expand access to affordable childcare
I will work to expand access to affordable childcare.
Occurrences
In addition to the Congressional Dads Caucus, I am a proud backer of several bills to make affordable child care a reality, including the Child Care Infrastructure Act, the Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit Enhancement Act of 2024, and the Child Care Nutrition Enhancement Act.
Today, Congressman Jimmy Gomez ... unveiled a groundbreaking plan to reshape the American economy through universal paid family and medical leave, guaranteed access to child care...
Evidence
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Gomez said he would keep fighting in Congress, in the courts, and on the ground, and argued that Congress should invest in lowering the cost of housing, childcare, and healthcare for working families.
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Gomez convened the first-ever National Summit on the Caregiving Crisis and said the effort would rebuild care infrastructure and expand access to affordable childcare.
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Gomez visited Para Los Niños' early education center after a proposed Head Start standards overhaul, met with parents and educators, and said families face high child care and preschool costs and that Head Start should be strengthened with more early-education investment.
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GovInfo lists H.R. 3274, the Child Care Infrastructure Act, as introduced May 8, 2025, with Jimmy Gomez as a cosponsor; the recorded action was referral to the House Committee on Ways and Means, and the bill version remains Introduced in House.
Assessments
Gomez has continued to advocate for affordable child care, convened a caregiving summit, defended Head Start, and cosponsored child care legislation such as the Child Care Infrastructure Act. However, the provided same-term evidence shows those efforts remained advocacy, bill introduction, or referral-stage legislative activity, with no enacted federal expansion of affordable child care access attributable to him in this record. Because there was a serious effort but the promised outcome was not delivered, this is best scored as not fulfilled with an effort badge.
The evidence shows Jimmy Gomez actively advocated for lower childcare costs and convened a caregiving summit, which supports sustained effort toward the promise. However, the record does not show enacted legislation, an executive action, or a concrete completed expansion of affordable childcare access, so the promise cannot be marked as delivered or failed on the available evidence.