Protecting Childcare from Private Equity Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 9875 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9875 To require the Securities and Exchange Commission to collect information on certain private fund ownership of child care centers, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 22, 2026 Mr. Riley of New York (for himself, Mr. Casar, Mr. Cisneros, Mrs. McClain Delaney, Mr. Subramanyam, and Mr. Vindman) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Workforce, 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 require the Securities and Exchange Commission to collect information on certain private fund ownership of child care centers, 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 ``Protecting Childcare from Private Equity Act''. SEC. 2. COLLECTION OF INFORMATION ON CERTAIN PRIVATE FUND OWNERSHIP OF LEGAL ENTITIES THAT PROVIDE CHILDCARE. (a) In General.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Securities and Exchange Commission, in consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, shall require each covered private fund to provide the Commission with information on the ownership, purchase, and sale by such fund of legal entities that provide childcare. (b) Report to Congress.--Not later than 1 month after the end of each fiscal year, the Commission shall issue a report to Congress containing anonymized data collected under subsection (a) for the previous fiscal