HR 5720 · in committee · niche
Federal Worker Childcare Protection Act of 2025
- government reform
What this bill does
- This bill allows federal workers furloughed during the October 2025 government shutdown to be reimbursed for childcare costs they paid during that time.
- Federal employees who were laid off or worked without pay during the shutdown can claim reimbursement by submitting receipts to the General Services Administration.
- Reimbursement requires Congress to appropriate funds and employees to provide childcare provider receipts as proof of expenses.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
- 01
How should Congress decide which shutdown-related expenses beyond childcare deserve reimbursement to furloughed federal workers?
- 02
What documentation and verification process would best balance quick reimbursement with preventing fraudulent claims for childcare costs?
- 03
If this bill passes, what fiscal impact should Congress anticipate and how might that affect future appropriations?
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Sponsor · D-MN-5
Ilhan Omar
Citizen cosponsors
0
In Congress
33/ 435
House Reps cosponsoring
Introduced 2025-10-08
Joining the bill

Summer L. Lee
D-PA-12 · original

Donald S. Beyer, Jr.
D-VA-8 · original

Alma S. Adams
D-NC-12 · original

Pramila Jayapal
D-WA-7 · original

André Carson
D-IN-7 · original

Troy A. Carter
D-LA-2 · original

Yvette D. Clarke
D-NY-9 · original

Mark DeSaulnier
D-CA-10 · original

Dwight Evans
D-PA-3 · original

Steve Cohen
D-TN-9 · original

John Garamendi
D-CA-8 · original

Gregory W. Meeks
D-NY-5 · original
+ 21 more
Legislative timeline
2025-10-08 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
2025-10-08 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
2025-10-08 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
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