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Creates a competitively awarded federal pilot program to give grants to States, Indian Tribes, and Tribal organizations to provide wage supplements to eligible child care workers. The goal is to attract and retain workers, improve worker well-being, raise child care quality, and expand access to affordable child care, with required program evaluation and a report to Congress within two years.
Grantees must use funds to raise wages (with regular payments at least quarterly), provide worker education about tax/benefit effects, and limit administrative spending (up to 10%). The Secretary of Health and Human Services must evaluate outcomes and report results; the Act authorizes whatever funding is necessary beginning FY2026 and becomes effective 75 days after enactment.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S1499-1500)
Introduced March 4, 2025 by Katie Boyd Britt · Last progress March 4, 2025