create a national paid family and medical leave program, expand access to the Child Tax Credit and Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit, expand access to the Dependent Care Assistance Program, and explore cost-sharing partnerships to lower monthly child care expenses
Commits to expand child care support and related family benefits to reduce child care costs.
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow certain child care expenses as qualified expenses for purpose of section 529 of such Code.
McDonald Rivet introduced legislation to allow certain child care expenses to qualify under section 529 savings plans, matching her broader childcare-cost commitment.
This bill, supported by Democrats and Republicans, would make child care more affordable by expanding 529 savings programs to cover child care expenses. ... "Expanding 529s to cover child care is an easy and important step that will help families save for and afford child care for their young kids," said Congresswoman McDonald Rivet.
McDonald Rivet backed bipartisan legislation to expand 529 savings programs to cover child care expenses, framing it as a step to help families afford child care.
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"Kristen has worked to make big changes in Michigan to improve child care and education outcomes for children" and, in Congress, "works with pragmatic leaders from both parties to lower the cost of groceries, housing and prescription drugs, and to invest in child care."
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Her campaign biography explicitly ties her record and congressional priorities to making child care more affordable and investing in child care.
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Whitmer said McDonald Rivet and her allies were working "to take on special interests and lower the costs of everyday goods, like housing, childcare, and prescription drugs." McDonald Rivet said they had partnered on "historic working-class tax cuts, creating good-paying jobs, and protecting reproductive rights" and would continue shared work to lower costs.
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): An archived campaign page shows childcare cost reduction was part of her campaign-era affordability message.
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The bill was introduced by Rep. McDonald Rivet. Its title and text state it is "To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow certain child care expenses as qualified expenses for purpose of section 529 of such Code."
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): She introduced a bill to reduce child care costs by allowing certain child care expenses in 529 plans, but it was only introduced and referred to committee.
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Congress.gov lists Rep. McDonald Rivet as sponsor of H.R. 6656, introduced 12/11/2025, and describes it as a bill "To require the Government Accountability Office to carry out a study relating to barriers in accessing the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 due to inflation and State eligibility standards."
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): She sponsored another child-care affordability bill, showing continued effort, but it did not advance beyond introduction and referral.
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The House press release says the Early Education Savings Program Act "would make child care more affordable by expanding 529 savings programs to cover child care expenses" and quotes McDonald Rivet saying expanding 529s to cover child care is "an easy and important step" to help families save for and afford child care.
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Official House messaging confirms she publicly advanced a concrete child-care affordability proposal.
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The release says McDonald Rivet and Jen Kiggans introduced the bipartisan Child Care Access & Affordability Act and that "our bipartisan effort is an important start to lowering costs, increasing access, and supporting working parents."
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Her office publicly framed the legislation as a start toward lowering child-care costs, but the effort remained at introduction stage.
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Law Number
Public Law 119-21
Date Approved
July 4, 2025
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): A federal law enacted during McDonald Rivet's House term contained child-care-related tax provisions, so the broad child-care-cost issue saw some enacted federal action during the same term.
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Sec. 70401. Enhancement of employer-provided child care credit.
Sec. 70404. Enhancement of the dependent care assistance program.
Sec. 70405. Enhancement of child and dependent care tax credit.
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The enacted law specifically included child-care-related tax-credit and dependent-care-assistance enhancements, supporting only partial delivery of the broad pledge to address child-care costs.
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Vote Question: On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendment
One Big Beautiful Bill Act
Vote Type: Recorded Vote
Status: Passed
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The final House vote that sent H.R. 1 to enactment passed; official roll-call data show the bill passed, but other indexed vote data show McDonald Rivet voted no, limiting attribution for the child-care provisions to general federal enactment rather than her affirmative vote.
Ms. McDonald Rivet introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means
Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): McDonald Rivet introduced a 2026 bill to increase the earned income tax credit for parents of young children, but GovInfo lists only introduction and referral.
Mr. Mackenzie (for himself, Ms. McDonald Rivet, Mrs. Hinson, and Ms. Lee of Nevada) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services
Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): McDonald Rivet joined bipartisan introduction of a child-care modernization bill, but the official record shows referral to committees rather than enactment.
This bill would reauthorize and update the Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG), which is the main federal program to help working families access quality child care.
Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): Her office framed H.R. 9224 as a concrete child-care-access and affordability effort, reinforcing effort but not proving completed delivery.
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Childcare Facility Construc- tion Hemlock Public School Dis- trict MI 1,015,000 McDonald Rivet H
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The Senate Appropriations funded-project list for the FY2026 Agriculture public law includes a $1,015,000 child-care facility construction project in Michigan requested by McDonald Rivet, showing a concrete but localized partial delivery on child-care access/cost pressure.
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Law Number
Public Law 119-37
Date Approved
November 12, 2025
Full Title
An act making continuing appropriations and extensions for fiscal year 2026, and for other purposes.
Bill Number
H.R. 5371
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): GovInfo confirms H.R. 5371 became Public Law 119-37; this supports the legal enactment status of the FY2026 appropriations package that the Senate Appropriations funded-project list ties to McDonald Rivet's child-care facility project.
Public state: unverifiedAs of unknown · legacy_unverified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): never.same_termA for effort
McDonald Rivet campaigned on lowering or addressing childcare costs and, during the same congressional term, introduced concrete childcare affordability legislation, including bills related to 529 child care expenses and studying barriers to Child Care and Development Block Grant access. However, the cited bills appear to have only been introduced and referred, with no evidence that they became law or otherwise produced a delivered reduction in childcare costs. This is a serious legislative effort without delivery of the promised outcome.
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