# 119-hr-1889: Cutting Red Tape on Child Care Providers Act of 2025

119-hr-1889, Cutting Red Tape on Child Care Providers Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Perez, Marie Gluesenkamp [D-WA-3] (D-WA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-03).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-1889
- Congress: 119
- Title: Cutting Red Tape on Child Care Providers Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-03-05
- Sponsor: Rep. Perez, Marie Gluesenkamp [D-WA-3] (D-WA)
- Cosponsors: 8
- Policy area: Families
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-11-03

## Summary

**Allows simple preparation of fresh fruits and vegetables in licensed and legally exempt child care.** The Cutting Red Tape on Child Care Providers Act of 2025 would define "simple food preparation" as washing, peeling, cutting, and serving raw or minimally processed produce. It would bar states from creating barriers to those practices for facilities that are licensed or licensed exempt under the Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG). - Children and families: Makes it easier for children, including those in low-income and rural households who rely on home- and family-based care, to receive minimally processed fruits and vegetables during care. - Child care providers: Licensed and legally exempt providers receiving CCDBG funds would be allowed to wash, peel, cut, and serve fresh produce without state-imposed barriers to those basic steps. - State regulators: States would be prohibited from creating rules or restrictions that prevent simple preparation of fresh fruits and vegetables in these child care settings.

## Cosponsors (8)

- Rep. Foxx, Virginia [R-NC-5] (R-NC), 2025-03-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kim, Young [R-CA-40] (R-CA), 2025-03-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gray, Adam [D-CA-13] (D-CA), 2025-03-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] (D-NJ), 2025-03-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Nunn, Zachary [R-IA-3] (R-IA), 2025-04-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Golden, Jared F. [D-ME-2] (D-ME), 2025-05-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Correa, J. Luis [D-CA-46] (D-CA), 2025-05-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bresnahan, Robert P. [R-PA-8] (R-PA), 2025-12-18T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Easier fresh food prep in child care: benefit, low. If enacted, states would be barred from creating barriers to simple food prep at licensed or license-exempt child care sites. Simple prep would mean washing, peeling, cutting, and serving raw or minimally processed fruits and vegetables. Providers could more easily serve fresh produce to kids. The…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1551: Protect and Serve Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1269: Honoring Our Fallen Heroes Act of 2025
- 119-hr-5401: Pay Our Troops Act of 2026
- 119-hr-3514: Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025
- 119-hr-2102: Major Richard Star Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-1889 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1889)

## Related
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-1551: Protect and Serve Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1551)
- [119-hr-1269: Honoring Our Fallen Heroes Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1269)
- [119-hr-5401: Pay Our Troops Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5401)
- [119-hr-3514: Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3514)
- [119-hr-2102: Major Richard Star Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2102)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1889 (as of 2026-11-03).