Child Care Small Business Insight and Improvement Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-6156
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Landsman, Greg [D-OH-1]
Introduced: 2023-11-01
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Business investment and capital

Child care and development

Government studies and investigations

Preschool education
Latest action: action_date: 2024-02-13
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 312.

Summaries:

tv_txt: IB Union Calendar No. 312 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6156 [Report No. 118–382] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 1, 2023 Mr. Landsman (for himself and Ms. Letlow ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Small Business February 13, 2024 Additional sponsors: Mr. Mfume , Mr. Golden of Maine , Mr. Meuser , Mr. McGarvey , Ms. Davids of Kansas , Mr. Trone , Ms. Perez , Mr. Molinaro , and Mr. Gottheimer February 13, 2024 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on November 1, 2023 A BILL To require the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to designate a point of contact for for-profit child care providers, submit a report to Congress, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Child Care Small Business Insight and Improvement Act of 2023 . 2. Report on for-profit child care providers (a) In general Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Small Business Administration shall submit to Congress a study and report on for-profit child care providers that includes— (1) an assessment of the challenges and needs of such providers; (2) a description of the resources and support that the Small Business Administration provides to such providers; (3) any deficiencies in the resources and support described under paragraph (2); (4) any recommendations for legislative actions necessary to address any challenges or needs faced by such providers that are identified by the report required in this subsection; and (5) an identification of the leadership needs in order to successfully implement such recommendations. (b) For-Profit child care provider defined The term for-profit child care provider has the meaning given the term eligible child care provider in section 658P of the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 ( 42 U.S.C. 9858n ) and is a provider that operates— (1) on a for-profit basis; and (2) in one or more of the several States, territory or possession of the United States, or the District of Columbia. (c) Compliance with CUTGO No additional amounts are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act.

February 13, 2024 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed