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Less Bureaucracy, Better Child Care for Student Parents Act

H.R. 9606Introduced Jul 9, 2026Policy area: Education

Official title: To ensure that the Secretary of Health and Human Services will manage all functions related to child care access for low-income parents in postsecondary education, and for other purposes.

Sponsor: Rep. Robert Onder R-MO
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Where it went

Latest action: Jul 15, 2026 — Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 20 - 16.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 9606.

Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of September 25, 2026). Not every bill gets one.

From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 9606, last updated September 25, 2026. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 26, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.

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

1 cosponsor — 1 Republican

0 of 1 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.

Michael Rulli (R-OH).

More from the sponsor

Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Robert Onder.

Sponsor’s state and district

Missouri in Congress · MO-3 district

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Data as of Sep 26, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.