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.
- IntroducedSep 30, 2025
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- 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.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-WA | Adam Smith | Original | Sep 30, 2025 |
| D-VT | Becca Balint | Original | Sep 30, 2025 |
| D-MS | Bennie G. Thompson | Original | Sep 30, 2025 |
| D-PA | Christopher R. Deluzio | Original | Sep 30, 2025 |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Original | Sep 30, 2025 |
| D-MI | Debbie Dingell | Original | Sep 30, 2025 |
| D-IL | Delia C. Ramirez | Original | Sep 30, 2025 |
| D-CO | Diana DeGette | Original | Sep 30, 2025 |
| D-NJ | Donald Norcross | Original | Sep 30, 2025 |
| D-VA | Donald S. Beyer, Jr. | Original | Sep 30, 2025 |
| D-PA | Dwight Evans | Original | Sep 30, 2025 |
| D-NY | Grace Meng | Original | Sep 30, 2025 |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | Original | Sep 30, 2025 |
| D-HI | Jill N. Tokuda | Original | Sep 30, 2025 |
| D-CA | John Garamendi | Original | Sep 30, 2025 |
| D-IL | Jonathan L. Jackson | Original | Sep 30, 2025 |
| D-NY | Joseph D. Morelle | Original | Sep 30, 2025 |
| D-CA | Juan Vargas | Original | Sep 30, 2025 |
| D-CA | Judy Chu | Original | Sep 30, 2025 |
| D-CA | Linda T. Sánchez | Original | Sep 30, 2025 |
| D-MA | Lori Trahan | Original | Sep 30, 2025 |
| D-PA | Madeleine Dean | Original | Sep 30, 2025 |
| D-CA | Mark DeSaulnier | Original | Sep 30, 2025 |
| D-PA | Mary Gay Scanlon | Original | Sep 30, 2025 |
| D-NM | Melanie A. Stansbury | Original | Sep 30, 2025 |
| D-CA | Mike Levin | Original | Sep 30, 2025 |
| D-KY | Morgan McGarvey | Original | Sep 30, 2025 |
| D-CA | Nanette Diaz Barragán | Original | Sep 30, 2025 |
| D-NY | Nydia M. Velázquez | Original | Sep 30, 2025 |
| D-NY | Paul Tonko | Original | Sep 30, 2025 |
| D-WA | Pramila Jayapal | Original | Sep 30, 2025 |
| D-MI | Rashida Tlaib | Original | Sep 30, 2025 |
| D-CA | Robert Garcia | Original | Sep 30, 2025 |
| D-CA | Sara Jacobs | Original | Sep 30, 2025 |
| D-OH | Shontel M. Brown | Original | Sep 30, 2025 |
| D-MA | Stephen F. Lynch | Original | Sep 30, 2025 |
| D-NV | Steven Horsford | Original | Sep 30, 2025 |
| D-PA | Summer L. Lee | Original | Sep 30, 2025 |
| D-OR | Suzanne Bonamici | Original | Sep 30, 2025 |
| D-CA | Ted Lieu | Original | Sep 30, 2025 |
| D-TX | Veronica Escobar | Original | Sep 30, 2025 |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Original | Sep 30, 2025 |
| D-MA | Ayanna Pressley | Oct 3, 2025 | |
| D-MA | Katherine M. Clark | Oct 3, 2025 | |
| D-MI | Shri Thanedar | Oct 3, 2025 | |
| D-OR | Andrea Salinas | Oct 8, 2025 | |
| D-RI | Seth Magaziner | Oct 8, 2025 | |
| D-IL | Jesús G. "Chuy" García | Oct 31, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Lateefah Simon | Oct 31, 2025 | |
| D-NJ | Robert Menendez | Nov 7, 2025 | |
| D-OR | Val T. Hoyle | Nov 19, 2025 | |
| D-NY | Daniel S. Goldman | Feb 25, 2026 | |
| D-NY | Ritchie Torres | Apr 20, 2026 | |
| D-NJ | Analilia Mejia | Apr 29, 2026 | |
| D-TX | Al Green | Apr 30, 2026 | |
| D-WA | Emily Randall | May 12, 2026 | |
| D-RI | Gabe Amo | May 12, 2026 | |
| D-AZ | Yassamin Ansari | May 12, 2026 | |
| D-AZ | Adelita S. Grijalva | May 14, 2026 | |
| D-NY | Adriano Espaillat | Jun 8, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Maxine Waters | Jul 13, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Luz M. Rivas | Jul 16, 2026 | |
| D-DE | Sarah McBride | Jul 16, 2026 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Jul 27, 2026 | |
| D-TX | Greg Casar | Jul 27, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Laura Friedman | Jul 27, 2026 | |
| D-FL | Maxwell Frost | Jul 27, 2026 | |
| D-FL | Frederica S. Wilson | Aug 10, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Kevin Mullin | Aug 10, 2026 | |
| D-MD | Jamie Raskin | Sep 2, 2026 | |
| D-LA | Troy A. Carter | Sep 2, 2026 | |
| D-GA | Everton Blair Jr. | Sep 14, 2026 | |
| D-CT | Jahana Hayes | Sep 14, 2026 | |
| D-PA | Brendan F. Boyle | Nov 5, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Jimmy Panetta | Nov 11, 2026 |
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 Sep 30, 2025 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- 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.
- Sep 30, 2025Introduced in House
- 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.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H2011 | Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez D-NY | Feb 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
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 171, no. 160, September 30, 2025, page H4510.
CRS reports 2
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 2
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R49028 | Fixing Emergency Management for Americans (FEMA) Act of 2025: Context, Overview, and Summary of Provisions | Report | Jul 10, 2026 |
| R48856 | The FEMA Act of 2025: An Overview | Report | Jan 29, 2026 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2939 | Child Care for Every Community Act | Identical bill | Sep 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.
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Adoption and foster care
- Adult education and literacy
- Advisory bodies
- Building construction
- Cardiovascular and respiratory health
- Child care and development
- Comprehensive health care
- Congressional oversight
- Disability and paralysis
- Domestic violence and child abuse
- Education of the disadvantaged
- Education programs funding
- Educational facilities and institutions
- Elementary and secondary education
- Employee benefits and pensions
- Employment and training programs
- Employment discrimination and employee rights
- Families
- Food assistance and relief
- Foreign language and bilingual programs
- Government buildings, facilities, and property
- Government information and archives
- Government studies and investigations
- Health care coverage and access
- Higher education
- Homelessness and emergency shelter
- Indian social and development programs
- Intergovernmental relations
- Labor-management relations
- Licensing and registrations
- Medical education
- Mental health
- Nutrition and diet
- Performance measurement
- Poverty and welfare assistance
- Preschool education
- Public-private cooperation
- Research administration and funding
- Right of privacy
- School administration
- Science and engineering education
- Special education
- State and local government operations
- Teaching, teachers, curricula
- User charges and fees
- Wages and earnings
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 30, 2025Introduced 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.