Roosevelt Institute: Direct Spending on Care Work: Thinking Beyond the Tax Code for Caregiving Infrastructure
Policy report highlights the negative impacts of the current lack of
affordable, quality care choices, and limited paid family leave.
The Ability Lab: Supporting America’s 53 Million Family Caregivers
Policy brief provides an overview of the family caregiver experience and
the current options to support family caregivers. It includes
recommendations to expand and enhance supports for family
caregivers. Includes recommendations for Congress.
Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center: Beyond Tax Credits — A Path to Meaningful Paid Family Leave
Policy report highlights the negative impacts of the current lack of
affordable, quality care choices, and limited paid family leave.
Institute for Women’s Policy Research: Promoting Access to Care: Caregiving and Families
This report highlights the nationwide crisis driven by decades of
underinvestment in childcare and long-term care, leaving families
unable to afford needed services and without caregiving support.
Job Protection Act
This bill expands the type of employee eligible for benefits under the Family Medical Leave Act of 1993.
More Paid Leave for More Americans Act
This bill creates a grant program for states that operate a paid family leave program and participate in the Interstate Paid Leave Action Network (I-PLAN).
Interstate Paid Leave Action Network (I-PLAN) Act of 2025
This bill streamlines benefits and administrative practices across states for paid family and medical leave (PFML) programs.
Family and Medical Insurance Leave (FAMILY) Act
This bill creates a monthly benefit payment as part of a family and medical leave insurance (FMLI) for employees engaged in qualified caregiving.
AARP: Spectrum of Financial Supports for Family Caregivers
Details the financial impact of caregiving. Report proposes state and
federal policies to address caregivers’ economic challenges.
Recommendations are summarized below.
Oxfam: Unseen Work, Unmet Needs: Exploring the intersections of gender, race and ethnicity in unpaid care labor and paid labor in the U.S.
This report explores disparities in unpaid care and the inequities in the
paid labor force. It focuses on the disproportionate challenges women
of color face in both paid and unpaid labor.