# 119-hr-9993: Rise Up for Child Care Act of 2026

119-hr-9993, Rise Up for Child Care Act of 2026, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] (D-WI); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-08-09).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-9993
- Congress: 119
- Title: Rise Up for Child Care Act of 2026
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-07-30
- Sponsor: Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] (D-WI)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Families
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-08-09

## Summary

**Guarantees child care to every current recipient of certain state assistance and to anyone who left that aid in the last 24 months.** This bill shifts the program from a capped, targeted allotment to an open-ended federal funding condition, adds a higher match for home-based providers, and orders a funded study to track effects. - Families: Current recipients and people who left within 24 months are entitled to child care services, creating a guaranteed pathway to care for those groups. - Home-based providers and workers: A separate 75 percent federal matching rate applies to excess spending used to boost wages and benefits in home-based child-care settings. - States: States must provide these guarantees as a condition of funds and no longer operate under the prior $3.6 billion program cap because funding is changed to "such sums as are necessary." - Research and oversight: The Administration for Children and Families must run a study through its Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation and is funded at $20.0 million each fiscal year to report to Congress. *Expands open-ended federal funding authority for the child care program, removes the $3.6 billion cap and creates greater federal spending exposure, and requires a $20.0 million annual appropriation for the study.*

## Provisions PRIA read

- Guaranteed child care for families: benefit, high. If enacted, states receiving these funds would have to guarantee child care services to anyone who currently gets assistance under the State program or a State program funded with qualified State expenditures. The bill would also require coverage for anyone who was a recipient at any time during th…
- Higher federal match for home childcare: benefit, medium. If enacted, the bill would set the federal matching rate at 75% for extra state spending used to boost wages and benefits for people who work for home-based child care providers. The HHS research office (OPRE) would be directed to study the effects and report to Congress during each Congress. The b…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-6900: American Affordability Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-2038: American Housing and Economic Mobility Act of 2025
- 119-hr-6976: Duty Status Reform Act
- 119-hr-3971: Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-9993 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9993)

## Related
- [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877)
- [119-hr-6900: American Affordability Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6900)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-2038: American Housing and Economic Mobility Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2038)
- [119-hr-6976: Duty Status Reform Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6976)
- [119-hr-3971: Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3971)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9993 (as of 2026-08-09).