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Child Care for Economic Recovery Act

USA116th CongressHR-7327| House 
| Updated: 7/30/2020
Nita M. Lowey

Nita M. Lowey

Democratic Representative

New York

Cosponsors (33)
Marcy Kaptur (Democratic)David N. Cicilline (Democratic)Brian Higgins (Democratic)Kathleen M. Rice (Democratic)Debra A. Haaland (Democratic)Katherine M. Clark (Democratic)Thomas R. Suozzi (Democratic)Rosa L. DeLauro (Democratic)Anthony G. Brown (Democratic)Danny K. Davis (Democratic)Peter A. DeFazio (Democratic)Daniel T. Kildee (Democratic)Brendan F. Boyle (Democratic)Matt Cartwright (Democratic)John B. Larson (Democratic)Jim Cooper (Democratic)Elaine G. Luria (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Mary Gay Scanlon (Democratic)Richard E. Neal (Democratic)Henry Cuellar (Democratic)Abby Finkenauer (Democratic)Adam Smith (Democratic)Eddie Bernice Johnson (Democratic)Seth Moulton (Democratic)Suzanne Bonamici (Democratic)Linda T. Sánchez (Democratic)Bradley Scott Schneider (Democratic)Kweisi Mfume (Democratic)Chellie Pingree (Democratic)Bill Pascrell (Democratic)Grace F. Napolitano (Democratic)Mike Levin (Democratic)

Ways and Means Committee, Appropriations Committee, Budget Committee, Appropriations Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Child Care for Economic Recovery Act DIVISION A--EMERGENCY CHILD CARE SUPPORT APPROPRIATIONS Emergency Child Care Support Appropriations Act, 2020 This division provides appropriations for emergency child care support for FY2020. TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY This title provides additional appropriations for Internal Revenue Service taxpayer services. TITLE II--DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES This title provides additional appropriations for the Social Services Block Grant program and the Child Care and Development Fund. TITLE III--GENERAL PROVISIONS (Sec. 301) This title sets forth provisions governing FY2020 appropriations made by this bill and amounts designated as emergency requirements. DIVISION B--WORKER ACCESS TO CHILD AND FAMILY CARE Worker Access to Child and Family Care Act (Sec. 402) This section increases and makes refundable the child and dependent care tax credit. It adjusts for inflation the increased amounts of this credit for taxable years beginning after 2020. (Sec. 403) This section increases the tax exclusion for employer-paid dependent care assistance and adjusts the increased amounts for inflation for taxable years beginning after 2020. (Sec. 404) This section allows employers impacted by the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic a payroll tax credit for 50% of qualified fixed expenses of child care facilities for each calendar quarter. Qualified fixed expenses means mortgage and rent obligations and utility expenses. (Sec. 405) This section allows employers a payroll tax credit for 30% of their qualified employee dependent care expenses in a calendar quarter. The amount of the credit for each employee may not exceed $2,500 for any calendar quarter. (Sec. 406) This section allows a carryover of unused benefits in a dependent care flexible spending arrangements to the next plan year. (Sec. 407) This section expands the employee retention tax credit to include the employment of domestic workers. (Sec. 408) This section increases funding for child care stabilization funds for FY2020-FY2024. (Sec. 409) This section increases funding for the family care expenses of essential workers (i.e., health sector employees, emergency response workers, child care workers, sanitation workers, and workers at a business serving the public during an emergency). (Sec. 410) Infrastructure Grants To Improve Child Care Safety Act of 2020 This section requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to conduct an immediate needs assessment of the condition of child care facilities throughout the United States that determines the extent to which the COVID-19 pandemic has created immediate infrastructure needs and the impact of the pandemic on such facilities. HHS may award grants to acquire,construct, renovate, or improve child care facilities in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and must grant priority in the use of grant funds to assist child care facilities primarily serving low-income populations, children under the age of five, the children of essential workers, and facilities closed during the pandemic.

