Create a low-interest USDA loan program to help rural child care providers expand capacity.

introduced the Rural Child Care Facility Expansion Act to create a low-interest loan program to expand child care options for working families in rural communities

McClain Delaney introduced legislation that would create a USDA low-interest loan program for rural childcare providers to renovate, retrofit, expand, or adapt buildings to increase childcare capacity.

Reps. McClain Delaney, Miller-Meeks Introduce New Bipartisan Bill to Expand Childcare Facilities in Rural America | Congresswoman April McClain Delaney
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Mrs. McClain Delaney (for herself, Mrs. Miller-Meeks, and Mr. Sorensen) introduced H.R. 8453, the Rural Child Care Facility Expansion Act, to establish a low-interest loan program to support the renovation, retrofit, expansion, and adaptation of structures to increase the availability of child care in rural communities.

Introduced legislation to create a low-interest loan program for renovating, retrofitting, expanding, and adapting rural child care facilities.

H.R. 8453 (IH) - Rural Child Care Facility Expansion Act - BILLS-119hr8453ih | Content Details | GovInfo
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Incentivizing new childcare providers to enter the market through low-interest loans for facility renovations and home-based childcare.

She commits to using low-interest loans to expand childcare supply.

Rep. McClain Delaney Unveils ‘Costs Down, Opportunity Up’ Affordability Agenda | Congresswoman April McClain Delaney
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To establish a low-interest loan program to support the renovation, retrofit, expansion, and adaptation of structures to increase the availability of child care in rural communities.

Introduces a bill to create a USDA low-interest loan program for rural child care facility renovation and expansion.

BILLS-119hr8453ih.pdf
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APRIL 22, 2026 ... introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture ... To establish a low-interest loan program to support the renovation, retrofit, expansion, and adaptation of structures to increase the availability of child care in rural communities.

This is the introduced bill text for the Rural Child Care Facility Expansion Act. It squarely matches the commitment to create a low-interest USDA loan program for rural child care providers to expand capacity.

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BILLS-119hr8453ih.pdf
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Today, Reps. April McClain Delaney ... introduced the Rural Child Care Facility Expansion Act to create a low-interest loan program to expand child care options for working families in rural communities ... through the U.S. Department of Agriculture for rural childcare providers to renovate, retrofit, expand, or adapt existing buildings to increase childcare capacity.

Member statement confirms she publicly claimed and introduced the exact program concept, describing USDA as the vehicle and rural child care providers as the beneficiaries.

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Reps. McClain Delaney, Miller-Meeks Introduce New Bipartisan Bill to Expand Childcare Facilities in Rural America | Congresswoman April McClain Delaney
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This amendment would exempt minimal-income, home-based business operations, such as childcare, from USDA Rural Development housing regulations that prohibit ties to commercial use.

This shows a related concrete legislative attempt to remove USDA regulatory barriers affecting childcare-related rural businesses, but it is not itself the requested loan program.

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BILLS-119-78-M001232-Amdt-78.pdf
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This program provides affordable funding to develop essential community facilities in rural areas ... Examples include ... child care centers ... Low interest direct loans ... Applications are accepted ... on an ongoing basis.

USDA already operates a rural community-facilities lending channel that includes child care centers, but this page does not show creation of the specific new low-interest child care provider loan program promised in the claim.

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Community Facilities Direct Loan & Grant Program | Rural Development
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This program provides 1 percent low-interest loans to local lenders or “intermediaries” that re-lend to businesses to improve economic conditions and create jobs in rural communities.

USDA has an existing low-interest relending program, but the available evidence does not show that McClain Delaney’s specific child-care-focused version was enacted or launched.

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Intermediary Relending Program in Oregon | Rural Development
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