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Child Care Is Essential Act

USA116th CongressS-3874| Senate 
| Updated: 6/3/2020
Patty Murray

Patty Murray

Democratic Senator

Washington

Cosponsors (36)
Jeanne Shaheen (Democratic)Mazie K. Hirono (Democratic)Tammy Duckworth (Democratic)Margaret Wood Hassan (Democratic)Tom Udall (Democratic)Catherine Cortez Masto (Democratic)Richard J. Durbin (Democratic)Edward J. Markey (Democratic)Jack Reed (Democratic)Kirsten E. Gillibrand (Democratic)Elizabeth Warren (Democratic)Christopher A. Coons (Democratic)Kamala D. Harris (Democratic)Thomas R. Carper (Democratic)Angus S. King (Independent)Amy Klobuchar (Democratic)Doug Jones (Democratic)Robert P. Casey (Democratic)Tim Kaine (Democratic)Jacky Rosen (Democratic)Chris Van Hollen (Democratic)Christopher Murphy (Democratic)Martin Heinrich (Democratic)Michael F. Bennet (Democratic)Tina Smith (Democratic)Sherrod Brown (Democratic)Bernard Sanders (Independent)Brian Schatz (Democratic)Tammy Baldwin (Democratic)Cory A. Booker (Democratic)Benjamin L. Cardin (Democratic)Robert Menendez (Democratic)Jeff Merkley (Democratic)Gary C. Peters (Democratic)Ron Wyden (Democratic)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Child Care Is Essential Act This bill establishes and provides $50 billion in appropriations for the Child Care Stabilization Fund to award grants to child care providers during and after the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency. The bill establishes the fund within the existing Department of Health and Human Services Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) program, and the grants must be administered by the existing CCDBG lead agencies of states, tribes, or territories. Child care providers that are currently open or temporarily closed due to COVID-19 are eligible to receive grant awards, which are based on the provider's operating costs before the COVID-19 public health emergency and adjusted to account for the increased costs of providing child care as a result of COVID-19.
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Timeline
Jun 3, 2020
Introduced in Senate
Jun 3, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Jul 30, 2020

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 116-7027
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
  • June 3, 2020
    Introduced in Senate


  • June 3, 2020
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.


  • July 30, 2020

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 116-7027
    Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.

Families

Related Bills

  • S 116-4112: Coronavirus Child Care and Education Relief Act
  • HR 116-7027: Child Care Is Essential Act
Adoption and foster careAppropriationsCardiovascular and respiratory healthChild care and developmentChild healthChild safety and welfareCongressional oversightDepartment of Health and Human ServicesDisability and paralysisDomestic violence and child abuseEmergency medical services and trauma careEmployee benefits and pensionsExecutive agency funding and structureGovernment information and archivesHealth care costs and insuranceHealth personnelHealth technology, devices, suppliesHomelessness and emergency shelterIndian social and development programsInfectious and parasitic diseasesLicensing and registrationsMental healthWages and earningsWorker safety and health

Child Care Is Essential Act

USA116th CongressS-3874| Senate 
| Updated: 6/3/2020
Child Care Is Essential Act This bill establishes and provides $50 billion in appropriations for the Child Care Stabilization Fund to award grants to child care providers during and after the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency. The bill establishes the fund within the existing Department of Health and Human Services Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) program, and the grants must be administered by the existing CCDBG lead agencies of states, tribes, or territories. Child care providers that are currently open or temporarily closed due to COVID-19 are eligible to receive grant awards, which are based on the provider's operating costs before the COVID-19 public health emergency and adjusted to account for the increased costs of providing child care as a result of COVID-19.
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Timeline
Jun 3, 2020
Introduced in Senate
Jun 3, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Jul 30, 2020

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 116-7027
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
  • June 3, 2020
    Introduced in Senate


  • June 3, 2020
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.


  • July 30, 2020

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 116-7027
    Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
Patty Murray

Patty Murray

Democratic Senator

Washington

Cosponsors (36)
Jeanne Shaheen (Democratic)Mazie K. Hirono (Democratic)Tammy Duckworth (Democratic)Margaret Wood Hassan (Democratic)Tom Udall (Democratic)Catherine Cortez Masto (Democratic)Richard J. Durbin (Democratic)Edward J. Markey (Democratic)Jack Reed (Democratic)Kirsten E. Gillibrand (Democratic)Elizabeth Warren (Democratic)Christopher A. Coons (Democratic)Kamala D. Harris (Democratic)Thomas R. Carper (Democratic)Angus S. King (Independent)Amy Klobuchar (Democratic)Doug Jones (Democratic)Robert P. Casey (Democratic)Tim Kaine (Democratic)Jacky Rosen (Democratic)Chris Van Hollen (Democratic)Christopher Murphy (Democratic)Martin Heinrich (Democratic)Michael F. Bennet (Democratic)Tina Smith (Democratic)Sherrod Brown (Democratic)Bernard Sanders (Independent)Brian Schatz (Democratic)Tammy Baldwin (Democratic)Cory A. Booker (Democratic)Benjamin L. Cardin (Democratic)Robert Menendez (Democratic)Jeff Merkley (Democratic)Gary C. Peters (Democratic)Ron Wyden (Democratic)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

Families

Related Bills

  • S 116-4112: Coronavirus Child Care and Education Relief Act
  • HR 116-7027: Child Care Is Essential Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Adoption and foster careAppropriationsCardiovascular and respiratory healthChild care and developmentChild healthChild safety and welfareCongressional oversightDepartment of Health and Human ServicesDisability and paralysisDomestic violence and child abuseEmergency medical services and trauma careEmployee benefits and pensionsExecutive agency funding and structureGovernment information and archivesHealth care costs and insuranceHealth personnelHealth technology, devices, suppliesHomelessness and emergency shelterIndian social and development programsInfectious and parasitic diseasesLicensing and registrationsMental healthWages and earningsWorker safety and health