PlainBillCongress, translated.Legislation. Context. Public interest.Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, 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.
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Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5] · D–GA
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Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, 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.
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, 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.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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Based on the full Introduced in House · 2026-08-27 text. This explanation has not received human editorial review. This overview describes the proposal’s major provisions; it does not establish what its real-world effects would be.
This bill would add language about increasing access to affordable, quality care services to federal requirements for comprehensive economic development strategies—plans for economic development. It covers child care, early childhood education, disability and long-term care, and elder care. The Commerce Department would issue implementation guidance, and grant recipients with previously approved plans would make required changes at their regularly scheduled updates.
by inserting , and directly or indirectly increases the accessibility of affordable, quality care-based services, including child care, early childhood education, disability and long-term care, and elder care after sound management of development.
the Secretary of Commerce shall issue guidance on implementing the amendments made by subsection (a)
with respect to a grant recipient whose comprehensive economic development strategy has been approved under section 302 of the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3162) before the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall ensure that such grant recipient is only required to update such comprehensive economic development strategy to comply with the amendments made by this Act when a regularly scheduled update to such comprehensive economic development strategy is required.
Section 1 would name the legislation the Care is an Economic Development Strategy Act, or CEDS Act.
This Act may be cited as the Care is an Economic Development Strategy Act or the CEDS Act.
Section 2(a) would amend section 302(a)(3)(A) of the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 by adding language about directly or indirectly increasing access to affordable, quality care services. The listed services include child care, early childhood education, disability and long-term care, and elder care.
Section 302(a)(3)(A) of the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3162(a)(3)(A)) is amended— (1) by striking and before balances resources; and (2) by inserting , and directly or indirectly increases the accessibility of affordable, quality care-based services, including child care, early childhood education, disability and long-term care, and elder care after sound management of development.
The Secretary of Commerce would have to issue implementation guidance within one year after enactment. The guidance must address how to increase access to the specified affordable, quality care services in an economic development strategy developed under section 302.
Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Commerce shall issue guidance on implementing the amendments made by subsection (a), to include how to increase access to the affordable, quality care-based services described in section 302(a)(3)(A) of the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3162(a)(3)(A)) in a comprehensive economic development strategy developed under section 302 of such Act.
For grant recipients whose strategies were approved before enactment, the Secretary's guidance would have to ensure that compliance updates are required only when a regularly scheduled strategy update is due.
In issuing the guidance under paragraph (1), with respect to a grant recipient whose comprehensive economic development strategy has been approved under section 302 of the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3162) before the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall ensure that such grant recipient is only required to update such comprehensive economic development strategy to comply with the amendments made by this Act when a regularly scheduled update to such comprehensive economic development strategy is required.
The supplied actions snapshot, updated September 8, 2026, records introduction in the House on August 27, 2026, and referral that day to the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee and the Financial Services Committee, each for provisions within its jurisdiction.
Source snapshot updated 2026-09-08T13:52:26Z.
2026-08-27: Introduced in House
2026-08-27: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, 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.
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