H.R. 1911: Child Care is Infrastructure Act

117th Congress · introduced 2021-03-16 · Families · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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Where it came from: introduced 2021-03-16 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Clark, Katherine M. [D-MA-5] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Child Care is Infrastructure Act

Plain summary

Child Care is Infrastructure Act This bill establishes grants for child care facilities and higher education loan repayment and scholarship programs for child care educators, among other provisions. The Administration for Children and Families must conduct long- and short-term assessments of child care infrastructure, including the effect of the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic on such facilities. The bill provides grants to (1) states to acquire, construct, or improve child care facilities; and (2) intermediary organizations with demonstrated experience in child care facilities financing to develop or finance child care facilities. The bill further provides for education loan repayments of up to $6,000 per year for up to five years for early childhood educators who agree to work for certain child care providers. Additionally, the bill establishes a program for institutions of higher education to award grants of up to $3,000 per academic year to individuals who are enrolled in early childhood educator programs and agree to serve in a state-licensed early learning program. Finally, the bill modifies and reauthorizes through FY2027 supports for campus-based child care for low-income parents enrolled in institutions of higher education and requires the Department of Housing and Urban Development to consider early learning facilities in planning and implementation grants under the Choice Neighborhoods Initiative.

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Child Care is Infrastructure Act

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Clark, Katherine M. [D-MA-5] · 40 cosponsors

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Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Jake Auchincloss (D-MA), Paul Tonko (D-NY), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Sara Jacobs (D-CA), Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA), Lois Frankel (D-FL), Marilyn Strickland (D-WA), Jesús G. "Chuy" García (D-IL), Ilhan Omar (D-MN), Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA), Jahana Hayes (D-CT), Joseph D. Morelle (D-NY), Grace Meng (D-NY), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-NM), William R. Keating (D-MA), Dina Titus (D-NV), Sean Casten (D-IL), Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA), Kweisi Mfume (D-MD), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), Melanie A. Stansbury (D-NM), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Salud O. Carbajal (D-CA)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Clark, Katherine M. [D-MA-5] reported raising $5.0 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-117hr1911.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/117/hr>

Record fed-us-cong117-hr1911 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117