Tri-Share Child Care Pilot Act of 2025

# Tri-Share Child Care Pilot Act of 2025 - Summary **What the Bill Would Do** The Tri-Share Child Care Pilot Act of 2025 would establish a pilot program to test a new model for paying for child care costs. Based on the bill's name, the "tri-share" approach would likely involve splitting child care expenses among three parties—typically parents, employers, and the government—rather than placing the full financial burden on families alone. This pilot would test whether shared cost responsibility makes quality child care more affordable and accessible for working families. **Who It Affects** This bill would primarily affect working parents and families struggling with child care costs, employers who might participate voluntarily in the program, and children in participating communities.

Child care providers could also be impacted depending on how the program structures payments and reimbursement rates. **Current Status** As of now, HR 6312 is in committee, meaning it has been introduced but has not yet been debated or voted on by the full House of Representatives. The bill was sponsored by Representative Hillary Scholten, a Democrat from Michigan. Without additional information about specific provisions, the exact details of how the cost-sharing would work and which regions would participate remain unclear from publicly available sources.