CCAMPIS Reauthorization Act
Sponsored By: Senator Tammy Duckworth
Introduced
Summary
Expand campus child care for student parents so more students can stay enrolled and graduate while getting affordable, high-quality care. The bill reauthorizes CCAMPIS, sets grant sizes and quality rules, and links funding to annual reporting and outcomes.
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- Families and student parents: Makes subsidized campus child care and before-and-after-school care more available through sliding-fee subsidies and support services aimed at improving retention and graduation. Grants must help connect families to other means-tested benefits.
- Colleges and consortia: Eligible institutions must have at least 150 Pell-eligible students and can receive 5-year grants that range from $75,000 to $2,000,000 per year, with continuation tied to annual performance reports and quality improvements.
- Federal program design and priorities: Awards prioritize programs that leverage local or institutional resources and serve single parents, require annual public data on enrollment and outcomes, and require plans to meet Head Start or equivalent quality standards within three years.
*Would authorize $500 million per year from 2026 through 2031, increasing federal spending if appropriated.*
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 3 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
Authorizes $500 million per year
If enacted, the bill would authorize $500 million for each fiscal year 2026 through 2031 to carry out the CCAMPIS grant program. This is an authorization only. Actual grant funding would still require Congress to appropriate the money.
Rules for campus child care grants
If enacted, the bill would let the Secretary award CCAMPIS grants to eligible colleges for five-year periods with yearly payments. Each grant would be at least $75,000 and at most $2,000,000 per year, and colleges could request supplemental funds if they show need. If enacted, grant money could fund campus child care, sliding-fee subsidies, or before/after-school care, plus services that help student parents enroll in benefits like SNAP, Medicaid, WIC, housing aid, EITC, and the Child Tax Credit. If enacted, colleges must meet quality milestones within three years, follow licensing rules, report yearly on who is served and costs, and may not use funds for new construction except health or safety repairs. Continuation or extra funds would depend on the Secretary finding the college made a good-faith effort to provide affordable, high-quality care.
Which colleges and student parents qualify
If enacted, the bill would let only colleges with at least 150 Pell-eligible students apply for CCAMPIS grants. A consortium of such colleges could also apply. If enacted, a student parent would count as eligible if they are enrolled at a qualifying college and either are Pell-eligible or meet Pell financial rules but lack a Pell award for technical reasons (for example, they did not complete the FAFSA, fail section 484 rules, or are in graduate/first-professional study).
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Tammy Duckworth
IL • D
Cosponsors
Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA]
CA • D
Sponsored 9/18/2025
Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI]
HI • D
Sponsored 9/18/2025
Amy Klobuchar
MN • D
Sponsored 9/18/2025
Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA]
MA • D
Sponsored 9/18/2025
Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL]
IL • D
Sponsored 9/18/2025
Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ]
NJ • D
Sponsored 9/18/2025
Kirsten Gillibrand
NY • D
Sponsored 9/18/2025
Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR]
OR • D
Sponsored 9/18/2025
Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN]
MN • D
Sponsored 9/18/2025
Andy Kim
NJ • D
Sponsored 9/18/2025
Raphael Warnock
GA • D
Sponsored 9/18/2025
Richard Blumenthal
CT • D
Sponsored 9/18/2025
Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR]
OR • D
Sponsored 9/18/2025
Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI]
WI • D
Sponsored 9/18/2025
Chris Van Hollen
MD • D
Sponsored 9/18/2025
Sen. Kelly, Mark [D-AZ]
AZ • D
Sponsored 9/18/2025
Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM]
NM • D
Sponsored 10/7/2025
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