Legislation· Jul 2026Sponsored by Patty Murray (D)
A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Health and Human Services relating to "Restoring Flexibility in the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF)".
Blocks a federal health department child care funding more flexible.
Tradeoff
Disapproves a rule that gave states and tribes more freedom in how they use federal child care grants. The rule was published on May 12, 2026.
What's in it
The Senate voted to reject a to this resolution on July 30, 2026, by 47–52. The bill remains stalled in the Senate.
Senate
Introduced
(Jun 24, 2026)
Senate
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions(Jun 24, 2026)
Senate
Taken away from the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Discharged by petition(Jul 28, 2026)
A petition forced the committee to release the bill without acting on it.
Senate
On the
Motion to Proceed to S.J. Res. 199
Motion to Proceed Rejected(Roll #215 · Jul 30, 2026)
47 yeanay 52
- Richard Blumenthal (D-CT)
- Cory A. Booker (D-NJ)
- Ruben Gallego (D-AZ)
- Kirsten E. Gillibrand (D-NY)
- Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI)
- Angus S., Jr. King (I-ME)
- Ben Ray Luján (D-NM)
- Edward J. Markey (D-MA)
- Jeff Merkley (D-OR)
- Alex Padilla (D-CA)
- Bernard Sanders (I-VT)
- Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH)
- Chris Van Hollen (D-MD)
- Elizabeth Warren (D-MA)
- Ron Wyden (D-OR)
- Charles E. Schumer (D-NY)
- Andy Kim (D-NJ)
Recently introduced · no floor action yet