Senate bill · S. 2295 (119th Congress)
Child Care for Working Families Act
U.S. Senate
Sponsor: Patty Murray (U.S. Senator for Washington, Democratic)
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Summary
Would establish a Birth Through Five Child Care and Early Learning Program and other measures with the stated aims of increasing the quality and supply of child care and lowering costs for families. This is the Senate companion to a House bill.
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Where it stands
Assigned to a committee for review.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Up for a vote
- Passed one chamber
- Passed
- Enacted
Committee
Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions · U.S. Senate
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Cosponsors
43
Cosponsors listed on Congress.gov, shown A to Z.
- Democratic41
- Other2
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- Adam B. Schiff
- Alex Padilla
- Amy Klobuchar
- Andy Kim
- Angela D. Alsobrooks
- Angus S. King, Jr.
- Ben Ray Luján
- Bernard Sanders
- Brian Schatz
- Catherine Cortez Masto
- Charles E. Schumer
- Chris Van Hollen
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- Christopher A. Coons
- Christopher Murphy
- Cory A. Booker
- Edward J. Markey
- Elissa Slotkin
- Gary C. Peters
- Jack Reed
- Jacky Rosen
- Jeanne Shaheen
- Jeff Merkley
- John Fetterman
- John W. Hickenlooper
- Kirsten E. Gillibrand
- Lisa Blunt Rochester
- Margaret Wood Hassan
- Maria Cantwell
- Mark Kelly
- Martin Heinrich
- Mazie K. Hirono
- Michael F. Bennet
- Peter Welch
- Raphael G. Warnock
- Richard Blumenthal
- Richard J. Durbin
- Ron Wyden
- Ruben Gallego
- Sheldon Whitehouse
- Tammy Baldwin
- Tammy Duckworth
- Tim Kaine
- Tina Smith
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Full history
- Sep 2, 2025
Introduced
Introduced in U.S. Senate
U.S. Senate
- Jul 15, 2025
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
U.S. Senate
- Jul 15, 2025
In committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
U.S. Senate
- Jul 15, 2025
Referred to committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- Jul 15, 2025
Referred to committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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- Jul 15, 2025
Referred to committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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