3.0.0 4628 2026-06-22T16:22:52Z 2026-06-22T16:22:52Z Senate S S 2026-05-21 119 https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/4628 ssaf00 Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee Senate Standing Referred To 2026-05-21T16:37:52Z Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026 119 7567 HR 2026-05-19 Received in the Senate. Related bill CRS 2026-05-21 ssaf00 Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. IntroReferral 2026-05-21 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress M001198 Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS] Roger Marshall R KS N S001203 Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN] Tina Smith D MN 2026-05-21 True H001076 Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH] Maggie Hassan D NH 2026-05-21 True E000295 Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA] Joni Ernst R IA 2026-05-21 True Agriculture and Food Agriculture and Food 2026-06-17T19:53:32Z 00 2026-05-21 Introduced in Senate 2026-06-22T16:21:16Z This bill requires the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to establish the Expanding Childcare in Rural America Initiative to prioritize certain loans and grants that address childcare in rural areas. Under the bill, childcare includes eligible programs that provide quality care and early education for children who have not yet entered first grade.

Under the initiative, USDA must give priority to applicants that propose to use certain loans or grants to address the availability, quality, or costs of childcare in rural areas. In addition, USDA must ensure a balanced geographical distribution of the benefits.

USDA must conduct a comprehensive quantitative and qualitative evaluation of the projects carried out under the initiative and submit a report to Congress.

]]> A bill to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to establish an initiative to address the availability, quality, and cost of childcare in rural areas, and for other purposes. Official Title as Introduced 6 A bill to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to establish an initiative to address the availability, quality, and cost of childcare in rural areas, and for other purposes. 2026-06-09T05:18:33Z Introduced in Senate IS Display Title 45 A bill to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to establish an initiative to address the availability, quality, and cost of childcare in rural areas, and for other purposes. 2026-05-22T10:56:28Z Introduced in Senate 2026-05-21T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119s4628is/xml/BILLS-119s4628is.xml 2026-05-21 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.