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Timeline
Jun 25, 2020
Introduced in House
Jun 25, 2020
Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committees on the Budget, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jul 20, 2020
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 1053 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 6395, H.R. 7027, H.R. 7327 and H.R. 1957. Provides for the consideration of H.R. 6395, H.R. 7027, H.R. 7327, and the Senate Amendments to H.R. 1957. Rule also provides that H.Res. 967, as amended by H.Res. 1017, is further amended by inserting a new date.
Jul 29, 2020
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 1053. (consideration: CR H3908-3921)
Jul 29, 2020
Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 6395, H.R. 7027, H.R. 7327 and H.R. 1957. Provides for the consideration of H.R. 6395, H.R. 7027, H.R. 7327, and the Senate Amendments to H.R. 1957. Rule also provides that H.Res. 967, as amended by H.Res. 1017, is further amended by inserting a new date.
Jul 29, 2020
DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 7327.
Jul 29, 2020
The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
Jul 29, 2020
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, further proceedings on H.R. 7327 were postponed.
Jul 29, 2020
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H3966)
Jul 29, 2020
UNFINISHED BUSINESS - The Chair announced that the unfinished business was on passage of H.R. 7327, which was debated earlier and on which further proceedings had been postponed.
Jul 29, 2020
On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 250 - 161 (Roll no. 172). (text: CR H3908-3913)
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Jul 29, 2020
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Jul 30, 2020
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
  • June 25, 2020
    Introduced in House


  • June 25, 2020
    Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committees on the Budget, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.


  • July 20, 2020
    Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 1053 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 6395, H.R. 7027, H.R. 7327 and H.R. 1957. Provides for the consideration of H.R. 6395, H.R. 7027, H.R. 7327, and the Senate Amendments to H.R. 1957. Rule also provides that H.Res. 967, as amended by H.Res. 1017, is further amended by inserting a new date.


  • July 29, 2020
    Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 1053. (consideration: CR H3908-3921)


  • July 29, 2020
    Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 6395, H.R. 7027, H.R. 7327 and H.R. 1957. Provides for the consideration of H.R. 6395, H.R. 7027, H.R. 7327, and the Senate Amendments to H.R. 1957. Rule also provides that H.Res. 967, as amended by H.Res. 1017, is further amended by inserting a new date.


  • July 29, 2020
    DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 7327.


  • July 29, 2020
    The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.


  • July 29, 2020
    POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, further proceedings on H.R. 7327 were postponed.


  • July 29, 2020
    Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H3966)


  • July 29, 2020
    UNFINISHED BUSINESS - The Chair announced that the unfinished business was on passage of H.R. 7327, which was debated earlier and on which further proceedings had been postponed.


  • July 29, 2020
    On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 250 - 161 (Roll no. 172). (text: CR H3908-3913)
    View Vote


  • July 29, 2020
    Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.


  • July 30, 2020
    Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.

Families

Related Bills

  • HRES 116-1053: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6395) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2021 for military activities of the Department of Defense and for military construction, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7027) making additional supplemental appropriations for disaster relief requirements for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7327) making additional supplemental appropriations for disaster relief requirements for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, and for other purposes; and providing for consideration of the Senate amendments to the bill (H.R. 1957) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modernize and improve the Internal Revenue Service, and for other purposes.
  • HR 116-6047: Improving Child Care for Working Families Act of 2020
  • HR 116-6460: To provide funding for needed child and adult care so that essential workers can report to work during the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • HR 116-7837: SAFE Kids and Jobs Act
Adult day careAppropriationsBuilding constructionCardiovascular and respiratory healthChild care and developmentChild healthChild safety and welfareDepartment of Health and Human ServicesDepartment of the TreasuryDisability assistanceEmergency medical services and trauma careEmployee benefits and pensionsEmployment taxesExecutive agency funding and structureFamily servicesFirst responders and emergency personnelGovernment trust fundsHealth care costs and insuranceHealth care coverage and accessHealth personnelIncome tax creditsIncome tax exclusionInfectious and parasitic diseasesInflation and pricesInternal Revenue Service (IRS)Poverty and welfare assistanceSocial security and elderly assistanceSolid waste and recyclingTax administration and collection, taxpayersTax-exempt organizationsWages and earnings

