CCAMPIS Reauthorization Act
Sponsored By: Representative Clark (MA)
Introduced
Summary
Reauthorizes and expands the CCAMPIS campus child care grant program. This bill would help student parents access affordable, campus-based child care, set grant sizes and eligibility, and require quality and reporting standards.
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- Student parents and families: Would increase access to subsidized campus child care, sliding-fee tuition, and before- and after-school services. Grants would fund supports that help parents enroll in means-tested programs like SNAP, Medicaid, the Earned Income Tax Credit, and the child tax credit.
- Colleges and consortia: Eligible institutions with at least 150 Pell-eligible students could receive five-year grants with annual payments. Individual grants would range from $75,000 to $2.0 million per year and continuation depends on reported progress in improving access.
- Programs and quality: Funds may be used to start or support campus programs, renovate for health and safety but not for new construction, and must meet Head Start or other top-tier early childhood standards or accreditation within three years. The program includes nondiscrimination protections and detailed annual reporting requirements.
*Authorizes $500 million per year for fiscal years 2026 through 2031 to carry out the program.*
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
4 provisions identified: 4 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
More campus child care grants for parents
If enacted, the Education Department would have $500 million each year for fiscal years 2026–2031 to fund campus child care grants. Colleges could get five‑year awards paid yearly, from $75,000 up to $2,000,000 per year. The Secretary would favor colleges that use sliding fees, leverage local support, and help single parents, and would publicize the grants. The Secretary could not favor projects that rely only on off‑campus providers. Colleges would report each year on parents served and outcomes, and continued funding would depend on showing good‑faith progress toward affordable, quality care.
Who can get campus child care help
If enacted, colleges with at least 150 Pell‑eligible students (or consortia of such schools) could apply. Student parents could qualify if they have dependent children and are Pell‑eligible, or meet Pell financial rules even if they did not file the FAFSA, do not meet other statutory rules, or are in graduate programs. Grant funds could pay for campus child care, sliding‑fee subsidies, and before‑ and after‑school care, plus support services and quality upgrades. The money could not be used for new construction, only repairs needed for health or safety, and schools could not add extra eligibility hurdles. These child care subsidies would not count against your other financial aid, and colleges could also serve community child care needs.
No discrimination in grant‑funded child care
If enacted, any program paid for with these grants could not exclude or deny benefits based on race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, or disability. This protection would apply to all child care supported by the grants.
Higher-quality care and help with benefits
If enacted, colleges would need a plan for their child care to reach high quality within three years, such as meeting Head Start standards, the top state rating, or national accreditation. Colleges would also help student parents apply for SNAP, WIC, Medicaid, housing aid, child care assistance, school meals, and refundable tax credits like the premium tax credit, the earned income tax credit, and the child tax credit. This support could help eligible families get health, food, housing, child care, and tax refunds they qualify for.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Clark (MA)
MA • D
Cosponsors
Bonamici
OR • D
Sponsored 9/18/2025
Gomez
CA • D
Sponsored 9/18/2025
Pettersen
CO • D
Sponsored 9/18/2025
McClellan
VA • D
Sponsored 9/18/2025
Tokuda
HI • D
Sponsored 9/18/2025
Simon
CA • D
Sponsored 9/19/2025
Underwood
IL • D
Sponsored 10/6/2025
Brownley
CA • D
Sponsored 10/21/2025
Roll Call Votes
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