He will support legislation to help working families access affordable, high-quality child care.

Today, we will take an important step in making sure that working families have access to quality child care—a proven strategy to increase workforce participation and reduce child poverty.

Neal committed to moving the Child Care Quality and Access Act as a step toward ensuring working families can access quality child care.

Neal Opening Statement at Markup of Tax Legislation | Congressman Richard Neal
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Public Law 117-2 included child care provisions: about $14.99 billion for the Child Care and Development Block Grant Program, about $23.975 billion for child care stabilization grants, and provider requirements prioritizing relief from copayments and tuition for families struggling to pay.

The enacted American Rescue Plan contained substantial child care funding and affordability relief provisions, matching the substance of supporting legislation to help families access child care.

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Public Law 117-2, American Rescue Plan Act of 2021
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The Clerk recorded the March 10, 2021 House vote on concurring in the Senate amendment to H.R. 1319 as passed, 220-211. Richard Neal of Massachusetts is listed as voting Yea.

Neal voted for the final House passage step on an enacted bill that funded child care assistance and stabilization, showing concrete support for child care legislation.

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Roll Call 72, H.R. 1319, Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendment
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The House-engrossed Build Back Better Act included a child care subtitle with sliding-scale copayments, no copayment for families up to 75 percent of state median income, a 7 percent income cap for certain families, and tiered standards to measure and improve child care quality.

This House-passed but unenacted bill directly targeted affordable, higher-quality child care access for working families.

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H.R. 5376, Build Back Better Act, Engrossed in House
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The Clerk recorded the November 19, 2021 House vote on passage of H.R. 5376, the Build Back Better Act, as passed, 220-213. Richard Neal of Massachusetts is listed as voting Yea.

Neal voted for House passage of broader affordable, quality child care legislation; the bill advanced in the House but did not become law in that form.

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Office of the Clerk: Roll Call 385, H.R.5376 Build Back Better Act
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