119th Congress · introduced in the Senate · Mar 4, 2025
Child Care Availability and Affordability Act
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Latest action (Mar 4, 2025): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S1499-1500)
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S1499-1500)
Introduced in Senate
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AMERICAN HOTEL & LODGING ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN HOTEL & LODGING ASSOCIATION
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
$1,036,000
Spent on own lobbying
…tment of tips and related issue. H.R. 703/S. 213: the Main Street Certainty Act. H.R. 574/S. 187: the ALIGN Act. H.R. 482/S. 129: No Tax on Tips Act. H.R. 1827/S. 847: Child Care Availability and Affordability Act. H.R. 996/S. 400: Paid Family and Medical Leave Tax Credit Extension and Enhancement Act. H.R. 3512/S. 1821: Tac…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
LEARNING CARE GROUP · lobbying firm or registrant: ARNOLD & PORTER KAYE SCHOLER LLP
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
$50,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…ted to tax incentives to support affordability of and access to child care for families, including the Child Care Availability and Affordability Act (H.R. 1827/S. 847), Child Care Workforce Act (H.R. 1826/S. 846), Affordable Child Care Act (H.R. 1408), and implementation of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (P.L. 119-21).
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN HOTEL & LODGING ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN HOTEL & LODGING ASSOCIATION
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
$840,000
Spent on own lobbying
…tment of tips and related issue. H.R. 703/S. 213: the Main Street Certainty Act. H.R. 574/S. 187: the ALIGN Act. H.R. 482/S. 129: No Tax on Tips Act. H.R. 1827/S. 847: Child Care Availability and Affordability Act. H.R. 996/S. 400: Paid Family and Medical Leave Tax Credit Extension and Enhancement Act. H.R. 3512/S. 1821: Tac…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
LEARNING CARE GROUP · lobbying firm or registrant: ARNOLD & PORTER KAYE SCHOLER LLP
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 17, 2026 · issue area: Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
$50,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…ted to tax incentives to support affordability of and access to child care for families, including the Child Care Availability and Affordability Act (H.R. 1827/S. 847), Child Care Workforce Act (H.R. 1826/S. 846), Affordable Child Care Act (H.R. 1408), and implementation of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (P.L. 119-21).
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN HOTEL & LODGING ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN HOTEL & LODGING ASSOCIATION
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 21, 2026 · issue area: Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
$840,000
Spent on own lobbying
…tment of tips and related issue. H.R. 703/S. 213: the Main Street Certainty Act. H.R. 574/S. 187: the ALIGN Act. H.R. 482/S. 129: No Tax on Tips Act. H.R. 1827/S. 847: Child Care Availability and Affordability Act. H.R. 996/S. 400: Paid Family and Medical Leave Tax Credit Extension and Enhancement Act. H.R. 3512/S. 1821: Tac…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
LEARNING CARE GROUP · lobbying firm or registrant: ARNOLD & PORTER KAYE SCHOLER LLP
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 20, 2026 · issue area: Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
$50,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…ted to tax incentives to support affordability of and access to child care for families, including the Child Care Availability and Affordability Act (H.R. 1827/S. 847), Child Care Workforce Act (H.R. 1826/S. 846), Affordable Child Care Act (H.R. 1408), and implementation of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (P.L. 119-21).
