To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the Secretary of Education to submit a report on the availability, accessibility, and affordability of childcare for veteran families.

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Introduced 2025-11-12Topic: veterans military · social services · education

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This bill would require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the Secretary of Education to send Congress a joint report on childcare for veteran families within 180 days after the law takes effect. The report would describe the childcare options currently available to veteran families and identify gaps in those options. It would also evaluate barriers veteran families face in getting childcare, including cost, geographic distance, and eligibility rules. The bill uses an existing federal law definition of "veteran family."

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Date	Chamber	Action	Status effect
2025-11-17	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.	refer
2025-11-12	House	Referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.	refer
2025-11-12	House	Referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.	refer
2025-11-12		Introduced in House	introduce
2025-11-12		Introduced in House	introduce

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