# 119-s-2193: Expanding Access to Military Child Care Act of 2025

119-s-2193, Expanding Access to Military Child Care Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] (D-NH); 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-2193
- Congress: 119
- Title: Expanding Access to Military Child Care Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-06-26
- Sponsor: Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] (D-NH)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2025-12-21

## Summary

**This bill would expand access to high-quality early child care for military families** by creating a Department of Defense pilot that partners with civilian providers to increase capacity, boost workforce development, and improve recruitment and retention for those providers.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA] (R-IA), 2025-06-26T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- More child care for military families: benefit, medium. If enacted, the bill would create a DoD pilot to expand child care access for military families. The pilot would form 12 partnerships with eligible providers, with not more than one partnership per provider and each at a different installation. DoD could use training, professional development, and…
- New rules for pilot child care providers: cost, medium. If enacted, child care providers in the pilot would need to promise not to cut slots for nonmilitary families and not to build new facilities as part of the partnership. Providers must submit compliance paperwork no later than 150 days after the partnership starts and every 180 days after that. The…

## Related bills

- 119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act
- 119-s-2355: Patients Deserve Price Tags Act
- 119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026
- 119-s-5025: Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia Act of 2026
- 119-s-4335: HERO Child Care for Military Families Act
- 119-s-4189: INSULIN Act of 2026

## Sources
- [119-s-2193 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/2193)

## Related
- [119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1748)
- [119-s-2355: Patients Deserve Price Tags Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2355)
- [119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3990)
- [119-s-5025: Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5025)
- [119-s-4335: HERO Child Care for Military Families Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4335)
- [119-s-4189: INSULIN Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4189)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2193 (as of 2025-12-21).