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H.R. 2886: Universal Child Care and Early Learning Act

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H.R. 2886: Universal Child Care and Early Learning Act

117th Congress · introduced 2021-04-28 · Families · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2021-04-28 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Jones, Mondaire [D-NY-17] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

Universal Child Care and Early Learning Act

Plain summary

Universal Child Care and Early Learning Act This bill provides funds to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for an affordable child care and early learning program. Children who are at least six weeks of age but not yet required to attend school may participate in the program regardless of family income, disability status, citizenship status, or employment of a family member. Under the program, HHS must support sponsors (e.g., states, local governments, tribal organizations, and nonprofit community organizations) that provide child care and early learning services for families. Families must pay a subsidized fee, based on their income, for the services. The fees are waived for children from families with incomes below 200% of the poverty line. The fees are capped at 7% of a family's income regardless of the family's income level.

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Official text

Universal Child Care and Early Learning Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Jones, Mondaire [D-NY-17] · 63 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

André Carson (D-IN), Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), Ro Khanna (D-CA), Jesús G. "Chuy" García (D-IL), Ayanna Pressley (D-MA), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Sara Jacobs (D-CA), Jake Auchincloss (D-MA), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Mark Takano (D-CA), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Grace Meng (D-NY), Katherine M. Clark (D-MA), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA), Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Rosa L. DeLauro (D-CT), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY), Dwight Evans (D-PA), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Maxine Waters (D-CA), Ilhan Omar (D-MN), Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), Judy Chu (D-CA), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Darren Soto (D-FL), Madeleine Dean (D-PA), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Hakeem S. Jeffries (D-NY), Melanie A. Stansbury (D-NM), Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-NM), Donald Norcross (D-NJ), Joe Neguse (D-CO), Nikema Williams (D-GA), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Andy Kim (D-NJ), Lori Trahan (D-MA), Steven Horsford (D-NV), Troy A. Carter (D-LA), Shontel M. Brown (D-OH), Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA) and 3 more.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong117-hr2886 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117