Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY)
Providing Child Care for Police Officers Act of 2025
A Democratic bill with 1 Republican cosponsor · See all 5 cosponsors
Last activity — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
In committee
Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.
The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.
Its path through Congress
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill establishes a grant pilot program to provide child care services for the minor children of law enforcement officers. The program aims to accommodate the shift work and nontraditional hours of these officers while helping with recruitment and retention. The Secretary of Health and Human Services will award grants to lead agencies on a competitive basis. These funds are intended to help establish and operate child care programs tailored to the needs of law enforcement families. The program includes specific set-asides for smaller law enforcement agencies. The program is scheduled to terminate on September 30, 2030.
Yes· 3 of 7
- Scored +7
Does this make child care cost less?
The bill establishes a grant program specifically to help provide and subsidize child care services.
- Scored +5
Would children be better off under this?
The bill aims to improve child care access for the children of law enforcement officers.
- Scored +3
Does this expand the rights of people with disabilities?
The bill allows for assistance for the care of children with disabilities.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Support for Law Enforcement Families: The bill provides funds to help establish child care programs that accommodate the nontraditional work hours and shift work of law enforcement officers (Section 2(a), Section 2(e)(1)).
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Expanded Child Care Options: Funds can be used for various beneficial purposes, including assistance for startup costs, training for providers, care for sick children, care for children with disabilities, and maintaining nonstandard hours (Section 2(e)(1)(A-G)).
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Support for Smaller Agencies: Not less than 20 percent of the appropriated amount is set aside for grants to help law enforcement agencies that employ fewer than 200 full-time officers or consortia including such agencies (Section 2(d)).
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Financial Assistance for Families: Grants may be used to provide financial assistance directly to law enforcement agencies to help cover child care costs for families (Section 2(e)(1)(C)).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
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Financial Burden on Covered Entities: To receive a grant, a covered entity must provide non-Federal contributions (through direct funds or donations) that increase over the three-year period, starting at 10 percent and rising to 33 2/3 percent of costs (Section 2(f)).
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Risk of Repayment: If a lead agency determines through an audit or other means that a covered entity or child care provider has misused the grant funds, the Secretary may seek repayment of those funds plus interest (Section 2(h)(4)(A)).
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Tap or hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Social Issues And Justice
- Does this make child care cost less? — The bill establishes a grant program specifically to help provide and subsidize child care services. Does this expand the rights of people with disabilities? — The bill allows for assistance for the care of children with disabilities. Does this change how police departments operate? — The bill supports law enforcement by providing resources for recruitment and retention through child care.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Would children be better off under this? — The bill aims to improve child care access for the children of law enforcement officers. Would people with disabilities be better off under this? — The bill provides funds that can be used for care for children with disabilities.
- Economy And Finance
- Is this likely to create jobs? — The bill aims to enhance recruitment and retention of law enforcement officers through child care support.
- Governance And Ideology
- Does this give the federal government more power? — The bill expands federal grant authority through the Secretary of Health and Human Services.
- 6/9/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 7/29/2025
- 3 Cosponsors added.
- 7/17/2025
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- Introduced in Senate
One bill Congress.gov lists as related to this one — companions in the other chamber, earlier versions, and bills this one absorbed or was folded into.
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Jeff MerkleyDemocrat · Oregon
Jacky RosenDemocrat · Nevada
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