORAndrea SalinasOct 8, 2025
D-RISeth MagazinerOct 8, 2025
D-ILJesús G. "Chuy" GarcíaOct 31, 2025
D-CALateefah SimonOct 31, 2025
D-NJRobert MenendezNov 7, 2025
D-ORVal T. HoyleNov 19, 2025
D-NYDaniel S. GoldmanFeb 25, 2026
D-NYRitchie TorresApr 20, 2026
D-NJAnalilia MejiaApr 29, 2026
D-TXAl GreenApr 30, 2026
D-WAEmily RandallMay 12, 2026
D-RIGabe AmoMay 12, 2026
D-AZYassamin AnsariMay 12, 2026
D-AZAdelita S. GrijalvaMay 14, 2026
D-NYAdriano EspaillatJun 8, 2026
D-CAMaxine WatersJul 13, 2026
D-CALuz M. RivasJul 16, 2026
D-DESarah McBrideJul 16, 2026
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonJul 27, 2026
D-TXGreg CasarJul 27, 2026
D-CALaura FriedmanJul 27, 2026
D-FLMaxwell FrostJul 27, 2026
D-FLFrederica S. WilsonAug 10, 2026
D-CAKevin MullinAug 10, 2026
D-MDJamie RaskinSep 2, 2026
D-LATroy A. CarterSep 2, 2026
D-GAEverton Blair Jr.Sep 14, 2026
D-CTJahana HayesSep 14, 2026
D-PABrendan F. BoyleNov 5, 2026
D-CAJimmy PanettaNov 11, 2026

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseEducation and Workforce Committee
Referred Sep 30, 2025

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Feb 4, 2026ASSUMING FIRST SPONSORSHIP - Ms. Ocasio-Cortez asked unanimous consent that she may hereafter be considered as the first sponsor of H.R. 5658, a bill originally introduced by Representative Sherrill, for the purpose of adding cosponsors and requesting reprintings pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII. Agreed to without objection.
  2. Sep 30, 2025Introduced in House
  3. Sep 30, 2025Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

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.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
HouseDebate and remarks H2011Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez D-NYFeb 4, 2026

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

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Clause 18 of Section 8 of Article 1 of the Constitution of the United States of America.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 171, no. 160, September 30, 2025, page H4510.

CRS reports 2

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Cite it 2

Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 2939Child Care for Every Community ActIdentical billSep 30, 2025

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To establish universal child care and early learning programs.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
Child Care for Every Community Act

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Families.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Sep 30, 2025Introduced in House

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