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CARE for Parenting Students Act
To clarify the eligibility of certain student populations for child care assistance under the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990.
Summary
This bill expands eligibility for child care assistance available to parenting students under the Child Care and Development Block Grant program. It clarifies that students in certain higher education programs, programs registered with the Department of Labor, and programs approved by state health or nursing boards can receive child care assistance. The bill also authorizes an additional $850 million in funding for the program for fiscal years 2027 through 2031.
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- Apr 29, 2026 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce. · house
- Apr 29, 2026 Introduced in House
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
April 29, 2026
Ms. Strickland introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce
A BILL
To clarify the eligibility of certain student populations for child care assistance under the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990.
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 “Childcare Access for all Recognized Education for Parenting Students Act” or “CARE for Parenting Students Act”.
SEC. 2. PARENTAL ACTIVITY.
Section 658P(4)(C)(i) of the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858n(4)(C)(i)) is amended by inserting after “program” the following: “(including a program accredited by an institution of higher education, a program of an institution that is accredited by an agency recognized by the Department of Education, a program that is registered with the Department of Labor or a State department of labor or an equivalent agency, or a program approved by a State, State board of nursing, or State department of health as required to license or certify nursing assistants)”.
SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATIONS.
In addition to amounts otherwise authorized to be appropriated under section 658B of the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858), there is authorized to be appropriated to carry out such Act $850,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2027 through 2031. <all>
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