After Hours Child Care Act

Senate Bill

S. 3845

119th Congress

After Hours Child Care Act

In Committee

Introduced:Feb 11, 2026

Primary Sponsor

Sponsor information unavailable

Cosponsors

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Quick Stats

Summary

This bill appears to address child care services that operate outside of traditional daytime hours. Based on the title, it likely creates or expands programs to help families access child care during evenings, nights, weekends, or other non-standard hours when parents may be working.

Latest Action

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Introduced2/11/2026

StatusRead twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

ChamberSenate

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After Hours Child Care Act

This bill appears to address child care services that operate outside of traditional daytime hours. Based on the title, it likely creates or expands programs to help families access child care during evenings, nights, weekends, or other non-standard hours when

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This bill appears to address child care services that operate outside of traditional daytime hours. Based on the title, it likely creates or expands programs to help families access child care during evenings, nights, weekends, or other non-standard hours when parents may be working.

Bill Number: 3845
Introduced: 2/11/2026
Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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Fact Sheet

Title: After Hours Child Care Act
Bill Number: 3845
Sponsor: No sponsor
Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Introduced: 2/11/2026
Summary: This bill appears to address child care services that operate outside of traditional daytime hours. Based on the title, it likely creates or expands programs to help families access child care during evenings, nights, weekends, or other non-standard hours when parents may be working.

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Plain-English explanation of this bill

This bill appears to address child care services that operate outside of traditional daytime hours. Based on the title, it likely creates or expands programs to help families access child care during evenings, nights, weekends, or other non-standard hours when parents may be working.

Last updated: 2/27/2026

Key Points

Main provisions of the bill

The bill focuses on child care services available during non-traditional hours such as evenings, nights, and weekends.
It would likely provide support or funding for child care programs that operate outside standard business hours.
The legislation aims to help working parents who have jobs with non-traditional schedules.
The bill has been referred to the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions for review.

How This Impacts Americans

Potential effects on citizens and communities

This bill would primarily affect working parents who have evening, overnight, or weekend work schedules and need child care during those hours. It would also impact child care providers who offer or want to offer services outside traditional daytime hours. The legislation could make it easier for families with non-standard work schedules to access reliable child care.

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Scope & Jurisdiction

Jurisdiction Level

federal

Congressional Session

119th Congress

Citation Reference

3845, 119th Congress (2026). "After Hours Child Care Act". Source: Voter's Right Platform. https://votersright.org/bills/119-s-3845

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