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HR 7776 116th Congress House

Children’s Mental Health Care Access Act of 2020

Official title: To permit child care providers that receive payment for services provided under the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 to use a portion of such… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To permit child care providers that receive payment for services provided under the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 to use a portion of such payment to purchase mental health supports necessary to protect the health of participating children and child care workers.

Introduced: July 24, 2020 See on congress.gov
Families Child care and developmentChild healthMental healthWorker safety and health
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This bill died when the 116th Congress ended
It never became law before the 116th Congress (2019–2020) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Became law
Jul 29, 2020
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H3906)
Jul 24, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Jul 24, 2020
Introduced in House
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 Latest action July 29, 2020

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H3906)

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Children's Mental Health Care Access Act of 2020

This bill authorizes child care providers to use payments received through the Child Care and Development Fund for mental health supports for children in the provider's care and employees of the provider.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · Jul 27, 2020
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7776: Children’s Mental Health Care Access Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7776/
MLA
"H.R. 7776: Children’s Mental Health Care Access Act of 2020." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7776/.
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H.R. 7776, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7776/.
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[H.R. 7776: Children’s Mental Health Care Access Act of 2020](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7776/)
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