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Senate Bill 1049
117th Congress(2021-2022)
ACCESS Act
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Mar 25, 2021
Overview
Text
Sponsor
Republican
Introduced
Mar 25, 2021
Latest Action
Mar 25, 2021
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
1049
Congress
117
Policy Area
Transportation and Public Works
Transportation and Public Works
Primary focus of measure is all aspects of transportation modes and conveyances, including funding and safety matters; Coast Guard; infrastructure development; travel and tourism. Measures concerning water resources and navigation projects may fall under Water Resources Development policy area.
Sponsorship by Party
Republican
Joni Ernst
Iowa
Senate Votes (0)
House Votes (0)
No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

Affordable Child Care for Economic Strategies and Success Act or the ACCESS Act

This bill authorizes the Department of Commerce to provide grants for public works and economic development projects that will directly or indirectly increase the accessibility of child care, including grants for planning, training, research, and technical assistance related to such projects.

Commerce must issue regulations to establish criteria for whether a project directly or indirectly increases the accessibility of child care. Such criteria shall consider (1) the availability, validity, and accessibility of timely data; (2) the extent to which a project contributes to a family's financial security; and (3) the extent to which a project addresses child care needs in areas recognized as experiencing a child care shortage.

Commerce must also issue guidance on how to include the accessibility of child care in a comprehensive economic development strategy.

Text (1)
Introduced in Senate
March 25, 2021
Related Bills (1)
Mar 26, 2021
Introduced in House
2
Sponsorship
House Bill 2221
ACCESS Act
Introduced
Type
Identical Bill
Identical Bill
A bill that is word-for-word identical to another bill. Bills are characterized as identical to each other at the introduced stage only, even though a later (e.g., reported or passed) version of a bill might meet the same criteria for text similarity. Companion measures, procedurally-related measures, and legislation with text similarities are other related bill types.
Identified By
CRS
Actions (2)
03/25/2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
03/25/2021
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:47:53 PM
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