Number: RL31817
Title: Child Care Issues in the 108th Congress
Authors: Melinda Gish, Domestic Social Policy Division 
Abstract: On December 8, 2004, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2005 (H.R. 4818) was signed into law (P.L. 108-447), providing funding for a variety of child care and related programs. The law includes an across-the-board rescission of 0.8%, which applies to the discretionary programs discussed in this report; however, not all federal agencies (e.g., the Department of Health and Human Services) have released funding tables reflecting the rescission, so precise appropriation levels remain to be seen.
Pages: 20
Date: December 17, 2004