United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 5188 (112th)
Ensuring Child Care for Working Families Act of 2012
Introduced
27 April 2012
Last action
26 September 2012 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
Sponsors
Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7], Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-11], Rep. Stark, Fortney Pete [D-CA-13], Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5], Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4], Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-15], Rep. Kildee, Dale E. [D-MI-5], Rep. Woolsey, Lynn C. [D-CA-6], Del. Sablan, Gregorio Kilili Camacho [D-MP-At Large], Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5], Rep. Baca, Joe [D-CA-43], Rep. McCarthy, Carolyn [D-NY-4], Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28], Rep. Kucinich, Dennis J. [D-OH-10], Rep. Serrano, Jose E. [D-NY-15], Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2]
Subjects
Education
Source updated
23 March 2026
Summary
Ensuring Child Care for Working Families Act of 2012 - Amends part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) of title IV of the Social Security Act to revise funding requirements for child care assistance to: (1) guarantee child care assistance for a family with a dependent child requiring such care, if the total income of the family does not exceed 200% of the poverty line and the child care assistance will enable an individual in the family to accept employment, remain employed, or participate in an education or training activity; and (2) include Indian tribes and tribal organizations as entities eligible for state grants in amounts equal to those granted to states.
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Timeline
27 April 2012
Introduced
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Source: IntroReferral
27 April 2012
Introduced
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E694)
Source: IntroReferral
27 April 2012
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
27 April 2012
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
2 May 2012
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.
Source: Committee
26 September 2012
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 27 April 2012 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-11] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Stark, Fortney Pete [D-CA-13] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] · D · Sponsor
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-15] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Kildee, Dale E. [D-MI-5] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Woolsey, Lynn C. [D-CA-6] · D · Cosponsor
- Del. Sablan, Gregorio Kilili Camacho [D-MP-At Large] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Baca, Joe [D-CA-43] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. McCarthy, Carolyn [D-NY-4] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Kucinich, Dennis J. [D-OH-10] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Serrano, Jose E. [D-NY-15] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] · D · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/5188
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/5188
- us · 112-hr-5188 · source updated 23 March 2026