Ways and Means Committee, Work and Welfare Subcommittee
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Improving Access to Child Care Act This bill eliminates certain funding for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program and increases certain funding for child care assistance. Specifically, the bill (1) eliminates the TANF Contingency Fund, which provides additional funds to states in economic distress; and (2) increases and extends child care assistance provided to states and tribes through the Child Care Entitlement to States.
AppropriationsChild care and developmentPoverty and welfare assistanceState and local government operations
Improving Access to Child Care Act
USA116th CongressHR-1245| House
| Updated: 2/14/2019
Improving Access to Child Care Act This bill eliminates certain funding for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program and increases certain funding for child care assistance. Specifically, the bill (1) eliminates the TANF Contingency Fund, which provides additional funds to states in economic distress; and (2) increases and extends child care assistance provided to states and tribes through the Child Care Entitlement to States.