S3155-119

In Committee

COACH Act

119th Congress Introduced Nov 7, 2025

Summary

What This Bill Does

The bill amends the Small Business Act to add a new Section 49 requiring the SBA Administrator to publish and maintain a resource guide for small businesses operating as child care providers and requires new Section 49 of the Small Business Act establishing requirements for a child care provider resource guide. It relies on compliance mandates and reporting requirements. The main policy areas are Social Welfare and Small Business.

Who Benefits and How

Small child care providers could face lower compliance burdens, Non-English speaking child care entrepreneurs could face fewer barriers, and Sole proprietors operating child care could face lower compliance burdens.

Who Bears the Burden and How

Small Business Administration would take on compliance duties, Women's Business Centers would take on compliance duties, and Veteran Business Outreach Centers would take on compliance duties.

Key Provisions

  • Amends the Small Business Act to add a new Section 49 requiring the SBA Administrator to publish and maintain a resource guide for small businesses operating as child care providers.
  • Requires new Section 49 of the Small Business Act establishing requirements for a child care provider resource guide.

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

The bill amends the Small Business Act to add a new Section 49 requiring the SBA Administrator to publish and maintain a resource guide for small businesses operating as child care providers and requires new Section 49 of the Small Business Act establishing requirements for a child care provider resource guide.

Key Policy Areas

Social Welfare, Small Business

Primary Purpose

The bill amends the Small Business Act to add a new Section 49 requiring the SBA Administrator to publish and maintain a resource guide for small businesses operating as child care providers and requires new Section 49 of the Small Business Act establishing requirements for a child care provider resource guide.

Policy Domains

Social Welfare Small Business

COACH Act - Child Care Resource Guide

Identified Gains
  • Small child care providers
  • Non-English speaking child care entrepreneurs
  • Sole proprietors operating child care
  • Child care providers with limited administrative capacity
Model: codex-gpt-5:bulk-repair | Version: bill_summary_v2 | Source: is
Small child care providers: ,
Sole proprietors operating child care:
Non-English speaking child care entrepreneurs: ,
Child care providers with limited administrative capacity:
Identified Costs
  • Small Business Administration
  • Women's Business Centers
  • Veteran Business Outreach Centers
  • Small Business Development Centers
  • SCORE chapters
Model: codex-gpt-5:bulk-repair | Version: bill_summary_v2 | Source: is
SCORE chapters:
Women's Business Centers:
Small Business Administration: ,
Veteran Business Outreach Centers:
Small Business Development Centers:

Legislative Progress

In Committee
Introduced Committee Passed
Nov 7, 2025

Ms. Klobuchar (for herself and Mr. Curtis) introduced the following …

Nov 7, 2025

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business …

Nov 7, 2025

Introduced in Senate

Stakeholder Effects

cui bono?

How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.

Social Services
8 mentions across 2 clauses
+8 positive

Child care providers with limited administrative capacity, Non-English speaking child care entrepreneurs, Small child care providers

Business Support Services
4 mentions across 1 clause
-4 negative

SCORE chapters, Small Business Development Centers, Veteran Business Outreach Centers

Government
2 mentions across 2 clauses
-2 negative

Small Business Administration

2/3
sections analyzed
Full impact breakdown

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Social Welfare Small Business
Actor Mappings
"the_secretary"
→ Secretary of Health and Human Services
"the_administrator"
→ Administrator of the Small Business Administration

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

1 term
"small business concerns operating as child care providers" §H6D78500990904D2695C549C245557940

Small businesses as defined under the Small Business Act that operate child care services, including various business models

We use a combination of our own taxonomy and classification in addition to large language models to assess meaning and potential beneficiaries. High confidence means strong textual evidence. Always verify with the original bill text.

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