Lower child care costs so every family has the opportunity to thrive.

Senator Hassan is also leading efforts to lower child care costs to ensure that every family has the opportunity to thrive.

Hassan says she is leading efforts to lower child care costs.

Priorities - Maggie Hassan | U.S. Senator for New Hampshire
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The plan says she would help families afford child care by streamlining programs and enhancing the dependent-care tax credit.

Hassan committed to making child care more affordable.

Innovate NH 2.0: A Granite State Roadmap for Fostering Innovation, Supporting Job-Creating Businesses and Expanding Opportunity
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Congress.gov lists Sen. Hassan as an original cosponsor. The bill sought to lower child care costs and cap eligible family copayments at no more than 7% of income, but its latest action was referral to the Senate HELP Committee.

Hassan backed a comprehensive affordability bill directly matching the promise, but it did not become law in the 118th Congress.

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S.1354 - Child Care for Working Families Act
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The FY2026 appropriations text provides $8,831,387,000 for the Child Care and Development Block Grant and $12,356,820,000 for Head Start, including Early Head Start-Child Care Partnerships.

Enacted FY2026 funding increased major federal child care and early learning programs, which supports partial delivery but not the broader promise to lower costs for every family.

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H.R.7148 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026
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On passage of H.R.7148, as amended, the Senate vote result was Bill Passed, 71-29. Hassan (D-NH) is recorded as Yea.

The official roll call confirms Hassan voted for the enacted FY2026 appropriations vehicle that funded CCDBG and Head Start increases.

partial same_term A for effort

U.S. Senate Roll Call Vote 119th Congress, 2nd Session, Vote 20
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Public Law 119-21 includes child care tax provisions: enhanced employer-provided child care credit, increased dependent care assistance exclusion to $7,500, and enhanced child and dependent care tax credit.

A same-term federal law created or expanded tax benefits that can reduce child care costs for some families, supporting partial outcome delivery even though it is not universal child care affordability.

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H.R.1 - One Big Beautiful Bill Act / Public Law 119-21
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For New Hampshire, the report lists center-based infant care at $16,040 per year, equal to 11% of married-couple income and 36% of single-parent-family income.

Recent New Hampshire affordability data shows child care costs remained above the 7% affordability benchmark for many families, weighing against full fulfillment of the promise.

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Child Care Affordability in New Hampshire - 2024 Price & Supply Report
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