Guarantee that no family pays more than 7% of its income for childcare.

Making childcare cheaper by guaranteeing no family pays more than 7% of its income – under $10 a day for most families;

Promises a childcare affordability cap tied to household income.

The New Affordability Agenda. | Congressman Andre Carson
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H.R. 4418 is titled the Child Care for Working Families Act and states it is “To increase the quality and supply of child care and lower child care costs for families.” The bill was introduced July 15, 2025 and referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce. André Carson is listed among the cosponsors. The bill text is the vehicle associated with the 7-percent childcare affordability pledge.

Active legislative effort in the current term to cap child-care costs, but only introduced and referred; no enactment or House/Senate passage shown.

unresolved same_term A for effort

Text - H.R.4418 - 119th Congress (2025-2026): Child Care for Working Families Act | Congress.gov | Library of Congress
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S. 2295, the Senate companion Child Care for Working Families Act, was introduced July 15, 2025 and read twice, then referred to the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. The related-bills section identifies H.R. 4418 as the identical House bill. The bill remains at the introduced stage.

Parallel Senate action confirms the 7-percent childcare cap remains a proposed federal policy, not a delivered one.

unresolved same_term A for effort

All Info - S.2295 - 119th Congress (2025-2026): Child Care for Working Families Act | Congress.gov | Library of Congress
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The report says that on April 27, 2023, Rep. Scott, Rep. Susan Wild, and other colleagues introduced H.R. 2976 / S. 1354, the Child Care for Working Families Act, “that would ensure that working families pay no more than seven percent of their income for child care,” and notes committee Republicans declined to mark it up.

Official committee report confirms the specific 7-percent benchmark and shows the measure was not advanced through committee in the prior Congress.

never later_term A for effort

House Report 118-970 (Democratic Views) | Congress.gov
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The bill summary states it would “ensure that copayments are based on a sliding scale and that no family receiving assistance pays more than 7% of its household income on child care.” It was referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor on introduction.

Earlier version of the same policy confirms the promise’s substantive content but shows it remained legislative proposal only.

never later_term A for effort

H.R.2817 - 117th Congress (2021-2022): Child Care for Working Families Act | Congress.gov | Library of Congress
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