Less Bureaucracy, Better Child Care for Student Parents Act

Sponsor: Robert F. Onder (Republican-MO)July 9, 2026

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Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 20 - 16.

Shifts management of federal child care help for student parents to the Health Department.

This bill would move the federal program that helps low-income parents in college get child care. Currently, the Department of Education runs this program, but it would shift to be managed by the Department of Health and Human Services.

What Would Change

Today, the Department of Education manages programs that help low-income parents in college get child care. This bill would move all of those responsibilities, including staff and money, to the Department of Health and Human Services. After this bill, the Department of Health and Human Services would be in charge of these child care access programs.

Key Provisions

Transfers all responsibilities for child care access programs for low-income college parents from the Department of Education to the Department of Health and Human Services.
Moves federal employees, money set aside by Congress, contracts, and other resources related to these child care programs to the Department of Health and Human Services.
Requires the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to ensure no new full-time federal employees are hired because of this transfer.
Lets the Director of the Office of Management and Budget make final decisions on which specific tasks, staff, and funds are transferred.
Ensures existing rules, permits, and ongoing legal cases related to these child care programs continue. They would operate under the Department of Health and Human Services.

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Less Bureaucracy, Better Child Care for Student Parents Act

What Would Change

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