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S. 3567 116th Congress Senate

Helping Health Care Workers Afford Child and Elder Care Act

Official title: A bill to provide State funding to ensure that essential workers can access child care.

Introduced: March 22, 2020 Introduced by: Jeanne Shaheen Democratic · New Hampshire See on congress.gov
Families Adult day careAppropriationsCardiovascular and respiratory healthChild care and development
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Emergency medical services and trauma careEmployee benefits and pensionsFamily servicesFirst responders and emergency personnelGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementHealth personnelInfectious and parasitic diseasesSolid waste and recycling
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Mar 22, 2020
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 Latest action March 22, 2020

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Helping Health Care Workers Afford Child and Elder Care Act

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.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 6460 To provide funding for needed child and adult care so that essential workers can report to work during the COVID-19 pan…
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 4
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Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Mar 22, 2020
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Mar 22, 2020
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Hassan, Margaret Wood
New Hampshire · Mar 22, 2020
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Reed, Jack
Rhode Island · Mar 22, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3567: Helping Health Care Workers Afford Child and Elder Care Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-3567/
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"S. 3567: Helping Health Care Workers Afford Child and Elder Care Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-3567/.
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