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US HB646
Bill
Status
1/23/2025
Primary Sponsor
Suzanne Bonamici
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AI Summary
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Establishes a competitive grant program administered by HUD to fund the design, construction, conversion, or renovation of "co-location facilities" that combine affordable housing with on-site child care providers
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Authorizes $100,000,000 annually for fiscal years 2025-2030, with individual grants capped at $10,000,000 per eligible entity
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Prioritizes funding for projects in child care deserts, low-income communities, rural areas, and those serving Head Start programs or children from very low-income families
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Eligible entities include public housing agencies, community development financial institutions, Indian Tribes, nonprofit housing developers, and child care providers that accept Child Care and Development Block Grant vouchers
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Requires GAO to study child care access for public housing residents within 12 months, including evaluation of existing federal programs, barriers to building child care facilities, and recommendations to improve access
Legislative Description
Build Housing with Care Act of 2025
Housing and community development
Last Action
Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
1/23/2025