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
PRINTING UNITED ALLIANCE · lobbying firm or registrant: PRINTING UNITED ALLIANCE
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 15, 2026 · issue area: Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
$50,000
Spent on own lobbying
…f 2025 (S. 1158) to provide employees with more flexibility in managing their work-life balance. The Child Care Availability and Affordability Act (H.R. 1827 / S. 847) to amend the IRC of 1986 to expand the employer-provided childcare credit and the dependent care assistance exclusion. The reintroduction and passage of the S…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
PRINTING UNITED ALLIANCE · lobbying firm or registrant: PRINTING UNITED ALLIANCE
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 21, 2026 · issue area: Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
$50,000
Spent on own lobbying
…f 2025 (S. 1158) to provide employees with more flexibility in managing their work-life balance. The Child Care Availability and Affordability Act (H.R. 1827 / S. 847) to amend the IRC of 1986 to expand the employer-provided childcare credit and the dependent care assistance exclusion. The reintroduction and passage of the S…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · lobbying firm or registrant: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 20, 2026 · issue area: Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
$17,960,000
Spent on own lobbying
…onal Institutions Act of 2025 H.R. 1109, Litigation Transparency Act of 2025 H.R. 1190/S. 577, Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act H.R. 1827/S. 847, Child Care Availability and Affordability Act H.R. 1900, Bank Failure Prevention Act of 2025 H.R. 2225/S. 1808, Access to Small Business Investor Capital Act…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · lobbying firm or registrant: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 20, 2026 · issue area: Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
$17,960,000
Spent on own lobbying
…Act H.R. 1319/S. 2228, Modern Worker Empowerment Act H.R. 1320, Modern Worker Security Act H.R. 1801/S. 772, Employer Participation in Repayment Act H.R. 1827/S. 847, Child Care Availability and Affordability Act H.R. 2572, Worker Enfranchisement Act H.R. 2952, SALT Act H.R. 2958, Balance the Scales Act Re: EBSA Investigati…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · lobbying firm or registrant: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 20, 2026 · issue area: Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
$17,960,000
Spent on own lobbying
…epeal Act H.R. 1347/S. 559, American Investment in Manufacturing and Main Street (AIMM) Act H.R. 1801/S. 772, Employer Participation in Repayment Act H.R. 1827/S. 847, Child Care Availability and Affordability Act H.R. 1990, American Innovation and R&D Competitiveness Act of 2025 H.R. 2089/S. 1839, Generating Retirement Owne…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN HOTEL & LODGING ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN HOTEL & LODGING ASSOCIATION
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 20, 2026 · issue area: Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
$840,000
Spent on own lobbying
…tment of tips and related issue. H.R. 703/S. 213: the Main Street Certainty Act. H.R. 574/S. 187: the ALIGN Act. H.R. 482/S. 129: No Tax on Tips Act. H.R. 1827/S. 847: Child Care Availability and Affordability Act. H.R. 996/S. 400: Paid Family and Medical Leave Tax Credit Extension and Enhancement Act. H.R. 3512/S. 1821: Tac…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
LEARNING CARE GROUP · lobbying firm or registrant: ARNOLD & PORTER KAYE SCHOLER LLP
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 16, 2026 · issue area: Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
$50,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…ted to tax incentives to support affordability of and access to child care for families, including the Child Care Availability and Affordability Act (H.R. 1827/S. 847), Child Care Workforce Act (H.R. 1826/S. 846), Affordable Child Care Act (H.R. 1408), and implementation of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (P.L. 119-21).
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · lobbying firm or registrant: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Oct 20, 2025 · issue area: Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
$13,650,000
Spent on own lobbying
…onal Institutions Act of 2025 H.R. 1109, Litigation Transparency Act of 2025 H.R. 1190/S. 577, Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act H.R. 1827/S. 847, Child Care Availability and Affordability Act H.R. 1900, Bank Failure Prevention Act of 2025 H.R. 2225/S. 1808, Access to Small Business Investor Capital Act…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · lobbying firm or registrant: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Oct 20, 2025 · issue area: Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
$13,650,000
Spent on own lobbying
…Act H.R. 1319/S. 2228, Modern Worker Empowerment Act H.R. 1320, Modern Worker Security Act H.R. 1801/S. 772, Employer Participation in Repayment Act H.R. 1827/S. 847, Child Care Availability and Affordability Act H.R. 2572, Worker Enfranchisement Act H.R. 2952, SALT Act H.R. 2958, Balance the Scales Act Re: EBSA Investigati…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · lobbying firm or registrant: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Oct 20, 2025 · issue area: Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
$13,650,000
Spent on own lobbying
…epeal Act H.R. 1347/S. 559, American Investment in Manufacturing and Main Street (AIMM) Act H.R. 1801/S. 772, Employer Participation in Repayment Act H.R. 1827/S. 847, Child Care Availability and Affordability Act H.R. 1990, American Innovation and R&D Competitiveness Act of 2025 H.R. 2089/S. 1839, Generating Retirement Owne…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN HOTEL & LODGING ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN HOTEL & LODGING ASSOCIATION
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Oct 20, 2025 · issue area: Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
$840,000
Spent on own lobbying
…tment of tips and related issue. H.R. 703/S. 213: the Main Street Certainty Act. H.R. 574/S. 187: the ALIGN Act. H.R. 482/S. 129: No Tax on Tips Act. H.R. 1827/S. 847: Child Care Availability and Affordability Act. H.R. 996/S. 400: Paid Family and Medical Leave Tax Credit Extension and Enhancement Act. H.R. 3512/S. 1821: Tac…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
PRINTING UNITED ALLIANCE · lobbying firm or registrant: PRINTING UNITED ALLIANCE
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Oct 18, 2025 · issue area: Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
$50,000
Spent on own lobbying
…f 2025 (S. 1158) to provide employees with more flexibility in managing their work-life balance. The Child Care Availability and Affordability Act (H.R. 1827 / S. 847) to amend the IRC of 1986 to expand the employer-provided childcare credit and the dependent care assistance exclusion. The reintroduction and passage of the S…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
LEARNING CARE GROUP · lobbying firm or registrant: ARNOLD & PORTER KAYE SCHOLER LLP
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Oct 17, 2025 · issue area: Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
$50,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…ted to tax incentives to support affordability of and access to child care for families, including the Child Care Availability and Affordability Act (H.R. 1827/S. 847), Child Care Workforce Act (H.R. 1826/S. 846), Affordable Child Care Act (H.R. 1408), and One Big Beautiful Bill Act (P.L. 119-21).
