Respect Parents’ Childcare Choices Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 2282 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2282 To reauthorize the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990, to improve access to relative caregivers, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 24, 2025 Mr. Moore of West Virginia (for himself, Mr. Higgins of Louisiana, Mr. Gill of Texas, and Mr. Smith of New Jersey) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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 _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To reauthorize the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990, to improve access to relative caregivers, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Respect Parents' Childcare Choices Act''. SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO THE CHILD CARE AND DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT ACT OF 1990. (a) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 658B of the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858) is amended by striking ``this subchapter'' and all that follows and inserting the following: ``this subchapter, $14,000,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2026 through 2031.''. (b) Application and Plan.--Section 658E(c) of the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858c(c)) is amended-- (1) in paragraph (2)-- (A) by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the following: ``(A) Parental choice of providers.--Provide assurances that-- ``(i) the parent or parents of each eligible child within the St