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Childcare DESERTS Act

Child care and development · Government lending and loan guarantees · Small business
Sponsor
Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA]
R · IA
Key facts
Introduced: Sep 29, 2022
Chamber: Senate
Cosponsors: 4
Congress: 117th
Latest action · Dec 14, 2022
Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 117-733.

Summary

Childcare Development of Employee Solutions for Early Rearing in Towns with Shortages Act or the Childcare DESERTS Act

This bill allows recipients of Small Business Administration loans under the 7(a) loan program and 504 loan program to use such loans to provide child care services to their employees.

Summary by Congressional Research Service.

Timeline

  1. Dec 14, 2022
    Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 117-733.
  2. Sep 29, 2022
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
  3. Sep 29, 2022
    Introduced in Senate

Cosponsors

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