Communities getting federal money must plan for care access.
H.R. 10182 — CEDS Act · Filed by Nikema Williams (D-GA) · 4 cosponsors · Introduced Aug 27, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
This bill changes a 1965 law about federal money for growth. Communities that get this money must make a plan for care. The plan covers child care, early learning, disability care, long-term care, and elder care. The Commerce Department must write guidance within one year. Communities already getting money only update plans at their next review.
Who it affects
Communities that get federal growth money must add care planning. Child care groups, early learning programs, long-term care groups, elder care groups, and disability groups may benefit.
One thing to notice
The bill requires planning for care but does not pay for it. Communities must find their own money or seek other grants.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
4 cosponsors: 4 Democrats.
- Aug 27, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Aug 27, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on Financial Services and House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure · Congress.gov: “Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Financial…”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- long-term care — Daily help for people who need it for a long time.
- guidance — Written instructions from a government agency to help follow a law.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (1,615 characters) on Aug 29, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 14,707 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-09-23.
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