HR7498-119

In Committee

After Hours Child Care Act

119th Congress Introduced Feb 11, 2026

Analysis under review: This bill has generated analysis that may be too generic or incomplete. Clause-level evidence remains available below.

Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, After Hours Child Care Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting workers, employers, and labor regulators. The main policy domain is Labor, Housing, Government Operations.

Who Benefits and How

workers, employers, and labor regulators may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies, workers, employers, and labor regulators may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section H5C61BA863FC44EAFBBD1D5D5F06140C2: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the After Hours Child Care Act.
  • Section HD866BC5EFEA943A59CE9CE2F448D346B: 2. Child Care and Development Innovation Fund The Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9857 et seq.) is amended— by redesignating...
  • Section H18958E0F9E1E454C9436B8DBDB9ADDC8: 658U. Child Care and Development Innovation Fund The purpose of this section is to— improve child care access for parents working hours outside of traditional...

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, After Hours Child Care Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting workers, employers, and labor regulators.

Key Policy Areas

Labor, Housing, Government Operations

Primary Purpose

This bill, After Hours Child Care Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting workers, employers, and labor regulators.

Policy Domains

Labor Housing Government Operations

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • workers, employers, and labor regulators
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workers, employers, and labor regulators: ,
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • workers, employers, and labor regulators
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federal implementing agencies: ,
workers, employers, and labor regulators: ,

Legislative Progress

In Committee
Introduced Committee Passed
Feb 11, 2026

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

Feb 11, 2026

Introduced in House

Feb 11, 2026

Mrs. Hinson (for herself, Ms. Bonamici, Mr. Mackenzie, Mr. Pappas, …

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Labor Housing Government Operations
Actor Mappings
"secretary_of_health_and_human_services"
→ Secretary of Health and Human Services

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

2 terms
"child care program" §H18958E0F9E1E454C9436B8DBDB9ADDC8

the child care activities of an eligible child care provider. The term nontraditional work hours means work hours at least 25 percent of which— are before 9 a.m. or after 5 p.m. on a weekday

"child care program" §HD866BC5EFEA943A59CE9CE2F448D346B

the child care activities of an eligible child care provider. The term nontraditional work hours means work hours at least 25 percent of which— are before 9 a.m. or after 5 p.m. on a weekday

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