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
FIRST FIVE YEARS FUND (FORMERLY START EARLY (FOR FIRST FIVE YEARS FUND)) · lobbying firm or registrant: FIRST FIVE YEARS FUND (FORMERLY START EARLY (FOR FIRST FIVE YEARS FUND))
2025 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2025) · amended · posted Jul 28, 2025 · issue area: Welfare
$180,000
Spent on own lobbying
…arly Head Start, Early Head Start - Child Care Partnerships, Child Care and Development Block Grants, Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Part C and B, S.847 Child Care Availability and Affordability Act.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
PRINTING UNITED ALLIANCE · lobbying firm or registrant: PRINTING UNITED ALLIANCE
2025 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2025) · posted Jul 27, 2025 · issue area: Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
$50,000
Spent on own lobbying
…f 2025 (S. 1158) to provide employees with more flexibility in managing their work-life balance. The Child Care Availability and Affordability Act (H.R. 1827 / S. 847) to amend the IRC of 1986 to expand the employer-provided childcare credit and the dependent care assistance exclusion. The reintroduction and passage of the S…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN HOTEL & LODGING ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN HOTEL & LODGING ASSOCIATION
2025 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2025) · posted Jul 21, 2025 · issue area: Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
$600,000
Spent on own lobbying
…rtainty Act. Support of H.R.574/S.187: the ALIGN Act. Support of H.R. 1 - One Big Beautiful Bill Act Support of S. 129/H.R. 482 - No Tax on Tips Act Support of S. 847/H.R. 1827 - Child Care Availability and Affordability Act Support of S. 400/H.R. 996 - Paid Family and Medical Leave Tax Credit Extension and Enhancement Act S…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · lobbying firm or registrant: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
2025 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2025) · posted Jul 21, 2025 · issue area: Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
$19,340,000
Spent on own lobbying
…Educational Institutions Act of 2025 H.R. 1109, Litigation Transparency Act of 2025 H.R. 1190, Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act H.R. 1827/S. 847, Child Care Availability and Affordability Act H.R. 1900, Bank Failure Prevention Act of 2025 H.R. 2225, Access to Small Business Investor Capital Act H.R. 244…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · lobbying firm or registrant: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
2025 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2025) · posted Jul 21, 2025 · issue area: Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
$19,340,000
Spent on own lobbying
…ity Act of 2025 H.R. 1156, Pandemic Unemployment Fraud Enforcement Act H.R. 1319, Modern Worker Empowerment Act H.R. 1320, Modern Worker Security Act H.R. 1827/S. 847, Child Care Availability and Affordability Act H.R. 2262 Flexibility for Workers Education Act H.R. 2270, Empowering Employer Child and Elder Care Solutions Ac…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · lobbying firm or registrant: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
2025 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2025) · posted Jul 21, 2025 · issue area: Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
$19,340,000
Spent on own lobbying
…epeal Act H.R. 1347/S. 559, American Investment in Manufacturing and Main Street (AIMM) Act H.R. 1801/S. 772, Employer Participation in Repayment Act H.R. 1827/S. 847, Child Care Availability and Affordability Act H.R. 1990, American Innovation and R&D Competitiveness Act of 2025 H.R. 2089/S. 1839, Generating Retirement Owne…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing