US HR6460

Bill

To provide funding for needed child and adult care so that essential workers can report to work during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Introduced
04/07/2020

In Committee
04/07/2020

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

116th Congress

Bill Summary

To provide funding for needed child and adult care so that essential workers can report to work during the COVID-19 pandemic. This bill provides funding for FY2020 for child and adult-dependent care services for essential workers. Essential workers include (1) health-sector employees, (2) emergency responders, (3) sanitation workers, (4) employees of businesses required to remain open during the public health emergency declared on January 31, 2020, and (5) other workers a state deems essential and who are unable to telework. Eligibility for such funding is not based on income.

AI Summary

This bill provides funding for FY2020 to support child and adult-dependent care services for essential workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. Essential workers include healthcare employees, emergency responders, sanitation workers, and other workers deemed essential by the state who are unable to telework. The funding is not based on income eligibility and can be used to reimburse essential workers for care costs, provide payments to care providers, or establish temporary care facilities. The bill increases funding for the Social Services Block Grant program, with $850 million to be obligated by states during 2020 for these purposes.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance, Labor and Employment

Sponsors (15)

Danny Davis (D)*, Earl Blumenauer (D), Judy Chu (D), Dwight Evans (D), Steven Horsford (D), Dan Kildee (D), John Larson (D), John Lewis (D), Gwen Moore (D), Jimmy Panetta (D), Linda Sánchez (D), Brad Schneider (D), Terri Sewell (D), Darren Soto (D), Tom Suozzi (D),

Last Action

Referred to the Subcommittee on Worker and Family Support. (on 04/07/2020)

Official Document

https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6460/all-info

(4 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6460/all-info
BillText	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr6460/BILLS-116hr6460ih.pdf
Bill	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr6460/BILLS-116hr6460ih.pdf.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
HR6800	The Heroes Act	Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Hearings held.	Related
HR7327	Child Care for Economic Recovery Act	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.	Related
HRes967	Providing for consideration of the resolution (H. Res. 965) authorizing remote voting by proxy in the House of Representatives and providing for official remote committee proceedings during a public health emergency due to a novel coronavirus, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.B. 6800) making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, and for other purposes; providing for proceedings during the period from May 19, 2020, t	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.	Similar To
S3567	Helping Health Care Workers Afford Child and Elder Care Act	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.	Related

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