In July of 2025, Senator Britt led her colleagues in securing updated child care tax credits in the Working Families Tax Cuts Act for the first time in 25 years. The bill included significant portions of her Child Care Availability and Affordability Act by modernizing and increasing the Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit (CDCTC), the Dependent Care Assistance Program (DCAP), and the Employer-Provided Child Care Tax Credit (45F). CDCTC and 45F had not been permanently updated since 2001—since then, child care costs increased by 263%. DCAP had not been updated since 1986. Senator Britt believes this is a direct investment in the hardworking families and local small businesses striving to achieve their American Dream across our nation. She was proud to help secure this historic win, which will empower parents, open the door to more opportunities for their children, and tackle our nation’s urgent workforce needs to help unleash a new era of American prosperity.
Senator Britt has been a strong advocate for ensuring the NIH remains the gold-standard of research and innovation across the nation and the world. She has continued to express the need for taxpayer dollars to be spent efficiently, judiciously, and accountably, which includes funding life-saving, groundbreaking research at high-achieving institutions like those in Alabama. Her work has received praise from The American Association for Cancer Research (AACR), Association of American Cancer Institutes, and United for Medical Research, among several other entities.
In the FY26 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies (LHHS) Appropriations Act, Senator Britt directly secured more than $28.6 million for medical and research equipment at hospitals and universities, workforce development training, nursing education, mobile health units, and more. Senator Britt also directly supported increasing total NIH funding by $415 million, funding for the NIH IMPROVE initiative, a priority she has been proud to champion legislation for in the Senate, by $10 million, and funding for Head Start by $85 million in the FY26 LHHS bill.
In October of 2025, Senator Britt joined President Trump and other administration officials in the Oval Office for actions his administration is taking to reduce costs of in vitro fertilization (IVF), including an announcement that EMD Serono will offer fertility drugs at a discount in the United States, and a new supplemental insurance option companies can offer specifically for fertility care. Senator Britt has been a tireless advocate for creating more affordable and accessible pathways for potential and current parents. In February 2024, Senator Britt spoke with President Trump on the importance of access to IVF and other fertility treatments following a ruling by the Alabama Supreme Court. She introduced the IVF Protection Act, which would guarantee continued IVF access nationwide while safeguarding religious liberty, and led every single Republican Senator in a joint statement reaffirming their support for continued nationwide IVF access.
Senator Britt knows that Alabama women deserve access to high-quality care throughout their pregnancy journeys, no matter their zip code. She is the lead sponsor of the More Opportunities for Moms to Succeed (MOMS) Act. This legislation would provide critical support to women during typically challenging phases of motherhood – prenatal, postpartum, and early childhood development – and bolster access to resources and assistance to help mothers and their children thrive. Senator Britt is also proud to help lead the Rural Obstetrics Readiness Act, which would offer support for rural health care facilities to provide urgent obstetric care.
She is also the lead Republican sponsor of the Access to Breast Cancer Diagnosis (ABCD) Act. The bipartisan, bicameral legislation would eliminate copays and other out-of-pocket expenses for breast cancer diagnostic tests, making them more accessible and affordable. She believes that no woman across America should be faced with the impossible choice between affording basic necessities such as food and being able to confirm whether she has a life-threatening illness.