Messmer's Pro-Family Care Legislation Clears House Education and Workforce Committee

Washington, D.C., April 9, 2025

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Mark Messmer’s (R-IN) Empowering Employer Child and Elder Care Solutions Act (H.R. 2270) overwhelmingly passed the House Education and Workforce Committee.

This legislation makes it easier for employers to provide childcare and dependent care assistance to employees by removing unnecessary regulations and red tape that until now prevented them from doing so.

“I am thrilled that the House Education and Workforce Committee advanced my bill to provide American family caregivers with this important opportunity,” said Rep. Messmer. “I look forward to supporting this vital pro-family legislation when it comes up for a vote in the full House of Representatives!”

The Empowering Employer Child and Elder Care Solutions Act:

  • Reduces the cost and regulatory burden for employers seeking to provide child or dependent care assistance;
  • Aligns the treatment of these pro-family benefits with other employer-provided benefits; and
  • Expands access to care for working families without regulatory mandates or new federal spending.

To read the full text of the bill, click here.

To learn more about the work Rep. Messmer is doing for Indiana’s 8th Congressional District, click here.

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