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Congress Proposes $500 Million Yearly to Expand Child Care for Low-Income College Students

CCAMPIS Reauthorization Act

6 months ago·View on Congress.gov

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Key Points

  • This bill would provide $500 million every year from 2026 to 2031 to help colleges offer child care for students who are also parents. Schools could use the money to run their own on-campus daycares or give students discounts on child care costs through a sliding fee scale based on what they can afford.
  • To qualify for help, a student must be a parent or guardian of a dependent child and meet certain financial needs, such as being eligible for a Pell Grant. The bill specifically includes graduate students and prevents schools from adding extra rules, like work requirements, for students to get this child care assistance.
  • The goal is to help more parents finish their degrees by removing the barrier of expensive child care. Any daycare program receiving these funds would have to meet high-quality standards, such as being in the top tier of their state's rating system or meeting federal Head Start standards within three years of receiving the grant.
  • Colleges would receive between $75,000 and $2 million per year for five years. In exchange, they must report back on how many student parents are graduating, staying in school, or transferring, while ensuring no student is discriminated against based on race, religion, gender identity, or disability.
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Impact Analysis

Scores: 1 = low, 5 = highSentiment: -5 to +5 (net benefit)

Milestones

2 milestones2 actions
Sep 18, 2025Senate

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Sep 18, 2025

Introduced in Senate

Related News

4 articles
Medill on the Hill·4 months ago

For student parents, federal child care funding hangs in the balance

The CCAMPIS Reauthorization Act seeks to expand funding to $500 million to help the 1 in 5 undergraduates who are parents. While the Senate maintains current levels, the House version of the spending bill aligns with the administration's proposal to zero out the program entirely.

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The Hechinger Report·10 months ago

A federal program helped student-parents thrive. Now it's on life support

Lawmakers are pushing to increase CCAMPIS funding from $75 million to $500 million. Despite bipartisan interest in the past, the program faces elimination in the current budget cycle, leaving colleges and student parents in a state of uncertainty regarding future child care subsidies.

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WXXI News·4 months ago

Community colleges adjust amid funding uncertainties under Trump administration

Local colleges are bracing for the loss of CCAMPIS grants as the administration targets 'niche' programs. The CCAMPIS Reauthorization Act, introduced in September, remains in committee as a potential solution to maintain on-campus child care for Pell-eligible students.

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Source Information

Document Type

Congressional Bill

Official Title

CCAMPIS Reauthorization Act

Bill NumberS 2862
Congress119th Congress
ChamberSenate
Latest ActionRead twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Sponsor

Cosponsors

(17)
D: 17

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