Support passage of the Child Care for Working Families Act to expand the supply and quality of child care, including grants for providers in underserved communities and support for non-traditional-hour care and vulnerable children.

This bill is the comprehensive reform we need to tackle the childcare shortage... The legislation would: Improve the quality and supply of child care for all children and expand families’ child care options by: Addressing child care deserts by providing grants to help open new child care providers in underserved communities. Providing grants to cover start-up and licensing costs to help establish new providers. Increasing child care options for children who receive care during non-traditional hours. Supporting child care for children who are dual-language learners, children who are experiencing homelessness, and children in foster care.

Kim backed legislation intended to address child care shortages and expand families' access to high-quality care options.

Senator Kim Joins Colleagues to Reintroduce Bill to Expand Access to Affordable Child Care Nationwide - Senator Andy Kim
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Campaign issue page says Kim is “committed to helping New Jersey families thrive” and lists family-cost legislation he supported in Congress.

Establishes the campaign context: Kim ran on making family costs more affordable, though this page does not name the Child Care for Working Families Act.

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Making Raising a Family More Affordable | Andy Kim for New Jersey
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Bill text directs states to improve child care quality and supply, prioritize providers in underserved communities, make startup and supply expansion grants, include nontraditional hours, and improve access for vulnerable children.

The bill text matches the promise’s substance: expanding supply and quality, grants for underserved communities, nontraditional-hour care, and vulnerable children.

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Text - H.R.2976 - 118th Congress: Child Care for Working Families Act
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Congress.gov lists “Rep. Kim, Andy [D-NJ-3]” as a cosponsor of H.R.2976 on 01/09/2024.

Kim took concrete action supporting the Child Care for Working Families Act by cosponsoring the House bill while serving in the House.

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Cosponsors - H.R.2976 - 118th Congress: Child Care for Working Families Act
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Congress.gov lists H.R.2976’s latest action as referral to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce on 04/27/2023 and says, “This bill has the status Introduced.”

Despite Kim’s cosponsorship, the House bill did not advance beyond introduction in the 118th Congress, so passage was not achieved through that vehicle.

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H.R.2976 - 118th Congress: Child Care for Working Families Act
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Congress.gov lists the Senate companion bill’s latest action as read twice and referred to the Senate HELP Committee on 04/27/2023 and says, “This bill has the status Introduced.”

The Senate companion also failed to advance beyond introduction in the 118th Congress; no passage occurred before Kim entered the Senate.

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S.1354 - 118th Congress: Child Care for Working Families Act
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Kim’s Senate site says he serves on the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions and is working for New Jersey families to lower costs, high-quality education, and support for caregivers.

Kim is positioned in the relevant Senate committee area during the 119th Congress, but this page does not show passage of the Child Care for Working Families Act by the as-of date.

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About - Senator Andy Kim
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