Child Care for Every Community Act

Timeline

1. Feb 4, 2026
   ASSUMING FIRST SPONSORSHIP - Ms. Ocasio-Cortez asked unanimous consent that she may hereafter be considered as the first sponsor of H.R. 5658, a bill originally introduced by Representative Sherrill, for the purpose of adding cosponsors and requesting reprintings pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII. Agreed to without objection.
2. Sep 30, 2025
   Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
3. Sep 30, 2025
   Introduced in House
4. Sep 30, 2025
   Introduced in House

Cosponsors (showing first 30 of 55)

• Rep. Jacobs, Sara [D-CA-51] D-CA
• Rep. Jackson, Jonathan L. [D-IL-1] D-IL
• Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] D-CA
• Rep. Horsford, Steven [D-NV-4] D-NV
• Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8] D-VA
• Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] D-OR
• Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38] D-CA
• Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] D-MS
• Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5] D-PA
• Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-52] D-CA
• Rep. Balint, Becca [D-VT-At Large] D-VT
• Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] D-MA
• Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] D-NY
• Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] D-MI
• Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] D-WA
• Rep. Morelle, Joseph D. [D-NY-25] D-NY
• Rep. Escobar, Veronica [D-TX-16] D-TX
• Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3] D-PA
• Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44] D-CA
• Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] D-NY
• Rep. Lee, Summer L. [D-PA-12] D-PA
• Rep. Ramirez, Delia C. [D-IL-3] D-IL
• Rep. Deluzio, Christopher R. [D-PA-17] D-PA
• Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] D-NY
• Rep. Garcia, Robert [D-CA-42] D-CA
• Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] D-WA
• Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] D-IL
• Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8] D-CA
• Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6] D-MI
• Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12] D-NY

In the News

• New Bill: Representative Mikie Sherrill introduces H.R. 5658: Child Care for Every Community Act - Quiver Quantitative
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