I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4253 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 9, 2019 Mr. Johnson of South Dakota introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor A BILL To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to allow a recipient of an institutional aid grant to use funds under such grant to establish, improve, or expand partnerships with child care providers.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Empower Parents in College Act of 2019 . 2. Institutional aid grant authorized activities Section 311(c) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1057(c) ) is amended— (1) by redesignating paragraph (13) as paragraph (14); and (2) by inserting after paragraph (12) the following: (13) Establishing, improving, or expanding partnerships with child care providers. .