Supporting Our Military Child Care Workforce Act

Key Points

• This bill requires the Department of Defense to give regular updates on how it is changing the way it pays child care workers. The goal is to make sure a previously approved plan to improve their pay is actually happening.
• Military families who use on-base child care are the most affected. If the government can hire and keep more workers by paying them better, it should lead to shorter waitlists and better care for military kids.
• The Defense Department must post these reports on a public website so everyone can see the progress. These reports will show what parts of the pay plan are finished and what parts are still being worked on for each branch of the military.
• The reports will continue every year until the new pay system is fully in place. This helps Congress hold military leaders accountable for fixing staffing shortages in child care centers.

Impact Analysis

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