Child Care for Economic Recovery Act

USA116th CongressHR-7327| House 
| Updated: 7/30/2020
Child Care for Economic Recovery Act DIVISION A--EMERGENCY CHILD CARE SUPPORT APPROPRIATIONS Emergency Child Care Support Appropriations Act, 2020 This division provides appropriations for emergency child care support for FY2020. TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY This title provides additional appropriations for Internal Revenue Service taxpayer services. TITLE II--DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES This title provides additional appropriations for the Social Services Block Grant program and the Child Care and Development Fund. TITLE III--GENERAL PROVISIONS (Sec. 301) This title sets forth provisions governing FY2020 appropriations made by this bill and amounts designated as emergency requirements. DIVISION B--WORKER ACCESS TO CHILD AND FAMILY CARE Worker Access to Child and Family Care Act (Sec. 402) This section increases and makes refundable the child and dependent care tax credit. It adjusts for inflation the increased amounts of this credit for taxable years beginning after 2020. (Sec. 403) This section increases the tax exclusion for employer-paid dependent care assistance and adjusts the increased amounts for inflation for taxable years beginning after 2020. (Sec. 404) This section allows employers impacted by the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic a payroll tax credit for 50% of qualified fixed expenses of child care facilities for each calendar quarter. Qualified fixed expenses means mortgage and rent obligations and utility expenses. (Sec. 405) This section allows employers a payroll tax credit for 30% of their qualified employee dependent care expenses in a calendar quarter. The amount of the credit for each employee may not exceed $2,500 for any calendar quarter. (Sec. 406) This section allows a carryover of unused benefits in a dependent care flexible spending arrangements to the next plan year. (Sec. 407) This section expands the employee retention tax credit to include the employment of domestic workers. (Sec. 408) This section increases funding for child care stabilization funds for FY2020-FY2024. (Sec. 409) This section increases funding for the family care expenses of essential workers (i.e., health sector employees, emergency response workers, child care workers, sanitation workers, and workers at a business serving the public during an emergency). (Sec. 410) Infrastructure Grants To Improve Child Care Safety Act of 2020 This section requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to conduct an immediate needs assessment of the condition of child care facilities throughout the United States that determines the extent to which the COVID-19 pandemic has created immediate infrastructure needs and the impact of the pandemic on such facilities. HHS may award grants to acquire,construct, renovate, or improve child care facilities in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and must grant priority in the use of grant funds to assist child care facilities primarily serving low-income populations, children under the age of five, the children of essential workers, and facilities closed during the pandemic.

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Timeline
Jun 25, 2020
Introduced in House
Jun 25, 2020
Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committees on the Budget, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jul 20, 2020
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 1053 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 6395, H.R. 7027, H.R. 7327 and H.R. 1957. Provides for the consideration of H.R. 6395, H.R. 7027, H.R. 7327, and the Senate Amendments to H.R. 1957. Rule also provides that H.Res. 967, as amended by H.Res. 1017, is further amended by inserting a new date.
Jul 29, 2020
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 1053. (consideration: CR H3908-3921)
Jul 29, 2020
Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 6395, H.R. 7027, H.R. 7327 and H.R. 1957. Provides for the consideration of H.R. 6395, H.R. 7027, H.R. 7327, and the Senate Amendments to H.R. 1957. Rule also provides that H.Res. 967, as amended by H.Res. 1017, is further amended by inserting a new date.
Jul 29, 2020
DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 7327.
Jul 29, 2020
The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
Jul 29, 2020
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, further proceedings on H.R. 7327 were postponed.
Jul 29, 2020
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H3966)
Jul 29, 2020
UNFINISHED BUSINESS - The Chair announced that the unfinished business was on passage of H.R. 7327, which was debated earlier and on which further proceedings had been postponed.
Jul 29, 2020
On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 250 - 161 (Roll no. 172). (text: CR H3908-3913)
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Jul 29, 2020
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Jul 30, 2020
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
  • June 25, 2020
    Introduced in House


  • June 25, 2020
    Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committees on the Budget, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.


