# 119-hr-6312: Tri-Share Child Care Pilot Act of 2025

119-hr-6312, Tri-Share Child Care Pilot Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Scholten, Hillary J. [D-MI-3] (D-MI); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-16).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-6312
- Congress: 119
- Title: Tri-Share Child Care Pilot Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-11-25
- Sponsor: Rep. Scholten, Hillary J. [D-MI-3] (D-MI)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Policy area: Families
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-16

## Summary

**Three-way cost-sharing model**: this bill would create a federal, competitive three-year pilot that tests splitting eligible child care costs equally among parents, employers, and State lead agencies. The pilot aims to expand affordable, quality child care and measure effects on hiring, employment, and retention. - Families: Working parents with children younger than the State's kindergarten entry age would be eligible if family income is at least the State threshold for CCDBG assistance and no more than 300% of that threshold. Parents would pay one-third of eligible costs and may authorize employers to withhold up to one-third from pay. - Employers: Participating employers can contribute one-third of costs and may apply to join the program across multiple States with a consolidated application. The program is designed to test whether employer cost-sharing helps hiring and retention. - States and providers: State lead agencies apply for competitive grants paid at the State's FMAP times program costs per quarter, with administrative expenses capped at 10% and a $20.0 million hard cap per State for the pilot. Payments go directly to providers that meet Child Care and Development Block Grant health and safety rules. *This bill would authorize $250.0 million per fiscal year for the three-year pilot, with 5% for evaluation and 5% for technical assistance, increasing federal spending during the pilot.*

## Cosponsors (4)

- Rep. James, John [R-MI-10] (R-MI), 2025-11-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McBride, Sarah [D-DE-At Large] (D-DE), 2026-01-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Julie [D-TX-32] (D-TX), 2026-02-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2] (D-NC), 2026-09-14T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Child care costs split three ways: benefit, high. If enacted, eligible child care costs would be split three ways. You would pay one-third, your employer one-third, and the State lead agency one-third. The State would pay your provider directly, then collect two-thirds from you and your employer. You could let your employer withhold up to one-thir…
- Funding, federal match, and program review: benefit, medium. If enacted, the pilot would get $250 million each fiscal year during the three-year period. Five percent would fund evaluation and 5 percent would fund technical help for States. Each quarter, States could get grants equal to their Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (FMAP) times what they paid,…
- States may use tech platforms, third-party admins: benefit, low. If enacted, State lead agencies could use technology platforms to link parents, employers, and providers. They could also hire third-party administrators to run program tasks. This would give States flexibility in how they operate the pilot.
- How families apply; other child care aid unchanged: mixed, low. If enacted, parents whose employer joins would need to apply to the State lead agency. The application would include a joint promise that you and your employer each pay one-third, contact details, your child’s name and age, and proof of your job. You would also need to give income information for e…
- How employers join the tri-share pilot: mixed, low. If enacted, any employer could apply to a State lead agency to join the pilot. The State could approve employer applications. Employers that want to join in several States could file one consolidated application. Approved employers would be able to share child care costs with workers under the prog…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-6900: American Affordability Act of 2025
- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025
- 119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-6312 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6312)

## Related
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- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
- [119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage A…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-842)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6312 (as of 2026-09-16).