Daycare Not Detentions Act of 2026
In committee: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- House
- Sponsors
- +14
- Latest action
- Jul 23
What it does
Daycare Not Detentions Act of 2026 This bill rescinds funding that was provided to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and reallocates the funding to the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) for federal child care programs. Specifically, the bill rescinds $70 billion in funding that was provided to ICE and CBP by the Secure America Act. The bill also provides a total of $70 billion to ACF for federal child care programs, including $25.5 billion for the Child Care and Development Block Grant, $20 billion for the Child Care Entitlement to States, $24 billion for Head Start, and $500 million for Preschool Development Grants. The funds provided to ACF are available through FY2029.
Official summary · Introduced in House · Jul 22
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Who is involved
Sponsors
The lawmakers who put their names on it, lead sponsors first.
- Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1]
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7]
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28]
- Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10]
- Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3]
- Rep. Garcia, Sylvia R. [D-TX-29]
- Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4]
- Rep. Goodlander, Maggie [D-NH-2]
- Rep. Grijalva, Adelita S. [D-AZ-7]
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4]
- Rep. Randall, Emily [D-WA-6]
- Rep. Salinas, Andrea [D-OR-6]
- Rep. Simon, Lateefah [D-CA-12]
- Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39]
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12]
- Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12]
- Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24]
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