Increase the nationwide supply of child care by enacting the Child Care Supply Tax Credit Act of 2025.

James C. Justice · West Virginia · Republican

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Senator Jim Justice (R-WV) and Senator Mark Warner (D-VA) introduced S.3534, the Child Care Supply Tax Credit Act of 2025, to address the nationwide childcare shortage and increase childcare supply for families across the country.

Justice commits to increasing the nationwide childcare supply by introducing a tax credit act designed to incentivize expansion.

Senators Justice, Warner Introduce Bipartisan Bill, Child Care Supply Tax Credit Act of 2025
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Evidence

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Congress.gov shows S.3534 was introduced in the Senate on December 17, 2025 (sponsored by Sen. Mark R. Warner), read twice and referred to the Senate Committee on Finance; the bill status is "Introduced."

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Official congressional record indicates S.3534 (Child Care Supply Tax Credit Act) was introduced and referred to the Senate Finance Committee on 12/17/2025 and has no recorded passage or enactment as of the Congress.gov entry.

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Congress.gov — S.3534 (119th): Child Care Supply Tax Credit Act
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Senate press materials from Sen. Warner's office (Dec. 18, 2025) announce the bipartisan introduction of the Child Care Supply Tax Credit Act (S.3534) with Sen. Jim Justice as a co-sponsor and describe the proposed credit (5% general, 7% rural) and a direct-pay option for nonprofits.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): A Senate office one‑pager/press release from Warner and Justice confirms Senator James C. Justice co‑introduced S.3534 and documents concrete legislative action (bill text and sponsor/co‑sponsor publicity) but does not show enactment or subsequent committee or floor passage.

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Sen. Mark R. Warner press release — Warner & Justice Introduce Child Care Supply Tax Credit Act
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The bill entry shows S.3534 was introduced on December 17, 2025 and referred to the Senate Finance Committee, with no recorded committee passage or enactment shown in the bill status entry.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Official bill status confirms introduction and committee referral only; there is no sign of enactment.

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Congress.gov — S.3534 (119th): Child Care Supply Tax Credit Act
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The press release says Sens. Mark Warner and Jim Justice introduced the Child Care Supply Tax Credit Act and explains the bill's purpose, but it does not report any later committee action, floor consideration, or enactment.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Official sponsor publicity documents the legislative attempt, but not delivery of the promise.

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Sen. Mark R. Warner press release — Warner & Justice Introduce Child Care Supply Tax Credit Act
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Several child care bills have been introduced in the 119th Congress that, if passed, would affect child care financing, access, affordability, and the sustainability of family child care businesses. While these haven’t had much action in Congress recently, they’re still on our radar.

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): A current lookback-window policy bulletin describes S.3534 as still only proposed legislation with little recent action, which supports treating enactment as unresolved rather than delivered.

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NAFCC September 2026 Policy Bulletin – National Association for Family Child Care
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S. 3534 — The Child Care Supply Tax Credit Act would create a federal tax credit tied to wages paid to child care workers to help businesses increase compensation and expand the supply of care.

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): The September 2026 bulletin still describes the measure prospectively as something that would create the tax credit, not as an enacted law already delivering the claimed supply increase.

unresolved same_term A for effort

NAFCC September 2026 Policy Bulletin – National Association for Family Child Care
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Latest Action: Senate - 12/17/2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Official Congress.gov status for Justice’s Senate bill shows introduction and committee referral, with no recorded passage or enactment on the bill page reviewed.

unresolved same_term A for effort

All Info - S.3534 - 119th Congress (2025-2026): A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a credit for increasing wages paid to child care providers. | Congress.gov | Library of Congress
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Cosponsor Date Cosponsored Sen. Justice, James C. [R-WV]* 12/17/2025

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Official Congress.gov metadata ties Senator James C. Justice to S.3534 as a cosponsor, documenting concrete effort toward the promise during his Senate term.

unresolved same_term A for effort

All Info - S.3534 - 119th Congress (2025-2026): A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a credit for increasing wages paid to child care providers. | Congress.gov | Library of Congress
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Ms. SÁNCHEZ (for herself and Mrs. MILLER of West Virginia) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Official GovInfo bill text documents a House companion effort in March 2026, but only introduction and referral, not enactment.

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BILLS-119hr8023ih.pdf
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Mr. WARNER (for himself and Mr. JUSTICE) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Official introduced bill text confirms the Senate legislative effort and the committee-referral posture, not final enactment.

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BILLS-119s3534is.pdf
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CHILD CARE SUPPLY TAX CREDIT ACT Bills and resolutions Enact (see H.R. 8023 ), H2621 [19MR]

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The latest official GPO index entry in the lookback window still points to the House bill entry for enactment-related proceedings rather than a public law or completed enactment.

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CHILD CARE SUPPLY TAX CREDIT ACT
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Latest Action: Senate - 12/17/2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (All Actions ) Tracker: This bill has the status Introduced

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Official Congress.gov status for Justice’s Senate bill shows introduction and committee referral only, with the bill still at the Introduced step.

unresolved same_term A for effort

All Info - S.3534 - 119th Congress (2025-2026): A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a credit for increasing wages paid to child care providers. | Congress.gov | Library of Congress
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Cosponsor Date Cosponsored Sen. Justice, James C. [R-WV]* 12/17/2025

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Official Congress.gov metadata verifies Senator James C. Justice’s cosponsorship, documenting concrete effort toward the commitment during his Senate term.

unresolved same_term A for effort

All Info - S.3534 - 119th Congress (2025-2026): A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a credit for increasing wages paid to child care providers. | Congress.gov | Library of Congress
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Last Action Date Listed March 19, 2026 Action Ms. Sánchez (for herself and Mrs. Miller of West Virginia) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Official GPO metadata for the House companion shows only introduction and referral to Ways and Means, not enactment.

unresolved same_term A for effort

H.R. 8023 (IH) - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a credit for increasing wages paid to child care providers. - BILLS-119hr8023ih | Content Details | GovInfo
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Latest Action: Senate - 12/17/2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Tracker: This bill has the status Introduced

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Congress.gov continues to show Justice's Senate bill at the introduced/referral stage, with no passage, presentment, or enactment recorded.

unresolved same_term A for effort

All Info - S.3534 - 119th Congress (2025-2026): A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a credit for increasing wages paid to child care providers. | Congress.gov | Library of Congress
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Assessments

Public state: unverified As of unknown · legacy_unverified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): never. unknown A for effort

Justice co-introduced the Child Care Supply Tax Credit Act of 2025, which is a real legislative effort toward the stated goal, but the available congressional record shows only introduction and referral to the Senate Finance Committee. There is no evidence of committee passage, floor action, or enactment, so the promised nationwide increase in child care supply was not delivered.

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Public state: unverified As of unknown · legacy_unverified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): never. unknown A for effort

The promise sought enactment of the Child Care Supply Tax Credit Act of 2025. Senator Justice co-sponsored and publicly co-introduced S.3534 (Dec 17–18, 2025), demonstrating a formal legislative effort, but the bill status on Congress.gov is "Introduced" and was only referred to the Senate Finance Committee with no recorded committee or floor passage or enactment. Because the law was not enacted, the promise was not delivered despite a documented legislative attempt.

provider openai · model gpt-5-mini · confidence 88%