Providing Child Care for Firefighters and EMS Act

This bill would create a federal grant pilot program, run by the Department of Health and Human Services, to pay for child care for the children of firefighters, emergency medical technicians, paramedics, and other emergency workers during shift work and nontraditional hours. State, territorial, and Tribal child care agencies would compete for 3-year grants and pass the money to emergency medical services providers or local partnerships to start and run child care programs. Local recipients would have to cover a growing share of costs with non-federal money, from 10 percent in the first year to 33 and 2/3 percent in the third year. The bill authorizes $30 million per year for fiscal years 2027 through 2031, requires annual audits and two federal studies, and ends the program on September 30, 2031.

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Sponsors

• Eugene Simon Vindman Democrat sponsor
• 1 cosponsors