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119-hr-6656119th Congress

Child Care Access and Affordability Act of 2025

Sponsored By: Representative McDonald Rivet, Kristen [D-MI-8]

Introduced

Summary

a state-by-state Government Accountability Office (GAO) study of child care access and affordability under the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act (CCDBG). It would require GAO to conduct a comprehensive review and report findings to the appropriate congressional committees within 18 months of enactment.

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  • Families: Would identify how state median income eligibility limits create barriers for children and parents trying to meet CCDBG standards. This will show where families are left out of subsidized care.
  • Child care providers: Would examine payment rates to center-based, family-based, and other providers and assess how inflation has affected provider compensation and the supply of care.
  • Policymakers: Would document the extent of wait lists and spotlight state-level reforms that reduced them, delivering a state-by-state evidence base for targeted policy changes.

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Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

McDonald Rivet, Kristen [D-MI-8]

MI • D

Cosponsors

  • Rep. Kiggans, Jennifer A. [R-VA-2]

    VA • R

    Sponsored 12/11/2025

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