Child Care Is Essential Act

Bill: 116-hr-7027
Sponsor: Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3]
Introduced: 2020-05-27 in the House
Policy area: Families
Subjects: Adoption and foster care
Appropriations
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Child care and development
Child health
Child safety and welfare
Congressional oversight
Department of Health and Human Services
Disability and paralysis
Domestic violence and child abuse
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Employee benefits and pensions
Executive agency funding and structure
Government information and archives
Health care costs and insurance
Health personnel
Health technology, devices, supplies
Homelessness and emergency shelter
Indian social and development programs
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Licensing and registrations
Mental health
Wages and earnings
Worker safety and health

Summary:
action_date: 2020-05-27
text: 

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. 

action_date: 2020-07-29
text: 

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. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-30
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
action_date: 2020-07-29
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2020-07-29
text: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 249 - 163 (Roll no. 171). (text: CR H3897-3900)
action_date: 2020-07-29
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 249 - 163 (Roll no. 171).
action_date: 2020-07-29
text: Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H3965-3966)
action_date: 2020-07-29
text: POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - The Chair put the question on passage, and by voice vote, the ayes prevailed. Ms. Foxx demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings on passage of H.R. 7027 until a time to be announced.
action_date: 2020-07-29
text: On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 195 - 212 (Roll no. 170).
action_date: 2020-07-29
text: Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H3964-3965)
action_date: 2020-07-29
text: POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the motion to recommit with instructions, the Chair put the question on the motion and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Ms. Rodgers (WA) demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further consideration on the motion to recommit until a time to be announced.
action_date: 2020-07-29
text: The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection.
action_date: 2020-07-29
text: Floor summary: DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Rodgers (WA) motion to recommit with instructions. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the bill to be reported back to the House with an amendment to add new text to the bill that would require an assurance from eligible providers that they will provide professional development to new and returning employees on safety protocols.
action_date: 2020-07-29
text: Mrs. Rodgers (WA) moved to recommit with instructions to the Committee on Appropriations. (text: CR H3907-3908)
action_date: 2020-07-29
text: The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
action_date: 2020-07-29
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 7027.
action_date: 2020-07-29
text: 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.
action_date: 2020-07-29
text: Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 1053. (consideration: CR H3897-3908)
action_date: 2020-07-20
text: 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.
action_date: 2020-05-27
text: Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, 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.
action_date: 2020-05-27
text: Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, 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.
action_date: 2020-05-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-05-27
text: Introduced in House