Rise Up for Child Care Act of 2026
In committee: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- House
- Sponsor
- 1
- Latest action
- Jul 30, 2026
What it does
The Rise Up for Child Care Act of 2026 would amend the Social Security Act to guarantee child care services for current and former recipients of certain state assistance programs, eliminate state funding caps, and make child care entitlements open-ended by removing fixed appropriation limits. It would also increase federal matching funds to 75% for state expenditures that supplement wages and benefits for home-based child care providers and require an annual $20 million study on the effects of these wage supplements, with priority given to hiring experienced personnel to conduct the research. The bill aims to expand access, affordability, and investment in home-based child care through…
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