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Emergency Child Care Services Act

Introduced: May 24, 2007 Introduced by: Thompson, Bennie G. Democratic · Mississippi See on congress.gov
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Became law
Nov 6, 2007
For Further Action See Page 5 of House Report 110-425 for H.R. 3495.
May 25, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
May 25, 2007
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1169-1170)
May 24, 2007
Introduced in House
May 24, 2007
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Emergency Child Care Services Act - Amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to include: (1) technical advice and assistance for emergency child care services among the types of assistance federal agencies may provide, at the President's direction, to meet immediate threats to life and property resulting from a major disaster; (2) private facilities that provide emergency child care among those facilities damaged by a major disaster to which the President may make contributions; and (3) the House and Senate homeland security committees among those committees that the President shall notify before making any contribution exceeding $20 million for the repair, restoration, reconstruction, or replacement of a public or private facility damaged or destroyed by a major disaster. Defines "emergency child care."

What's happening now November 6, 2007

For Further Action See Page 5 of House Report 110-425 for H.R. 3495.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
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Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Jun 27, 2007
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Lofgren, Zoe
California · Jun 27, 2007
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Murphy, Christopher
Connecticut · Jun 27, 2007
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2479: Emergency Child Care Services Act. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-2479/
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