I 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6460 
To provide funding for needed child and adult care so that essential workers 
can report to work during the COVID-19 pandemic. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 7, 2020 
Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois (for himself, Ms. SA´NCHEZ, Mr. LEWIS, Mr. 
LARSON of Connecticut, Ms. SEWELL of Alabama, Mr. EVANS, Mr. 
SUOZZI, Mr. SCHNEIDER, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Mr. KILDEE, Mr. 
HORSFORD, Ms. MOORE, and Mr. PANETTA) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To provide funding for needed child and adult care so that 
essential workers can report to work during the COVID- 
19 pandemic. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. FAMILY CARE FOR ESSENTIAL WORKERS. 
(a) INCREASE IN FUNDING FOR SOCIAL SERVICES 
BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The amount specified in 
subsection (c) of section 2003 of the Social Security 
Act for purposes of subsections (a) and (b) of such 
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section is deemed to be $2,550,000,000 for fiscal 
year 2020, of which $850,000,000 shall be obligated 
by States during calendar year 2020 in accordance 
with subsection (b) of this section. 
(2) APPROPRIATION.—Out of any money in the 
Treasury of the United States not otherwise appro-
priated, there are appropriated $850,000,000 for fis-
cal year 2020 to carry out this section. 
(b) RULES
GOVERNING
USE
OF
ADDITIONAL 
FUNDS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Funds are used in accord-
ance with this subsection if— 
(A) the funds are used for— 
(i) child care services for a child of an 
essential worker; or 
(ii) daytime care services or other 
adult protective services for an individual 
who— 
(I) is a dependent, or a member 
of the household of, an essential work-
er; and 
(II) requires the services; 
(B) the funds are provided to reimburse an 
essential worker for the cost of obtaining the 
services (including child care services obtained 
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on or after the date the Secretary of Health 
and Human Services declared a public health 
emergency pursuant to section 319 of the Pub-
lic Health Service Act on January 31, 2020, en-
titled ‘‘Determination that a Public Health 
Emergency Exists Nationwide as the Result of 
the 2019 Novel Coronavirus’’), to a provider of 
child care services, or to establish a temporary 
child care facility operated by a State or local 
government; 
(C) eligibility for the funds or services, and 
the amount of funds or services provided, is not 
conditioned on a means test; 
(D) the funds are used subject to the limi-
tations in section 2005 of the Social Security 
Act, except that, for purposes of this subpara-
graph— 
(i) paragraphs (3), (5), and (8) of sec-
tion 2005(a) of such Act shall not apply; 
and 
(ii)(I) 
the 
limitation 
in 
section 
2005(a)(7) of such Act shall not apply 
with respect to any standard which the 
State involved determines would impede 
the ability of the State to provide emer-
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gency temporary care to a child, depend-
ent, or household member referred to in 
subparagraph (A) of this paragraph; and 
(II) if the State determines that such 
a standard would be so impeding, the 
State shall report the determination to the 
Secretary, separately from the annual re-
port to the Secretary by the State; 
(E) the funds are used to supplement, not 
supplant, State general revenue funds for child 
care assistance; and 
(F) the funds are not used for child care 
costs that are— 
(i) covered by funds provided under 
the Child Care and Development Block 
Grant Act of 1990 or section 418 of the 
Social Security Act; or 
(ii) reimbursable by the Federal 
Emergency Management Agency. 
(2) ESSENTIAL
WORKER
DEFINED.—In para-
graph (1), the term ‘‘essential worker’’ means— 
(A) a health sector employee; 
(B) an emergency response worker; 
(C) a sanitation worker; 
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(D) a worker at a business which a State 
or local government official has determined 
must remain open to serve the public during the 
emergency referred to in paragraph (1)(B); and 
(E) any other worker who cannot telework, 
and whom the State deems to be essential dur-
ing the emergency referred to in paragraph 
(1)(B). 
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