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substantiveMar 30, 2022 · House roll call · passage · Result: Passed

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended — H R 5547 — Care is an Economic Development Strategy Act

CEDS Act

In plain language

  • House bill in the 117th Congress.
  • Requires grant applicants for certain public works and economic development projects to describe in their comprehensive economic development.
  • House passed it on Mar 30, 2022 (substantive).
Official summary (Congressional Research Service)

Care is an Economic Development Strategy Act or the CEDS Act This bill requires grant applicants for certain public works and economic development projects to describe in their comprehensive economic development strategy how they will increase the accessibility of affordable, quality, care-based services (e.g., child care, early childhood education, disability and long-term care, and elder care). The bill also requires the Department of Commerce to report on the activities and outcomes of economic adjustment assistance funding provided by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act or the CARES Act.

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Roll-call breakdown

Yea304

Democrat: 220 · Republican: 84

Nay122

Republican: 122

Present0

Not Voting5

Democrat: 1 · Republican: 4

How each member voted (431)

Yea (304)

Nay (122)

Not Voting (5)

Party labels reflect each member’s most recent affiliation on record.