Federal government funds child care for families and raises worker pay.
H.R. 10741 — Free Child Care for America Act · Filed by Ro Khanna (D-CA) · 2 cosponsors · Introduced Oct 5, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
The bill gives states and tribes $78 billion per year. Families earning up to 200% of median income or $250,000 can get help paying for child care. The bill pays child care workers more money and gives them benefits. It pays for child care buildings and trains home-based providers. It supports informal care by family and friends.
Who it affects
Families with young children get cheaper or free child care. Child care workers get higher pay, benefits, and the right to organize. Child care providers get money to run their businesses and build facilities.
One thing to notice
States must pay part of the cost themselves. This may mean some states help families more than others.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
2 cosponsors: 2 Democrats.
- Oct 5, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Oct 5, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on Financial Services and House Committee on Energy and Commerce · Congress.gov: “Referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means…”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- median income — The middle amount of money families in a state earn per year.
- informal care — Child care by family members or close friends, not a formal business.
- organize — Workers join together to talk about pay, hours, and working conditions.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (50,094 characters) on Oct 30, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 16,605 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 2026-10-30.
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