United States HR 9553: Child Care Small Business Insight and Improvement Act of 2026

Summary

This bill requires the Small Business Administration to submit a report to Congress within 120 days examining for-profit child care providers, including their challenges, the support currently available to them, gaps in that support, and recommendations for legislative changes. The report will also assess fraud instances among these providers and suggest ways to prevent misuse of federal funds. The bill affects for-profit child care providers operating in the United States and the federal agencies responsible for supporting small businesses.

Bill Text

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119THCONGRESS 
2
DSESSION 
H. R. 9553 
To require the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to submit 
to Congress a report on for-profit child care providers, and for other purposes. 
IN  THE  HOUSE  OF  REPRESENTATIVES  
JUNE30, 2026 
Mr. L
ANDSMAN(for himself and Mr. MEUSER) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Small Business 
A  BILL  
To  require  the  Administrator  of  the  Small  Business  Adminis-
tration  to  submit  to  Congress  a  report  on  for-profit  child  
care providers, and for other purposes. 
Be  it  enacted  by  the  Senate  and  House  of  Representa-1
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Child Care Small Busi-4
ness Insight and Improvement Act of 2026’’. 5
SEC.  2.  REPORT  ON  FOR-PROFIT  CHILD  CARE  PROVIDERS.  6
(a) I
NGENERAL.—Not later than 120 days after the 7
date  of  the  enactment  of  this  Act,  the  Administrator  of  8
the  Small  Business  Administration  shall  submit  to  Con-9
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gress a study and report on for-profit child care providers 1
that includes— 2
(1)  an  assessment  of  the  challenges  and  needs  3
of such providers; 4
(2)  a  description  of  the  resources  and  support  5
that  the  Small  Business  Administration  provides  to  6
such providers; 7
(3)  any  deficiencies  in  the  resources  and  sup-8
port described under paragraph (2); 9
(4)  any  recommendations  for  legislative  actions  10
necessary  to  address  any  challenges  or  needs  faced  11
by  such  providers  that  are  identified  by  the  report  12
required in this subsection; 13
(5)  an  identification  of  the  leadership  needs  in  14
order  to  successfully  implement  such  recommenda-15
tions; and 16
(6)  the  number  of  instances  of  fraud  among  17
for-profit  child  care  providers,  and  recommendations  18
for  statutory  changes  necessary  to  prevent  the  mis-19
use  of  any  Federal  funds  received  by  for-profit  child  20
care providers. 21
(b)    F
OR-PROFITCHILDCAREPROVIDERDE-22
FINED.—The term ‘‘for-profit child care provider’’ has the 23
meaning  given  the  term  ‘‘eligible  child  care  provider’’  in  24
section  658P  of  the  Child  Care  and  Development  Block  25
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Grant  Act  of  1990  (42  U.S.C.  9858n)  and  is  a  provider  1
that operates— 2
(1) on a for-profit basis; and 3
(2)  in  1  or  more  of  the  several  States,  territory  4
or  possession  of  the  United  States,  or  the  District  of  5
Columbia. 6
(c)   C
OMPLIANCEWITHCUTGO.—No   additional   7
amounts  are  authorized  to  be  appropriated  to  carry  out  8
this Act. 9
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