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S. 3874 (116th)

Child Care Is Essential Act

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Introduced

3 June 2020

Last action

3 June 2020 · Introduced

Status

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Sponsors

Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA], Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN], Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA], Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA], Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY], Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH], Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA], Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV], Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT], Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI], Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH], Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL], Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI], Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI], Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ], Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR], Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI], Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR], Sen. Jones, Doug [D-AL], Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN], Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT], Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT], Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH], Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE], Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD], Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD], Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL], Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA], Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO], Sen. Harris, Kamala D. [D-CA], Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE], Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI], Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM], Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ], Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV], Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM], Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME]

Subjects

Healthcare

Source updated

5 December 2025

Healthcare

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Summary

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

  1. 3 June 2020

    Introduced

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 3 June 2020

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    Source: IntroReferral

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