Helping Health Care Workers Afford Child and Elder Care Act

Summary

Helping Health Care Workers Afford Child and Elder Care Act 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.

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Timeline

1. 22 March 2020

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 22 March 2020

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

Votes

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Versions

• Introduced in Senate · 22 March 2020 · Official file

Documents

3 official files

• Introduced in Senate (text)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 22 March 2020

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• Introduced in Senate (PDF)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 22 March 2020

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• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 22 March 2020

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Sponsors

• Jeanne Shaheen · D · Sponsor
• Tammy Baldwin · D · Sponsor
• Maggie Hassan · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Harris, Kamala D. [D-CA] · D · Sponsor
• John Reed · D · Sponsor
• Richard Durbin · D · Sponsor
• · ssfi00 · Standing

Related records

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