This bill orders planning and design for an addition to the child development center at Dyess Air Force Base. It caps the project at $6.5 million, uses existing Air Force planning funds, and does not fund actual construction.
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Dyess CDC Addition Design Authorization Act is a Senate bill in committee. The latest recorded action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Latest action on S. 2109: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Who this affects: The bill mainly affects the Air Force officials who would manage the project and the families who use or depend on child care at Dyess Air Force Base. It also affects the existing child development center because the design must work around ongoing use of the facility and changes to connected indoor and outdoor spaces.
Why this matters: This bill matters because child development centers support military families who rely on on-base child care, and this measure starts the process for expanding one of those facilities at Dyess Air Force Base. At the same time, its effect is limited: it only pays for planning and design, not the actual addition, so any real change in child care space depends on future construction decisions. The spending caps and use of existing funds also shape how much the Air Force can spend and where that money comes from.
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Officially: Dyess CDC Addition Design Authorization Act
This bill orders planning and design for an addition to the child development center at Dyess Air Force Base. It caps the project at $6.5 million, uses existing Air Force planning funds, and does not fund actual construction.
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Where this bill is in the process
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Senate Committee
Under Senate committee consideration
Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. (6/18/2025)
Senate Floor Vote
Voted on by Senate
Passed Senate
Approved by Senate
House Review
Sent to House for consideration
Passed Both Chambers
Approved by both House and Senate
Signed into Law
Signed by the President
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