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HR 5045 116th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Child care and development Military personnel and dependents Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation Veterans' pensions and compensation Vocational and technical education

Veteran Employment and Child Care Access Act of 2019

Introduced: November 12, 2019 Introduced by: Correa, J. Luis Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 2, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
Nov 12, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Nov 12, 2019
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Veteran Employment and Child Care Access Act of 2019

This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to provide child care assistance to an eligible veteran for any period that the veteran (1) receives VA training or vocational rehabilitation, and (2) is required to travel to and from a facility for the receipt of such training or rehabilitation. Child care assistance may only be provided once for a child and for a period shorter than six months, but the VA is authorized to waive such limitations.

The term eligible veteran is defined as a veteran who is the primary caretaker of a child and (1) who is receiving VA training or vocational rehabilitation on a full-time basis, or needs and would receive such training or rehabilitation from the VA but for the lack of child care; and (2) whose family's adjusted gross income meets certain criteria.

The bill provides for various types of child care assistance, as the VA considers appropriate.

What's happening now December 2, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 4