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ACCESS Act

USA116th CongressS-4383| Senate 
| Updated: 7/30/2020
Joni Ernst

Joni Ernst

Republican Senator

Iowa

Environment and Public Works Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Affordable Child Care for Economic Strategies and Success Act or the ACCESS Act This bill authorizes the Department of Commerce to provide grants for public works and economic development projects that will directly or indirectly increase the accessibility of affordable, quality child care, including grants for planning, and training, research, and technical assistance related to such projects. Commerce must issue regulations to establish criteria for whether a project directly or indirectly increases the accessibility of affordable, quality child care. Such criteria shall consider (1) the availability, validity, and accessibility of timely data, (2) the extent to which a project contributes to a family's financial security, and (3) the extent to which a project addresses child care needs in child care deserts or areas otherwise recognized as experiencing a shortage. A child care desert is an area in which the number of children who are under age five is more than three times the number of slots provided by child care providers who are licensed or registered by the state involved, or a community that the state or tribal entity involved determines has a low supply of quality, affordable child care. Commerce must also issue guidance on how to include the accessibility of affordable, quality child care in a comprehensive economic development strategy.
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Timeline
Jul 21, 2020

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 116-7683
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
Jul 30, 2020
Introduced in Senate
Jul 30, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
  • July 21, 2020

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 116-7683
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.


  • July 30, 2020
    Introduced in Senate


  • July 30, 2020
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Transportation and Public Works

Related Bills

  • HR 116-8326: CED Act
  • HR 116-7683: ACCESS Act
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresChild care and developmentDepartment of CommerceEconomic developmentEmployment and training programsGovernment lending and loan guarantees

ACCESS Act

USA116th CongressS-4383| Senate 
| Updated: 7/30/2020
Affordable Child Care for Economic Strategies and Success Act or the ACCESS Act This bill authorizes the Department of Commerce to provide grants for public works and economic development projects that will directly or indirectly increase the accessibility of affordable, quality child care, including grants for planning, and training, research, and technical assistance related to such projects. Commerce must issue regulations to establish criteria for whether a project directly or indirectly increases the accessibility of affordable, quality child care. Such criteria shall consider (1) the availability, validity, and accessibility of timely data, (2) the extent to which a project contributes to a family's financial security, and (3) the extent to which a project addresses child care needs in child care deserts or areas otherwise recognized as experiencing a shortage. A child care desert is an area in which the number of children who are under age five is more than three times the number of slots provided by child care providers who are licensed or registered by the state involved, or a community that the state or tribal entity involved determines has a low supply of quality, affordable child care. Commerce must also issue guidance on how to include the accessibility of affordable, quality child care in a comprehensive economic development strategy.
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Timeline
Jul 21, 2020

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 116-7683
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
Jul 30, 2020
Introduced in Senate
Jul 30, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
  • July 21, 2020

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 116-7683
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.


  • July 30, 2020
    Introduced in Senate


  • July 30, 2020
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Joni Ernst

Joni Ernst

Republican Senator

Iowa

Environment and Public Works Committee

Transportation and Public Works

Related Bills

  • HR 116-8326: CED Act
  • HR 116-7683: ACCESS Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresChild care and developmentDepartment of CommerceEconomic developmentEmployment and training programsGovernment lending and loan guarantees