# 119-hr-9606: Less Bureaucracy, Better Child Care for Student Parents Act

119-hr-9606, Less Bureaucracy, Better Child Care for Student Parents Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Onder, Robert F. [R-MO-3] (R-MO); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-27).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-9606
- Congress: 119
- Title: Less Bureaucracy, Better Child Care for Student Parents Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2026-07-09
- Sponsor: Rep. Onder, Robert F. [R-MO-3] (R-MO)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Education
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-27

## Summary

**Transfer of child care access functions to the Department of Health and Human Services.** This bill would move the Department of Education functions under section 419N of the Higher Education Act that support child care access for low-income postsecondary students into HHS and allow HHS to exercise related authorities that ED held. - Low-income parents enrolled in postsecondary education would have their child care access program overseen by the Department of Health and Human Services instead of the Department of Education. - Federal personnel, contracts, records, property, liabilities, and unexpended balances tied to the transferred functions would move to HHS, with unspent funds required to be used for their original purposes. - The Office of Management and Budget would enforce a no-net-increase rule for federal full-time equivalents, manage incidental transfers, and certify compliance to congressional committees. Ongoing grant applications, lawsuits, and administrative reviews tied to the functions would continue with appropriate substitutions, and ED resources may be used during a reasonable transition period.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Rulli, Michael A. [R-OH-6] (R-OH), 2026-08-13T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- OMB oversight and hiring limits: mixed, low. If enacted, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget would determine which functions move and make incidental transfers of personnel, assets, and related items as needed. OMB would have to ensure the transfers did not increase net federal full-time equivalent employees compared to the da…
- Move student childcare program to HHS: mixed, low. If enacted, this bill would move the federal student-parent child care program from the Department of Education to the Department of Health and Human Services. HHS would have the same legal authorities ED used to run the program. The transfer would move staff, contracts, property, records, and unsp…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-8870: BUILD America 250 Act
- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-4706: Protecting Our Farms and Homes from China Act
- 119-hr-833: Educational Choice for Children Act of 2025
- 119-hr-9298: Stopping Harmful and Outrageous Torts Act
- 119-hr-2395: SHORT Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-9606 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9606)

## Related
- [119-hr-8870: BUILD America 250 Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8870)
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-4706: Protecting Our Farms and Homes from China Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4706)
- [119-hr-833: Educational Choice for Children Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-833)
- [119-hr-9298: Stopping Harmful and Outrageous Torts Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9298)
- [119-hr-2395: SHORT Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2395)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9606 (as of 2026-09-27).