# 119-hr-8590: CARE for Parenting Students Act

119-hr-8590, CARE for Parenting Students Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Strickland, Marilyn [D-WA-10] (D-WA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-8590
- Congress: 119
- Title: CARE for Parenting Students Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-04-29
- Sponsor: Rep. Strickland, Marilyn [D-WA-10] (D-WA)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Families
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-21

## Summary

**Expands access to child care assistance for parenting students** by broadening which education and training programs qualify and by adding new federal funding to support that expansion. - Parenting students can count more program types toward the parental activity requirement, including accredited higher education programs, programs accredited by Department of Education‑recognized agencies, programs registered with the Department of Labor or state labor agencies, and state‑approved nursing assistant training. - States and child care providers can treat these newly recognized programs as meeting eligibility checks, which can let more parenting students qualify for help with child care. - Adds new annual federal funding to carry out the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act from 2027 through 2031 to support expanded services and access. *Authorizes an additional $850 million per year for fiscal years 2027 through 2031, which increases federal spending by $850 million annually during those five years.*

## Cosponsors (1)

- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2026-09-10T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- More federal child care funding: benefit, high. If enacted, the bill would authorize an additional $850 million per year for child care grants for each fiscal year 2027 through 2031. The money would be in addition to amounts otherwise authorized under current law. States and child care grant recipients could use appropriated funds to expand or s…
- Wider child care eligibility for student parents: benefit, low. If enacted, the bill would expand what counts as a qualifying parental activity for child care help. New qualifying programs would include programs accredited by a college, programs accredited by a Department of Education–recognized agency, programs registered with the Department of Labor or a Stat…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-8870: BUILD America 250 Act
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-3077: Agriculture Resilience Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-8590 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8590)

## Related
- [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877)
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-8870: BUILD America 250 Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8870)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-3077: Agriculture Resilience Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3077)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8590 (as of 2026-09-21).