United States 119th Congress Status: In Committee 105 D cosponsors

HR 4418 — Child Care for Working Families Act

Last action — Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed House
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced July 15, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the House.

Prognosis

Stalled 26% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

Low

How often bills like it became law.

  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 105 sponsors

    1 primary, 104 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (105 D).

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In plain language

The bill aims to enhance child care quality, availability, and affordability for families.

The Child Care for Working Families Act seeks to increase the supply and quality of child care while reducing costs for families. It defines eligible activities and establishes support mechanisms for parents participating in those activities.

What this means for you
  • Families: This bill aims to make child care more accessible and affordable for families with young children.

Bill Text

Sections of law this bill changes

2 sections in 1 law

From the bill's own amending language, matched to the official United States Code (current through Public Law 119-124).

Community services programs · 42 U.S.C. ch. 105 1 section Amends the act as a whole
  • § 9835 Allotment of funds Amends

    42 U.S.C. § 9835

    The law today

    (a) Distribution of appropriations; priorities, etc. (1) Using the sums appropriated pursuant to section 9834 of this title for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall allocate such sums in accordance with paragraphs (2) through (5). (2) (A) The Secretary shall determine an amount for each fiscal year for each State that is equal to the amount received through base grants for the prior fiscal year by the Head Start agencies (including Early Head Start agencies) in the State that are not described in clause (ii) or (iii) of subparagraph (B). (B) The Secretary shall reserve for each fiscal year such sums as are necessary— (i) to provide each amount determined for a State under subparagraph (A) to the Head Start agencies (including Early Head Start agencies) in the State that are not described in clause (ii) or (iii), by allotting to each agency described in this clause an amount equal to that agency’s base grant for the prior fiscal year; (ii) to provide an amount for the Indian Head Start programs that is equal to the amount provided for base grants for such programs under this subchapter for the prior fiscal year, by allotting to each Head Start agency (including each Early Head Start agency) administering an Indian Head Start program an amount equal to that agency’s base grant for the prior fiscal year; (iii) to provide an amount for the migrant and seasonal Head Start programs, on a nationwide basis, that is equal to the amount provided nationwide for base grants for such programs under this subchapter for the prior fiscal year, by allotting to each Head Start agency administering a migrant or seasonal Head Start program an amount equal to that agency’s base grant for the prior fiscal year; (iv) to provide an amount for each of Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Republic of Palau, and the Virgin Islands of the United States (for Head Start agencies (including Early Head Start agencies) in the jurisdiction) that is equal to the amount provided for base grants for such jurisdiction under this subchapter for the prior fiscal year, by allotting to each agency described in this clause an amount equal to that agency’s base grant for the prior fiscal year; (v) if a base grant has been established through appropriations for the Federated States of Micronesia or the Republic of the Marshall Islands, to provide an amount for that jurisdiction (for Head Start agencies (including Early Head Start agencies) in the jurisdiction) that is equal to the amount provided for base grants for such jurisdiction under this subchapter for the prior fiscal year, by allotting to each agency described in this clause an amount equal to that agency’s base grant for the prior fiscal year; and (vi) to provide an amount for a collaboration grant under section 9837b(a) of this title for each State, for the Indian Head Start programs, and for the migrant and seasonal Head Start programs, in the same amount as the corresponding collaboration grant provided under this subchapter for fiscal year 2007. (C) (i) The Secretary shall reserve for each fiscal year an amount that is not less than 2.5 percent and not more than 3 percent of the sums appropriated pursuant to section 9834 of this title for that fiscal year, to fund training and technical assistance activities, from which reserved amount— (I) the Secretary shall set aside a portion, but not less than 20 percent, to be used to fund training and technical assistance activities for Early Head Start programs, in accordance with section 9840a(g)(2) of this title; and (II) the Secretary shall set aside a portion, equal to the rest of the reserved amount, to fund training and technical assistance activities for other Head Start programs, in accordance with section 9843 of this title, of which portion— (aa) not less than 50 percent shall be made available to Head Start agencies to use directly, which may include at their discretion the establishment of local or regional agreeme...

