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HR 6460 116th Congress House Families Adult day care Appropriations Cardiovascular and respiratory health Child care and development Emergency medical services and trauma care Employee benefits and pensions Family services First responders and emergency personnel Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Health personnel Infectious and parasitic diseases Solid waste and recycling

To provide funding for needed child and adult care so that essential workers can report to work during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Introduced: April 7, 2020 Introduced by: Davis, Danny K. Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Apr 7, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Worker and Family Support.
Apr 7, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Apr 7, 2020
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill provides funding for FY2020 for child and adult-dependent care services for essential workers. Essential workers include (1) health-sector employees, (2) emergency responders, (3) sanitation workers, (4) employees of businesses required to remain open during the public health emergency declared on January 31, 2020, and (5) other workers a state deems essential and who are unable to telework. Eligibility for such funding is not based on income.

What's happening now April 7, 2020

Referred to the Subcommittee on Worker and Family Support.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • S 3567 Related bill Helping Health Care Workers Afford Child and Elder Care Act
  • HR 6800 Related bill The Heroes Act
  • HR 7327 Related bill Child Care for Economic Recovery Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 12
All 12 Democratic 11
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Soto, Darren
Florida · Apr 21, 2020
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Chu, Judy
California · Apr 10, 2020
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Evans, Dwight
Pennsylvania · Apr 7, 2020
 D
Horsford, Steven
Nevada · Apr 7, 2020
 D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Apr 7, 2020
LEWIS, JOHN
· Apr 7, 2020
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Apr 7, 2020
 D
Panetta, Jimmy
California · Apr 7, 2020
 D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Apr 7, 2020
 D
Schneider, Bradley Scott
Illinois · Apr 7, 2020
 D
Sewell, Terri A.
Alabama · Apr 7, 2020
 D
Suozzi, Thomas R.
New York · Apr 7, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). 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.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6460/
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"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.." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6460/.
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H.R. 6460, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6460/.
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