Improving Access to Child Care Act

Improving Access to Child Care Act

This bill extends through FY2023, and increases funding for, the Child Care Entitlement grant program under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5835 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5835

To amend title IV-A of the Social Security Act, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 16, 2018

    Mr. Bishop of Michigan (for himself and Ms. Jenkins of Kansas) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                             Ways and Means

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend title IV-A of the Social Security Act, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Improving Access to Child Care 
Act''.

SEC. 2. IMPROVING ACCESS TO CHILD CARE TO SUPPORT WORK.

    Section 418(a)(3) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 618(a)(3)) 
is amended by striking ``$2,917,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2017 
and 2018'' and inserting ``$3,525,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 
through 2023''.

SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    The amendment made by this Act shall take effect on October 1, 
2018.
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