Improving Access to Child Care Act

Bill: 115-hr-5835
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Bishop, Mike [R-MI-8]
Introduced: 2018-05-16
Policy area: Social Welfare
Subjects: Appropriations

Child care and development

Family services

Poverty and welfare assistance

State and local government operations
Latest action: action_date: 2018-06-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.

Summaries:
action_date: 2018-05-16
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Improving Access to Child Care Act</strong></p> <p>This bill extends through FY2023, and increases funding for, the Child Care Entitlement grant program under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program.</p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5835 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 16, 2018 Mr. Bishop of Michigan (for himself and Ms. Jenkins of Kansas ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To amend title IV–A of the Social Security Act, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Improving Access to Child Care Act . 2. Improving access to child care to support work Section 418(a)(3) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 618(a)(3) ) is amended by striking $2,917,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2017 and 2018 and inserting $3,525,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023 . 3. Effective date The amendment made by this Act shall take effect on October 1, 2018.