The main purpose of this legislation, known as the Child Care Access and Affordability Act of 2025, is to require the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to conduct a study that examines the challenges families face when trying to access child care services funded by the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990. The study aims to identify how inflation and state eligibility standards create barriers for parents and children. The key provisions of this legislation include a mandate for the GAO to complete the study within 18 months of the law being enacted.