H.R. 5658 · On the floor · Families

Child Care for Every Community Act

What it does

• Establishes universal, comprehensive child care and early learning programs accessible to all young children regardless of family circumstance or income.
• Directs programs to provide health, educational, nutritional, social, and other services based on family needs assessments to support children's cognitive, social, emotional, and physical development.
• Requires decisions on child care and early learning program design be made at the community level with full involvement of parents, family members, and community organizations.
• Defines covered children, dual language learners, low-income families, homeless children, migrant and seasonal farmworker children, and children with disabilities for program eligibility and service delivery.

Latest action

Feb 4, 2026: ASSUMING FIRST SPONSORSHIP - Ms. Ocasio-Cortez asked unanimous consent that she may hereafter be considered as the first sponsor of H.R. 5658, a bill originally introduced by Representative Sherrill, for the purpose of adding cosponsors and requesting reprintings pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII. Agreed to without objection.

Committee: House Education and Workforce