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HR 3788 116th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Child care and development Child safety and welfare Crimes against children Drug trafficking and controlled substances Sex offenses Violent crime

VA Child Care Protection Act of 2019

Introduced: July 23, 2019 Introduced by: Barr, Andy Republican · Kentucky See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 10, 2020
Committee Hearings Held.
Aug 14, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jul 17, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Jul 17, 2019
Introduced in House
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VA Child Care Protection Act of 2019

This bill prohibits the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) from making payments to any child care center, child care agency, or child care provider that employs an individual who has been charged with a sex crime, a crime involving a child victim, a violent crime, or a drug felony. The bill allows the VA to make payments if such an individual has been suspended from contact with children until the case is resolved.

What's happening now September 10, 2020

Committee Hearings Held.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Republican 9
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Johnson, Mike
Louisiana · Jul 23, 2019
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Banks, Jim
Indiana · Jul 17, 2019
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Bergman, Jack
Michigan · Jul 17, 2019
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Bilirakis, Gus M.
Florida · Jul 17, 2019
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Bost, Mike
Illinois · Jul 17, 2019
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Dunn, Neal P.
Florida · Jul 17, 2019
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Meuser, Daniel
Pennsylvania · Jul 17, 2019
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Radewagen, Aumua Amata Coleman
American Samoa · Jul 17, 2019
Roe, David
· Jul 17, 2019
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Steube, W. Gregory
Florida · Jul 17, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3788: VA Child Care Protection Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3788/
MLA
"H.R. 3788: VA Child Care Protection Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3788/.
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H.R. 3788, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3788/.
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[H.R. 3788: VA Child Care Protection Act of 2019](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3788/)
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