# 119-s-169: Child Care Workforce and Facilities Act of 2025

119-s-169, Child Care Workforce and Facilities Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] (D-MN); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2025-12-21).

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- As of: 2025-12-21
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-169
- Congress: 119
- Title: Child Care Workforce and Facilities Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-01-21
- Sponsor: Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] (D-MN)
- Cosponsors: 7
- Policy area: Families
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2025-12-21

## Summary

**Expand access to licensed child care in child care deserts.** This bill would create a competitive grant program at the Department of Health and Human Services to fund workforce training and to build, expand, or renovate licensed child care facilities in underserved areas. - Families: Targets areas where children under age 5 outnumber licensed slots by more than three-to-one or communities a State or Tribal entity designates as low supply. Grants aim to increase quality, affordability, and availability during nontraditional hours. - Child care workers: Workforce grants would pay for tuition, textbooks, curriculum, credentialing, and outreach to people without college degrees. Projects must describe how they will improve training completion, retention, and compensation. - States and Tribal entities: HHS would award competitive workforce or facility grants for up to 5 years and may fund construction, expansion, renovation, or loans to providers. The Federal share would cover 50 percent of project costs.

## Cosponsors (7)

- Sen. Sullivan, Dan [R-AK] (R-AK), 2025-01-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] (D-NY), 2025-01-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME] (I-ME), 2025-01-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] (D-OR), 2025-01-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] (D-NH), 2025-01-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] (D-RI), 2025-01-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL] (D-IL), 2025-02-11T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Grants to expand child care access: benefit, medium. This bill would create a competitive grant program for States and Tribal entities to expand child care in child care deserts. It would authorize $100 million total for fiscal years 2025 through 2031. Grants would pay 50% of project costs and could last up to 5 years. States and Tribes could use fun…

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## Sources
- [119-s-169 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/169)

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- [119-s-1241: Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1241)
- [119-s-410: Love Lives On Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-410)
- [119-s-1261: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1261)
- [119-s-2903: Safe Step Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2903)
- [119-s-1677: Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1677)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-169 (as of 2025-12-21).