H.R. 4540 · 117th Congress
Improving Access to Child Care Act
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Lloyd Smucker
- Introduced
- 2021-07-19
- Latest action
- 2021-07-19 · Introduced in House
Summary
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.