Federal grants help firefighters and medics pay for child care.
H.R. 10614 — Providing Child Care for Firefighters and EMS Act · Filed by Eugene Vindman (D-VA) · 1 cosponsor · Introduced Sep 24, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
The bill creates a $30 million grant program from 2027 to 2031. Money goes to states and local groups. They use it to pay for child care for firefighters, medics, and EMS workers. The grants cover startup costs, training, building facilities, and adding night and weekend hours. States and local groups must add their own money: 10 to 33 percent over three years.
Who it affects
Firefighters, medics, and EMS workers and their families get child care for shift work. Child care providers and fire departments get funding. States and local groups must add matching money.
One thing to notice
The program ends September 30, 2031. New facilities may not survive when federal grants stop unless states pay for them.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
1 cosponsor: 1 Democrats.
- Sep 24, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Sep 24, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on Education and Workforce and House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure · Congress.gov: “Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Education…”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- grant — Money the federal government gives to states or groups for a specific purpose.
- EMS — Workers who respond to medical crises and help sick or hurt people.
- shift work — Jobs where people work at different times, including nights and weekends.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (9,740 characters) on Sep 28, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 16,222 analysed bills.
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As of — page rendered 2026-10-20.
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