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H.R. 5720

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 5720, the Federal Worker Childcare Protection Act of 2025, was introduced in the House on Oct 8, 2025 by Rep. Ilhan Omar (D) with 33 co-sponsors. It was referred to Oversight And Government Reform, and last saw action on Oct 8, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

Record

Text

H.R. 5720 has 33 co-sponsors.

hb5720/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 5720 IH: Federal Worker Childcare Protection Act of 2025
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-10-08
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 5720  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   October 8, 2025   Ms. Omar  (for herself,  Ms. Adams ,  Mr. Beyer ,  Mr. Carson ,  Mr. Carter of Louisiana ,  Ms. Clarke of New York ,  Mr. Cohen ,  Mr. DeSaulnier ,  Mr. Evans of Pennsylvania ,  Mr. Garamendi ,  Ms. Jayapal ,  Ms. Lee of Pennsylvania ,  Mr. Meeks ,  Ms. Moore of Wisconsin ,  Mr. Nadler ,  Mr. Neguse ,  Ms. Norton ,  Ms. Ocasio-Cortez ,  Ms. Pettersen ,  Ms. Pressley ,  Ms. Rivas ,  Mr. Ruiz ,  Ms. Schakowsky ,  Ms. Simon ,  Mr. Swalwell ,  Ms. Tlaib ,  Mrs. Watson Coleman , and  Ms. Williams of Georgia ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform    A BILL
To provide reimbursement to certain Federal employees for childcare expenses during the lapse in appropriations beginning on or about October 1, 2025.
1.
Short Title
This Act may be cited as the   Federal Worker Childcare Protection Act of 2025  .
2.
Childcare reimbursement
Any Federal employee who is furloughed or working without receiving a paycheck during the lapse in appropriations beginning on or about October 1, 2025, and paying for childcare during such lapse shall receive reimbursement for such care—
(1)
subject to appropriations; and
(2)
if such an employee can provide documentation to the General Services Administration in the form a of a receipt from a childcare provider.

Tracker

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  1. Introduced2025-10-08
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

The summaries are the Congressional Research Service’s, one per stage. Read them in full.

Introduced in House Oct 8, 2025

hb5720/introduced-in-house.md

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Introduced in House (10/08/2025)

Sponsors

Rep. Ilhan Omar (D) sponsors H.R. 5720, and 33 members have co-sponsored it, 27 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 5720 went before 1 committee: Oversight and Government Reform.

Oversight and Government Reform
Oversight and Government Reform
Referred To · Oct 8, 2025 · 696 Bills

Actions

H.R. 5720 has taken 2 actions since Oct 8, 2025.

ChamberAction
Oct 8, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Oct 8, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.Oversight and Government Reform Committee

Votes

H.R. 5720 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 5720 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Federal Worker Childcare Protection Act of 2025 — Display Title
  • Federal Worker Childcare Protection Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To provide reimbursement to certain Federal employees for childcare expenses during the lapse in appropriations beginning on or about October 1, 2025. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 9 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 5720 in 3 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Budget/Appropriations, Government Issues, Health Issues, Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION—District of Columbia13—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION13—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
JENNIFER TYREE113
KATHERINE SYBENGA113
MARAM ABDELHAMID113
MATTHEW SOCKNAT113
MATTHEW SOWARDS113
KURT VORNDRAN112
REGINA HUTTER112
COLLEEN COSTELLO111
JOSH NASSAR111

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNIONNATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION2025 fourth_quarter$350K4th Quarter - Report
NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNIONNATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION2026 second_quarter$340K2nd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNIONNATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION2026 first_quarter$310K1st Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 5720 under Government Operations and Politics, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 5720’s is Government Operations and Politics.

hr5720/policy-areas.txt
Government Operations and PoliticsAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

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