To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the Secretary of Education to submit a report on the availability, accessibility, and affordability of childcare for veteran families.

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6026 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 6026

   To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the Secretary of 
 Education to submit a report on the availability, accessibility, and 
            affordability of childcare for veteran families.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           November 12, 2025

 Mr. Gottheimer (for himself and Mrs. Hinson) introduced the following 
 bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, 
and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, for a period to 
      be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
                          committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
   To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the Secretary of 
 Education to submit a report on the availability, accessibility, and 
            affordability of childcare for veteran families.

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

SECTION 1. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS AND DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 
              JOINT REPORT ON CHILDCARE FOR VETERAN FAMILIES.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans and the Secretary of 
Education shall submit to Congress a joint report on the availability, 
accessability, and affordability of childcare for veteran families. 
Such report shall include--
            (1) an assessment of childcare options available to veteran 
        families as of the date of the submission of the report;
            (2) an identification of gaps in childcare options for 
        veteran families; and
            (3) an evaluation of barriers to childcare for veteran 
        families, including--
                    (A) cost;
                    (B) geographic distance; and
                    (C) eligibility criteria.
    (b) Veteran Family Defined.--In this section, the term ``veteran 
family'' has the meaning given such term in section 2044 of title 38, 
United States Code.
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