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Parental Workforce Training Act
To establish a grant program to provide assistance to eligible individuals to cover the costs of childcare services.
Summary
This bill establishes a grant program administered by the Secretary of Labor to provide childcare assistance to individuals participating in workforce training. The Secretary will award competitive grants to local boards, which will distribute funds to eligible individuals with dependent children to cover childcare costs. Eligible individuals can use the assistance with any childcare provider that complies with applicable state and local quality requirements and standards. The Secretary must report to Congress within one year after awarding the first grant on the program's effects, including enrollment and completion rates for participants in employment and training activities. The bill authorizes $10 million in appropriations to carry out the program.
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7 cosponsors
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Actions (2)
- Dec 3, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce. · house
- Dec 3, 2025 Introduced in House
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Full text
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
December 3, 2025
Mr. Menendez (for himself, Ms. Omar, Ms. Tlaib, Ms. Simon, and Mr. Carson) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce
A BILL
To establish a grant program to provide assistance to eligible individuals to cover the costs of childcare services.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Parental Workforce Training Act”.
SEC. 2. CHILDCARE GRANT PROGRAM.
(a) Grants Authorized.—From the amount appropriated under subsection (f), and not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Labor shall award grants, on a competitive basis, to local boards to provide assistance to eligible individuals to cover the costs of childcare services as supportive services.
(b) Application.—To be eligible to receive a grant under this Act, a local board shall submit an application to the Secretary, at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require.
(c) Uses of Funds.—A local board that receives a grant under this Act shall provide funds to eligible individuals who are participating in an employment and training activity in the local area served by such local board, for such individuals to cover the costs of childcare services as supportive services with the childcare provider of their choice, so long as such childcare provider is in compliance with all applicable State and local laws related to quality requirements and standards for providing childcare services.
(d) Report.—Not later than 1 year after the date that the Secretary awards the first grant under subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on the effect of the grants on the individuals who received assistance, including the enrollment and completion rates of such individuals in employment and training activities.
(e) Definitions.—In this Act:
(1) Eligible individuals.—The term “eligible individual” means an individual who—
(A) has one or more dependent children; and
(B) is participating in an employment and training activity.
(2) WIOA terms.—The terms “employment and training activity”, “local area”, “local board”, and “supportive services” have the meanings given such terms in section 3 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3102).
(f) Authorization of Appropriations.—There are authorized to be appropriated $10,000,000 to carry out this Act. <all>
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