Federal Worker Childcare Protection Act of 2025
H.R. 5720119th Congress

Federal Worker Childcare Protection Act of 2025

Introduced in the HouseRep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN-5)4 sections · 1 min read
Version: ih · Apr 20, 2026

Section 1. Short Title

This Act may be cited as the Federal Worker Childcare Protection Act of 2025.

Section 2. Childcare reimbursement

Any Federal employee who is furloughed or working without receiving a paycheck during the lapse in appropriations beginning on or about October 1, 2025, and paying for childcare during such lapse shall receive reimbursement for such care—

(1) subject to appropriations; and

(2) if such an employee can provide documentation to the General Services Administration in the form a of a receipt from a childcare provider.

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