I fully support making child care more affordable and expanding Pre-K
Make child care more affordable and expand Pre-K.
Occurrences
To establish universal child care and early learning programs.
Evidence
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GovInfo shows H.R. 5658, the Child Care for Every Community Act, was introduced in the House on September 30, 2025 and referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce. Donald Norcross is listed among the cosponsors. The bill aims to establish universal child care and early learning programs.
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GovInfo lists H.R. 5658, the Child Care for Every Community Act, as introduced on September 30, 2025, referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce, with Donald Norcross among the cosponsors, and with the full title: "To establish universal child care and early learning programs."
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Congress.gov lists H.R. 5658 as sponsored by Rep. Mikie Sherrill, introduced September 30, 2025, referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce, and says: "This bill has the status Introduced." The tracker shows no passage by the House, Senate, presentment, or law.
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The House-passed engrossed text of H.R. 5376 contained "Subtitle D--Child Care and Universal Pre-kindergarten," including a child-care and early-learning entitlement, limits on family child-care copayments, and provisions for establishing and expanding universal preschool programs.
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The House Clerk records Roll Call 385 on November 19, 2021 as passage of H.R. 5376, the Build Back Better Act, by 220-213. The vote listing shows Rep. Norcross, Democrat, New Jersey, voted Yea.
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Congress.gov shows H.R. 5376 passed the House on November 19, 2021, then passed the Senate with an amendment on August 7, 2022, the House agreed to the Senate amendment on August 12, 2022, and it became Public Law 117-169 on August 16, 2022. The public-law summary shown there covers deficit reduction, corporate tax, IRS funding, prescription drug pricing, health care, energy, and tax provisions, not the House-passed child-care/universal pre-K subtitle.
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GovInfo identifies Public Law 117-169 as approved August 16, 2022, from H.R. 5376, and its legislative history states the House passed H.R. 5376 in November 2021, the Senate passed it amended in August 2022, and the House concurred in the Senate amendment.
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Congress.gov lists H.R. 4418, the Child Care for Working Families Act, as introduced July 15, 2025, referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce, and still at the status Introduced. Its official title is "To increase the quality and supply of child care and lower child care costs for families," and Rep. Donald Norcross is listed as an original cosponsor. The bill text also includes Title III, "Universal Preschool."
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Congress.gov lists H.R. 5658, the Child Care for Every Community Act, with the official title "To establish universal child care and early learning programs." Rep. Donald Norcross is listed as a cosponsor dated September 30, 2025. The latest action shown is February 4, 2026, assuming first sponsorship by Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, while the tracker still says the bill has the status Introduced with no House passage, Senate passage, presentment, or public law.
Assessments
Norcross made meaningful federal legislative efforts toward the promise by cosponsoring bills aimed at lowering child care costs, expanding early learning, and supporting universal preschool, and by voting for the House-passed Build Back Better Act provisions on child care and universal pre-K. However, the provided records show the relevant 119th Congress bills remained introduced/referred and the Build Back Better child-care/pre-K provisions did not survive into the enacted Public Law 117-169. Because the promised outcome was not enacted or implemented, this is not delivered, but the serious legislative activity warrants an effort badge.
Norcross cosponsored H.R. 5658, the Child Care for Every Community Act, in the 119th Congress, which is a concrete federal legislative effort aligned with making child care more affordable and expanding early learning/Pre-K. However, the evidence only shows introduction and committee referral, with no enactment, funding, or implemented federal outcome. Because the promised policy outcome was not delivered, but he made a serious legislative attempt, this is scored as never with an effort badge rather than partial or delivered.