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Helping Health Care Workers Afford Child and Elder Care Act

Introduced: March 22, 2020 Introduced by: Shaheen, Jeanne Democratic · New Hampshire See on congress.gov
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Mar 22, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Mar 22, 2020
Introduced in Senate
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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.

What's happening now March 22, 2020

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 6460 Related bill 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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 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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