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HR 780 116th Congress House Government Operations and Politics Appropriations Child care and development Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management

Federal Worker Childcare Protection Act of 2019

Introduced: January 24, 2019 Introduced by: Omar, Ilhan Democratic · Minnesota See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
Jan 24, 2019
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Federal Worker Childcare Protection Act of 2019

This bill provides for the reimbursement of childcare expenses of federal employees who are furloughed or working without pay during the lapse in appropriations that began on or about December 22, 2018. The reimbursements are provided (1) subject to appropriations, and (2) if the employee can provide documentation to the General Services Administration in the form of a receipt from a childcare provider.

What's happening now January 24, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 24
All 24 Democratic 24
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Lofgren, Zoe
California · Feb 19, 2019
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jan 28, 2019
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Trahan, Lori
Massachusetts · Jan 28, 2019
 D
Beyer, Donald S.
Virginia · Jan 24, 2019
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Jan 24, 2019
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Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Jan 24, 2019
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Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Jan 24, 2019
 D
DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Jan 24, 2019
 D
Foster, Bill
Illinois · Jan 24, 2019
 D
Garamendi, John
California · Jan 24, 2019
 D
Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · Jan 24, 2019
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Jan 24, 2019
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Jan 24, 2019
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Jan 24, 2019
 D
Neguse, Joe
Colorado · Jan 24, 2019
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jan 24, 2019
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Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria
New York · Jan 24, 2019
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Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Jan 24, 2019
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Pressley, Ayanna
Massachusetts · Jan 24, 2019
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Jan 24, 2019
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Soto, Darren
Florida · Jan 24, 2019
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Tlaib, Rashida
Michigan · Jan 24, 2019
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Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Jan 24, 2019
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Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Jan 24, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 780: Federal Worker Childcare Protection Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-780/
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"H.R. 780: Federal Worker Childcare Protection Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-780/.
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H.R. 780, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-780/.
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