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Also cites: 15 U.S.C. § 632, 20 U.S.C. § 1401, 20 U.S.C. § 1412, 20 U.S.C. § 1419, 20 U.S.C. § 1432, 20 U.S.C. § 1441, 20 U.S.C. § 7801, 25 U.S.C. § 5304, 26 U.S.C. § 501, 29 U.S.C. § 794, 29 U.S.C. § 3102, 42 U.S.C. § 711 and 16 more

Action History

  1. Introduced in House

  2. Introduced in House

  3. Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 104 co-sponsors · 442 not signed on

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Co-sponsors (104)

Not signed on (442)

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HR 4418?
HR 4418 is sponsored by Lee, Summer L. (Democratic), Davis, Danny K. (Democratic), Brownley, Julia (Democratic), Tonko, Paul (Democratic), Fields, Cleo (Democratic), Norton, Eleanor Holmes (Democratic), Tlaib, Rashida (Democratic), Ramirez, Delia C. (Democratic), Pelosi, Nancy (Democratic), Thompson, Bennie G. (Democratic), Jackson, Jonathan L. (Democratic), Stansbury, Melanie A. (Democratic), Salinas, Andrea (Democratic), McIver, LaMonica (Democratic), Williams, Nikema (Democratic), McBath, Lucy (Democratic), Ansari, Yassamin (Democratic), Swalwell, Eric (Democratic), Moore, Gwen (Democratic), Castro, Joaquin (Democratic), Frost, Maxwell (Democratic), Carson, André (Democratic), Castor, Kathy (Democratic), Latimer, George (Democratic), Clark, Katherine M. (Democratic), Pingree, Chellie (Democratic), Garcia, Robert (Democratic), Goodlander, Maggie (Democratic), Scholten, Hillary J. (Democratic), Thanedar, Shri (Democratic), Crockett, Jasmine (Democratic), Bonamici, Suzanne (Democratic), Kelly, Robin L. (Democratic), Underwood, Lauren (Democratic), Carter, Troy A. (Democratic), Pocan, Mark (Democratic), McClain Delaney, April (Democratic), Lieu, Ted (Democratic), McBride, Sarah (Democratic), Vargas, Juan (Democratic), Leger Fernandez, Teresa (Democratic), McCollum, Betty (Democratic), Dingell, Debbie (Democratic), Frankel, Lois (Democratic), Norcross, Donald (Democratic), McClellan, Jennifer L. (Democratic), McDonald Rivet, Kristen (Democratic), Elfreth, Sarah (Democratic), DelBene, Suzan K. (Democratic), Dean, Madeleine (Democratic), McGarvey, Morgan (Democratic), Tokuda, Jill N. (Democratic), Clarke, Yvette D. (Democratic), Moulton, Seth (Democratic), Keating, William R. (Democratic), Sánchez, Linda T. (Democratic), Chu, Judy (Democratic), Menendez, Robert (Democratic), Schakowsky, Janice D. (Democratic), Simon, Lateefah (Democratic), Wilson, Frederica S. (Democratic), Smith, Adam (Democratic), Stevens, Haley M. (Democratic), Landsman, Greg (Democratic), Ross, Deborah K. (Democratic), DeLauro, Rosa L. (Democratic), Nadler, Jerrold (Democratic), Evans, Dwight (Democratic), Subramanyam, Suhas (Democratic), Beatty, Joyce (Democratic), Gottheimer, Josh (Democratic), Titus, Dina (Democratic), Pettersen, Brittany (Democratic), Budzinski, Nikki (Democratic), Magaziner, Seth (Democratic), Sewell, Terri A. (Democratic), Brown, Shontel M. (Democratic), Casten, Sean (Democratic), Garamendi, John (Democratic), Raskin, Jamie (Democratic), Beyer, Donald S. (Democratic), Davids, Sharice (Democratic), Amo, Gabe (Democratic), DeSaulnier, Mark (Democratic), Waters, Maxine (Democratic), Courtney, Joe (Democratic), Wasserman Schultz, Debbie (Democratic), Riley, Josh (Democratic), Lynch, Stephen F. (Democratic), Craig, Angie (Democratic), Larsen, Rick (Democratic), Goldman, Daniel S. (Democratic), Foushee, Valerie P. (Democratic), Carbajal, Salud O. (Democratic), Adams, Alma S. (Democratic), Walkinshaw, James R. (Democratic), Vindman, Eugene Simon (Democratic), Matsui, Doris O. (Democratic), Rivas, Luz M. (Democratic), Aguilar, Pete (Democratic), Pappas, Chris (Democratic), Stanton, Greg (Democratic), Foster, Bill (Democratic), Huffman, Jared (Democratic), and Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" (Democratic).
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This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced July 15, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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