# 116-hr-7683: ACCESS Act

116-hr-7683, ACCESS Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Finkenauer, Abby [D-IA-1] (D-IA); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-7683
- Congress: 116
- Title: ACCESS Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
- Introduced: 2020-07-20
- Sponsor: Rep. Finkenauer, Abby [D-IA-1] (D-IA)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Affordable Child Care for Economic Strategies and Success Act or the ACCESS Act This bill authorizes the Department of Commerce to provide grants for public works and economic development projects that will directly or indirectly increase the accessibility of affordable, quality child care, including grants for planning, and training, research, and technical assistance related to such projects. Commerce must issue regulations to establish criteria for whether a project directly or indirectly increases the accessibility of affordable, quality child care. Such criteria shall consider (1) the availability, validity, and accessibility of timely data, (2) the extent to which a project contributes to a family's financial security, and (3) the extent to which a project addresses child care needs in child care deserts or areas otherwise recognized as being in shortage. A child care desert is an area in which the number of children who are under age five is more than three times the number of slots provided by child care providers who are licensed or registered by the state involved, or a community that the state or tribal entity involved determines has a low supply of quality, affordable child care. Commerce must also issue guidance on how to include the accessibility of affordable, quality child care in a comprehensive economic development strategy.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Hagedorn, Jim [R-MN-1] (R-MN), 2020-07-20T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 116-hr-8702: Holding Providers Harmless From Medicare Cuts During COVID–19 Act of 2020
- 116-hr-8662: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act
- 116-hr-8326: CED Act
- 116-hr-7883: Agricultural Fairs Rescue Act
- 116-hr-7642: Coronavirus Economic Relief for Transportation Services Act
- 116-hr-7490: RAMP–UP Act

## Sources
- [116-hr-7683 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/7683)

## Related
- [116-hr-8702: Holding Providers Harmless From Medicare Cuts During COVID–19 Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8702)
- [116-hr-8662: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8662)
- [116-hr-8326: CED Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8326)
- [116-hr-7883: Agricultural Fairs Rescue Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7883)
- [116-hr-7642: Coronavirus Economic Relief for Transportation Services Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7642)
- [116-hr-7490: RAMP–UP Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7490)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7683 (as of 2025-11-18).