Cap family child care costs at no more than 7% of household income.

This amendment would have ensured that no family pays more than seven percent of their income on child care.

Alsobrooks forced a vote on an amendment to cap child care costs for families at 7% of income.

Senator Alsobrooks Forces Vote Capping Child Care Costs at 7% of Income
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Congress.gov lists S.2295 as introduced on July 15, 2025, referred to Senate HELP, with status Introduced. It lists Sen. Angela D. Alsobrooks as a cosponsor on September 2, 2025.

Alsobrooks backed a concrete bill aimed at lowering child care costs, but the official status shows it had not passed either chamber or become law.

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S.2295 - Child Care for Working Families Act, 119th Congress: All Information
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The bill text sets a sliding fee scale: families up to 85% of state median income pay no copayment; higher-income families pay gradually more, with the top copayment set at 7% of family income.

The bill text matches the promised 7% affordability cap, but it remained proposed legislation rather than enacted policy.

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Text - S.2295 - Child Care for Working Families Act
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Vote 95 was on a motion regarding Alsobrooks Amendment No. 5294 to S.Con.Res.33. The stated purpose concerned increasing child care funding for families. The motion was rejected, 47 yeas to 51 nays; Alsobrooks voted yea.

Alsobrooks advanced and voted for an amendment related to child care affordability, but it failed procedurally and did not deliver the cap.

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U.S. Senate Roll Call Vote 119th Congress, 2nd Session, Vote 95
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The Congressional Record text for Alsobrooks Amendment No. 5294 says it could include making child care affordable or ensuring no family pays more than 7 percent of family income on child care. After a point of order, the motion failed and the amendment fell.

This confirms the amendment directly targeted the promised 7% cap, but the Senate did not adopt it.

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Congressional Record - Senate, April 22, 2026
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ACF says the 2024 CCDF final rule prohibits states and territories from charging family co-payments above 7% of family income.

A limited federal regulatory cap existed for CCDF subsidy copayments, but it applied only to participating subsidy families and predated Alsobrooks's Senate term, so it is only partial context, not fulfillment by her federal service.

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Overview of 2024 CCDF Final Rule: Improving Child Care Access, Affordability, and Stability in the Child Care and Development Fund
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The HHS final rule states it rescinds the requirement to limit family co-payments to 7% of family income, with an effective date of July 13, 2026.

The limited CCDF copayment cap was scheduled for repeal after the assessment date, reinforcing that no durable broad federal cap on family child care costs had been enacted.

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Federal Register: Restoring Flexibility in the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF)
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