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119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 6406 
To establish a grant program to provide assistance to eligible individuals 
to cover the costs of childcare services. 
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 Com-
mittee 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 Representa-
tives 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 appro-
priated 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 
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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 con-
taining 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 individ-
uals 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 serv-
ices. 
(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 ‘‘eligi-
ble individual’’ means an individual who— 
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(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. 
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