  • July 20, 2020
    Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 1053 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 6395, H.R. 7027, H.R. 7327 and H.R. 1957. Provides for the consideration of H.R. 6395, H.R. 7027, H.R. 7327, and the Senate Amendments to H.R. 1957. Rule also provides that H.Res. 967, as amended by H.Res. 1017, is further amended by inserting a new date.


  • July 29, 2020
    Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 1053. (consideration: CR H3908-3921)


  • July 29, 2020
    Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 6395, H.R. 7027, H.R. 7327 and H.R. 1957. Provides for the consideration of H.R. 6395, H.R. 7027, H.R. 7327, and the Senate Amendments to H.R. 1957. Rule also provides that H.Res. 967, as amended by H.Res. 1017, is further amended by inserting a new date.


  • July 29, 2020
    DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 7327.


  • July 29, 2020
    The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.


  • July 29, 2020
    POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, further proceedings on H.R. 7327 were postponed.


  • July 29, 2020
    Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H3966)


  • July 29, 2020
    UNFINISHED BUSINESS - The Chair announced that the unfinished business was on passage of H.R. 7327, which was debated earlier and on which further proceedings had been postponed.


  • July 29, 2020
    On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 250 - 161 (Roll no. 172). (text: CR H3908-3913)
    View Vote


  • July 29, 2020
    Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.


  • July 30, 2020
    Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
Nita M. Lowey

Nita M. Lowey

Democratic Representative

New York

Cosponsors (33)
Marcy Kaptur (Democratic)David N. Cicilline (Democratic)Brian Higgins (Democratic)Kathleen M. Rice (Democratic)Debra A. Haaland (Democratic)Katherine M. Clark (Democratic)Thomas R. Suozzi (Democratic)Rosa L. DeLauro (Democratic)Anthony G. Brown (Democratic)Danny K. Davis (Democratic)Peter A. DeFazio (Democratic)Daniel T. Kildee (Democratic)Brendan F. Boyle (Democratic)Matt Cartwright (Democratic)John B. Larson (Democratic)Jim Cooper (Democratic)Elaine G. Luria (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Mary Gay Scanlon (Democratic)Richard E. Neal (Democratic)Henry Cuellar (Democratic)Abby Finkenauer (Democratic)Adam Smith (Democratic)Eddie Bernice Johnson (Democratic)Seth Moulton (Democratic)Suzanne Bonamici (Democratic)Linda T. Sánchez (Democratic)Bradley Scott Schneider (Democratic)Kweisi Mfume (Democratic)Chellie Pingree (Democratic)Bill Pascrell (Democratic)Grace F. Napolitano (Democratic)Mike Levin (Democratic)

Ways and Means Committee, Appropriations Committee, Budget Committee, Appropriations Committee

Families

Related Bills

  • HRES 116-1053: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6395) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2021 for military activities of the Department of Defense and for military construction, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7027) making additional supplemental appropriations for disaster relief requirements for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7327) making additional supplemental appropriations for disaster relief requirements for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, and for other purposes; and providing for consideration of the Senate amendments to the bill (H.R. 1957) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modernize and improve the Internal Revenue Service, and for other purposes.
  • HR 116-6047: Improving Child Care for Working Families Act of 2020
  • HR 116-6460: To provide funding for needed child and adult care so that essential workers can report to work during the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • HR 116-7837: SAFE Kids and Jobs Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Adult day careAppropriationsBuilding constructionCardiovascular and respiratory healthChild care and developmentChild healthChild safety and welfareDepartment of Health and Human ServicesDepartment of the TreasuryDisability assistanceEmergency medical services and trauma careEmployee benefits and pensionsEmployment taxesExecutive agency funding and structureFamily servicesFirst responders and emergency personnelGovernment trust fundsHealth care costs and insuranceHealth care coverage and accessHealth personnelIncome tax creditsIncome tax exclusionInfectious and parasitic diseasesInflation and pricesInternal Revenue Service (IRS)Poverty and welfare assistanceSocial security and elderly assistanceSolid waste and recyclingTax administration and collection, taxpayersTax-exempt organizationsWages and earnings