Sep 13, 2023Sponsored
Child Care Stabilization Act
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DemocratMassachusetts · U.S. Representative
Katherine
Clark
U.S. Representative for Massachusetts
In office
12 yrsSince Dec 2013
Next election
2027Re-elected 2021
Age
62Born Jul 17, 1963
Party
Democrat
What they stand for
Clark has spent years focused on a few core fights. Each is tied to bills actually introduced or votes actually cast.
- 01Supports federal stabilization funding for child careClark sponsored the Child Care Stabilization Act (H.R.5433), which would provide federal funding to stabilize child care providers. The bill attracted between 100 and 199 cosponsors and was taken up in committee, indicating broad support within the caucus for the measure.
- 02Advocates for child care workforce and infrastructure investmentClark sponsored both the Child Care Workforce Development Act (H.R.3273) and the Child Care Infrastructure Act (H.R.3274), each reintroduced across multiple Congresses and advanced in committee. Together, these bills address the professional development of child care workers and the physical infrastructure of child care facilities.
- 03Supports campus child care program reauthorizationClark sponsored the CCAMPIS Reauthorization Act (H.R.5458), which would reauthorize the Child Care Access Means Parents in School program providing child care support to low-income student parents at institutions of higher education. The bill has been reintroduced across multiple Congresses and received committee consideration.
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01 · Background
Who they are, where they came from
Katherine M. Clark serves as U.S. Representative for Massachusetts's 5th congressional district and as House Minority Whip, a position she has held since 2023. She is currently in her seventh term, having first been elected to the seat in 2013. Prior to her time in Congress, Clark served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 2008 to 2011 and the Massachusetts Senate from 2011 to 2013. Between 2021 and 2023 she served as Assistant Speaker, and from 2019 to 2021 as Vice Chair of the House Democratic Caucus. Clark is a lawyer by training.
02 · Recent significant work
What they’ve done lately
Sep 18, 2025Sponsored
CCAMPIS Reauthorization Act
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May 8, 2025Sponsored
Child Care Infrastructure Act
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May 8, 2025Sponsored
Child Care Workforce Development Act
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Sep 25, 2024Sponsored
Child Care Infrastructure Act
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03 · What's coming up
Bills they’ll vote on next
Bills that have cleared committee and are heading for a floor vote. See all upcoming votes →
House·HR.1071Reported to floor
No Censors on our Shores Act of 2025
Would bar entry and allow deportation of foreign officials who suppressed U.S. citizens' speech.
House·HR.151Reported to floor
Equal Representation Act of 2025
Would base House seat apportionment on citizen population rather than total population.
House·HR.2071Reported to floor
Save Our Shrimpers Act
Would bar U.S. funds to international institutions financing foreign shrimp operations.
House·HR.2076Reported to floor
Lulu’s Law
Would require the FCC to explicitly authorize wireless emergency alerts for shark attacks.
House·HR.2159Reported to floor
Count the Crimes to Cut Act
Would require public databases listing all federal criminal statutory and regulatory offenses.
04 · Money
Where the campaign funds come from
Clark raised $3.4M this cycle, with 40.7% from PACs and 26.9% from individuals — the latter drawn almost entirely from itemized contributions (92.6% of individual receipts). Top PAC contributors include Katherine Clark Majority Fund, a joint fundraising committee that alone accounted for $748,000, along with Defend the Vote Leadership Fund and Katherine Clark Victory Fund. Top employer concentrations include Bank of New York Mellon Corporation, Eli Lilly and Company, Coinbase Global, Rocket Companies, and law firms Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck and Holland & Knight. A notable 31.9% of receipts came from other sources, and unitemized contributions made up just 7.4% of individual funds.
Total raised · 2026
$3.4M
Cash on hand
$2.0M
Spent
$2.8M
By source
- Individuals$923K · 26.9%
- PACs$1.4M · 40.7%
- Other$1.1M · 31.9%
Individual donor mix
Small-donor share (under $200)7.4%
Top PAC contributors
- KATHERINE CLARK MAJORITY FUNDFEC ↗$748K
- DEFEND THE VOTE LEADERSHIP FUND - UNITEMIZEDFEC ↗$65K
- KATHERINE CLARK VICTORY FUNDFEC ↗$32K
- CLARK TRAHAN PRESSLEY VICTORY FUNDFEC ↗$18K
- ZURICH HOLDING CO. OF AMERICA, INC. CMTE. FOR GOOD GVT. (Z-PAC, ZURICH PAC)FEC ↗$10K
- THE DEPOSITORY TRUST AND CLEARING CORPORATION PAC - DTCC PACFEC ↗$10K
- ROCK HOLDINGS INC. PACFEC ↗$10K
- PROGRESSIVE TURNOUT PROJECTFEC ↗$10K
- PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE IFEC ↗$10K
- NATIONAL MULTIFAMILY HOUSING COUNCIL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEFEC ↗$10K
Top employer concentrations
- BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON CORPORATION$24K· 10 donors
- ELI LILLY AND COMPANY$21K· 13 donors
- ROCKET COMPANIES, INC.$17K· 5 donors
- COINBASE GLOBAL, INC.$17K· 6 donors
- COMCAST CORPORATION$17K· 21 donors
- BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK LLP$16K· 22 donors
- HOLLAND & KNIGHT LLP$15K· 15 donors
- AH CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC$14K· 4 donors
- SOLANA LABS, INC.$14K· 4 donors
- AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD LLP$14K· 15 donors
Self-reported employer data. Categories like “Retired” and “Not Employed” are excluded — these reflect demographic patterns rather than industry concentrations.
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