House Democrats' Child Care for Working Families Act Would Cap Costs at 7% of Income for Families
This bill is currently sitting in the House Committee on Education and Workforce. Nothing has happened with the proposal since July 2025, and it is considered stalled because it has not moved forward in 11 months. The committee members must take action before the bill can move to the next stage of the process.
No action since July 2025
This bill’s path across every version that has carried it.
Reintroduced
Reintroduced from H.R. 2976 (118th), which died when its Congress ended.
H.R. 2976 (118th) →How this policy affects specific groups of people
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Introduced in House
The bill was officially filed and given a number. It now enters the legislative queue.
The Child Care for Working Families Act is stalled in the Republican-controlled Congress. Introduced in April, the bill would increase federal funding to ensure child care would cost no more than $15 a day for families earning the median income, which in Arizona is about $78,000 a year.
Democrats highlighted the Child Care for Working Families Act, which would cap the cost of child care at 7% of income. While Republicans touted a longstanding block grant and called for choice and flexibility, Democrats pushed for more federal investments to cap costs.
Sen. Katie Britt, R-Ala., pointed to the national debt and said the Child Care for Working Families Act would be 'not only fiscally irresponsible but morally irresponsible.' Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., says the legislation would fund construction of centers and cap costs for families at 7%.
No votes recorded for this bill yet.
Document Type
Congressional Bill
Official Title
Child Care for Working Families Act
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