House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced

Cutting Red Tape on Child Care Providers Act of 2025

H.R. 1889Introduced Mar 5, 2025Policy area: Families

Official title: To require that States that receive a grant under the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990, will not prohibit licensed child care providers from performing simple food preparation of fruits and vegetables.

Sponsor: Rep. Marie Perez D-WA

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Where it went

IntroducedMar 5, 2025
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Latest action: Mar 5, 2025 — Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1889.

Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. PEREZ, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 42, March 5, 2025, Page H1010):
Article I of the U.S. Constitution
Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record March 5, 2025 ↗
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Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

8 cosponsors — 4 Republicans, 4 Democrats

4 of 8 cosponsors (50%) are from the other party.

Robert Bresnahan (R-PA), J. Correa (D-CA), Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Jared Golden (D-ME), Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), Adam Gray (D-CA), Young Kim (R-CA), Zachary Nunn (R-IA).

More from the sponsor

Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Marie Perez.

Sponsor’s state and district

Washington in Congress · WA-3 district

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Data as of Sep 13, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.