Affordability

👀 I’m Just a Bill — Federal Broadband Affordability Successor A Liana Banyan “I’m Just a Bill” Bounty Poster What is this bill? Successor legislation for the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP), which provided $30/month broadband subsidies to ~23 million low-income households before exhausting its funding in 2024. The 119th Congress is debating successor structures. What does it actually do? Subsidy continuation — restores monthly broadband subsidy for low-income households Eligibility framework — modifies income thresholds and enrollment process Funding mechanism — addresses long-term funding (general fund vs. Universal Service Fund vs. other) Tribal Connectivity Program — separate provisions for Tribal broadband affordability Rural broadband composing — composes with BEAD deployment provisions (BEAD Broadband Expansion) Who votes when? House Energy and Commerce + Senate Commerce active consideration How does this affect cooperative-class families? Broadband access is structural infrastructure for cooperative-class member participation. Without affordable broadband, members cannot reach #9 Rally Group organizing, #12 + #14 cooperative education, #15 “I’m Just a Bill” civic information, or #3 Lets Go Shopping marketplace. ACP successor is the federal floor for that participation. ...

👀 I’m Just a Bill — Federal Childcare Affordability A Liana Banyan “I’m Just a Bill” Bounty Poster What is this bill? Federal childcare affordability legislation in the 119th Congress. Documented childcare costs now exceed in-state college tuition in 28+ states; documented “child-care cliff” where pandemic-era childcare-stabilization funding exhausted in 2023. What does it actually do? CCDBG expansion — Child Care and Development Block Grant funding expansion Provider compensation — addresses the structural underpayment of childcare workers (~$12-15/hour median nationally) Family co-payment cap — caps family contribution at percentage of income Mixed-delivery system — funds home-based, center-based, and family-friend-and-neighbor care Tribal childcare — separate funding stream Who votes when? House Education and Workforce + Senate HELP active consideration How does this affect cooperative-class families? Composes directly with #4 Household Concierge (cooperative childcare connection), #5 The Family Table (intergenerational care composing), Save-the-World Paper 12 (Universal Childhood), and Universal Pre-K Funding Bounty Poster. ...