House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
After Hours Child Care Act
Official title: To establish and expand child care programs for parents who work nontraditional hours, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Ashley Hinson R-IAWhere it went
- IntroducedFeb 11, 2026
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Feb 11, 2026 — Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 7498.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mrs. HINSON, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 29, February 11, 2026, Page H2187):Article I, Section 8, Clause 1Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record February 11, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 30 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 7498, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/7498
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- October 16, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- October 19, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of October 16, 2026). Not every bill gets one.
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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
19 cosponsors — 8 Republicans, 11 Democrats
11 of 19 cosponsors (58%) are from the other party.
Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Joaquin Castro (D-TX), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Adelita Grijalva (D-AZ), J. Hill (R-AR), William Keating (D-MA), Jennifer Kiggans (R-VA), George Latimer (D-NY), Michael Lawler (R-NY), Susie Lee (D-NV), Ryan Mackenzie (R-PA), Tracey Mann (R-KS), Chris Pappas (D-NH), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Eric Sorensen (D-IL), Elise Stefanik (R-NY), George Whitesides (D-CA), Frederica Wilson (D-FL), Robert Wittman (R-VA).
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Ashley Hinson.
- H.R. 1869 (119th) Protecting American Industry and Labor from International Trade Crimes Act of 2026
- H.R. 6359 (119th) Pregnant Students’ Rights Act
- H.R. 2262 (119th) Flexibility for Workers Education Act
- H.R. 2552 (119th) RIFLE Act
- H.R. 4673 (119th) Save Our Bacon Act
- H.R. 1995 (119th) Securing American Agriculture Act
Related bills
- S. 3845 (119th) After Hours Child Care ActRelated bill
Relationships as recorded by Congress.gov.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Oct 19, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.