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The bill expands and stabilizes campus child care and family support for student parents—boosting access, quality, and benefits outreach—while requiring substantial federal spending and leaving gaps for small campuses and physical expansion needs, plus added administrative burdens.
Student parents at eligible institutions gain funded access to on‑campus and subsidized child care, reducing barriers to college enrollment and persistence.
Colleges and universities receive predictable 5‑year grants ($75K–$2M) allowing multiyear planning and more sustained campus child care services.
Student parents, especially low‑income families, get help connecting to SNAP, Medicaid, WIC, TANF, and housing supports, improving household economic security and access to services.
The program authorizes $500 million per year (FY2026–2031), increasing federal spending which could require higher taxes or reallocation of other budget priorities.
Smaller colleges with fewer than 150 Pell‑eligible students are ineligible, leaving student parents at many small institutions without access to grant‑funded child care supports.
Prohibiting use of funds for new construction limits ability to create new on‑campus child care facilities where campus space is lacking, constraining capacity expansion.
Based on analysis of 2 sections of legislative text.
Authorizes 5‑year CCAMPIS grants in HEA with annual awards of $75,000–$2,000,000 to expand campus and subsidized child care for student parents.
Official title: Amend the Child Care Access Means Parents In School Program under the Higher Education Act of 1965.
Introduced September 18, 2025 by Tammy Duckworth · Last progress September 18, 2025
Authorizes and restructures the Child Care Access Means Parents In School (CCAMPIS) program in the Higher Education Act by creating a new statutory provision that funds campus‑based and related child care services for student parents. It sets grant rules: 5‑year awards, annual payments, per‑institution minimum and maximum awards ($75,000 to $2,000,000), eligibility criteria based on enrollment of Pell‑eligible students, allowable uses (campus child care, subsidized sliding‑fee care, before/after‑school services, and related supports), reporting requirements for continuation, and limits on construction and extra eligibility barriers. The bill changes program structure and funding mechanics (grant amount floors/ceilings, multi‑year awards, reporting‑based renewals) and defines eligible institutions and uses of funds to increase access to affordable, campus‑linked child care for low‑income students pursuing postsecondary education.